title: Adolescent Stress Questionnaire: reliability and validity of the Greek version and its description in a sample of high school (lyceum) students.
abstract: Adolescence is a crucial phase of human life characterized by enhanced exposure and vulnerability to various stressful stimuli. The Adolescent Stress Questionnaire (ASQ) is a useful measure to evaluate possible sources of stressors affecting the adolescent equilibrium. The present study examines the scientific properties of the Greek version of ASQ to measure perceived stress among 250 Greek adolescents. The confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) results showed a good fit of the original structure of ASQ to the observed data in the Greek sample. A good internal reliability was also confirmed by high Cronbach's alpha values. In line with previous research, girls reported more stress than boys. Overall, the Greek ASQ is a valid and reliable instrument for evaluating adolescent stress.
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate Course Stress Management and Health Promotion, School of Medicine, Biomedical Research Foundation, Academy of Athens, University of Athens, Soranou Ephessiou Str., 4, Athens GR-115-27, Greece. cdarviri@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Darviri
authors.forename: Peristera-Eleni
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Legaki
authors.forename: Panagiota
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chatzioannidou
authors.forename: Charalambos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gnardellis
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kraniotou
authors.forename: Xanthi
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Tigani
authors.forename: Evangelos C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Alexopoulos
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006115:Greece / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011581:Psychological Tests / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012737:Sex Factors; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data