TY - JOUR
T1 - Adapting the COVID Stress Scale (CSS) to investigate the level of stress among Hong Kong Chinese people 1 year after the COVID-19 pandemic
AU - Liu, Tai Wa
AU - Wong, Sarah Suet Shan
AU - Pang, Rebecca Cho Kwan
AU - Lee, Linda Yin King
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2023/6
Y1 - 2023/6
N2 - Background: Stress is a crucial driver that affects hygiene behavior. The Hong Kong population lacks a COVID-19 or pandemic related stress measure investigating the COVID-19 related stress after one year of outbreak. Design and methods: The original COVID Stress Scale (CSS) was translated and culturally adapted into the Chinese (Cantonese) version (CSS-C). Six hundred and twenty-four participants were recruited from the general public to examine the internal consistency, and concurrent and convergent validity of the CSS-C. The test-retest reliability of CSS-C was examined using 39 university students. Results: People with old age, women, single, low educational level and borderline and abnormal levels of anxiety and depression were likely to perceive high level of COVID-19 related stress. All CSS-C subscales demonstrated good internal consistency, moderate to good test-retest reliability, and weak to moderate correlations with various mental health-related measures. Discussion: The CSS could help monitor the stress associated the current and potential future pandemics.
AB - Background: Stress is a crucial driver that affects hygiene behavior. The Hong Kong population lacks a COVID-19 or pandemic related stress measure investigating the COVID-19 related stress after one year of outbreak. Design and methods: The original COVID Stress Scale (CSS) was translated and culturally adapted into the Chinese (Cantonese) version (CSS-C). Six hundred and twenty-four participants were recruited from the general public to examine the internal consistency, and concurrent and convergent validity of the CSS-C. The test-retest reliability of CSS-C was examined using 39 university students. Results: People with old age, women, single, low educational level and borderline and abnormal levels of anxiety and depression were likely to perceive high level of COVID-19 related stress. All CSS-C subscales demonstrated good internal consistency, moderate to good test-retest reliability, and weak to moderate correlations with various mental health-related measures. Discussion: The CSS could help monitor the stress associated the current and potential future pandemics.
KW - Anxiety
KW - COVID Stress Scales
KW - COVID-19
KW - Stress
KW - Validation study
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U2 - 10.1016/j.apnu.2023.04.009
DO - 10.1016/j.apnu.2023.04.009
M3 - Article
C2 - 37197869
AN - SCOPUS:85156196685
SN - 0883-9417
VL - 44
SP - 93
EP - 100
JO - Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
JF - Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
ER -