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ArticleHealth psychology and behavioral medicine2021

Stress-symptoms and well-being in children and adolescents: factor structure, measurement invariance, and validity of English, French, German, Russian, Spanish, and Ukrainian language versions of the SSKJ scales.

Vera Gillé, Denise Kerkhoff, Uwe Heim-Dreger, Carl-Walter Kohlmann, Arnold Lohaus, Heike Eschenbeck

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Vera GilléDepartment of Psychology, University of Education Schwäbisch Gmünd, Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany.
Denise KerkhoffDepartment of Psychology, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany.
Uwe Heim-DregerDepartment of Psychology, University of Education Schwäbisch Gmünd, Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany.
Carl-Walter KohlmannDepartment of Psychology, University of Education Schwäbisch Gmünd, Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany.
Arnold LohausFaculty of Psychology and Sports Science, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany.
Heike EschenbeckDepartment of Psychology, University of Education Schwäbisch Gmünd, Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany.

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objectiveThe present cross-cultural study examined the factor structure, measurement invariance, and convergent validity of the Stress-Symptom and Well-Being Scales from the Stress and Coping Questionnaire for Children and Adolescents (SSKJ), originally in German, across gender and for five newly developed language versions: English, French, Russian, Spanish, and Ukrainian.

designChildren and adolescents (

main outcome measuresThe SSKJ Stress-Symptom and Well-Being Scales capture stress symptomatology and well-being with five subscales: Somatic Symptoms, Anger, Sadness, Anxiety, and Well-Being. The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) was used for validation.

resultsThe factorial structure (five factors) was confirmed. In multi-group comparisons, confirmatory factor analyses showed partial metric invariance across the different languages. Regarding gender, results showed scalar invariance for all languages, except for Spanish. Gender differences were shown with girls scoring higher on somatic symptoms, sadness, anxiety (German-, French-, Russian-speaking samples), anger (French), and well-being (German, Ukrainian). Correlations with indicators of mental health and behavioral problems demonstrated convergent validity.

conclusionThe SSKJ Stress-Symptom and Well-Being Scales showed psychometric evidence for equivalence across the different languages and gender. Thus, this instrument is a useful tool for cross-cultural research in children and adolescents.

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