Adolescent Stress: Issues of Measurement.

Mullis, Ronald L.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ466519

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1993

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Adolescent Stress: Issues of Measurement.

Mullis, Ronald L.; And Others

Adolescence, v28 n110 p267-79 Sum 1993

Examined whether variations in construction and scoring (frequency, sum, average scores) of life events scale (stress measure) for adolescents yielded different outcomes. Findings from 1,740 high school students indicated that frequency of life events and their average intensity were distinct measures and of equal importance when assessing stress among adolescents. (Author/NB)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Evaluation Problems, High School Students, High Schools, Life Events, Scoring, Self Esteem, Stress Variables, Test Construction, Test Use, Testing Problems

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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