Development and validation of a scale daily stress in preschoolers

Main Article Content

María Teresa Monjarás Rodríguez
Emilia Lucio Gómez Maqueo

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to develop the scale of daily stress in preschoolers and assess the psychometric  properties Three stages were carried out: an exploratory study to identify the principals areas of daily stress, 32 preschoolers of four and five years old were interviewed for this, in the second stage the scale was developed and tested with 30 preschoolers of four and five years old; content validity was assessed through independent judge ratings, which yielded satisfactory Kappa´s indexes. In the third  stage the construct validity and 
reliability of the scale was assessed with 167 preschoolers; frequency analysis, item analysis, factorial analysis of main components and reliability analysis were made for the scale. Six factors were obtained: stress in the relationship with parents, relationship with siblings, environmental stress, school stress, fantasies stress and stress by punishment, that together explained 57.89% of the variance and KMO = 847. The global Cronbach alpha was .848  with the 19 items that were grouped in the factorial analysis. The Cronbach alphas of each factor range between .56 and .63.The scale is valid and reliable, so its use can contribute to both research and clinical practice.

Article Details

How to Cite
Monjarás Rodríguez, M. T., & Lucio Gómez Maqueo, E. (2018). Development and validation of a scale daily stress in preschoolers. Revista Latinoamericana De Medicina Conductual / Latin American Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 8(2), 59–68. Retrieved from https://journals.unam.mx/index.php/rlmc/article/view/67381

Citas en Dimensions Service

References

Arnold, L. E. (1990). Childhood Stress. United States of America: John Wiley & Sons, INC.

Barcelata, E. B., & Rodríguez, A. R. (2016). Desarrollo y validación de la Escala de Recursos Potenciales para la Resiliencia para Adolescentes. Revista Latinoamericana de Medicina Conductual, 6(2), 75-87. Recuperado de http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=283048876004.

Benjet, C. (2009). La salud mental de la niñez y la adolescencia en América Latina y el Caribe. En: J. J. Rodríguez, R. Kohn & G. S. Aguilar (Eds.), Epidemiología de los trastornos mentales en América Latina y el Caribe, (pp. 234). Washington, EUA: Organización Panamericana de la Salud.

Cannon, W. B. (1932). The wisdom of the body. New York: W.W. Norton

Carretero-Dios, H., & Pérez, C. (2007). Standards for the development and review of instrumental studies: Considerations about test selection in psychological research. Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology, 7(3), 863-882. Recuperado de: http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=33770319

Compas, B. E., Davis, G. E., Forsythe, C. J., & Wagner, B. M. (1987). Assessment of major and daily stressful events during adolescence: The Adolescent Perceived Events Scale. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 55(4), 534. doi: 10.1037/0022-006X.55.4.534

CONAPO, (2014). En México, los niños de 0 a 14 años representan el 28% de la población total. Recuperado de: http://www.conapo.gob.mx/work/models/CONAPO/Resource/2080/1/images/Dia_Del_Nino_2014.pdf

Cummings, E. M., & Kouros, C.D. (2009). Stress and coping. En B. Benson, & H. Marshall, (Eds.), Academic social and emotional development in infancy and early childhood (pp 457-470). San Diego, EUA: Academic Press

Escobar, J., & Cuervo, A. (2008). Validez de contenido y juicio de expertos: una aproximación a su utilización. Avances en Medición, 6, 27–36. Recuperado de http://www.humanas.unal.edu.co/psicometria/files/7113/8574/5708/Articulo3_Juicio_de_expertos_27-36.pdf

Floyd, F. J., & Widaman, K. F. (1995). Factor analysis in the development and refinement of clinical assessment instruments. Psychological Assessment, 7(3), 286. doi: 10.1037/1040-3590.7.3.286

Frydenberg, E., & Deans, J. (2011). Coping competencies in the early years: Identifying the strategies that preschoolers use. En P. Buchwald, K. A. Moore, & T. Ringeisen (Eds.), Stress and anxiety: Application to education and health (pp. 17-26). Berlín: Logos Verlag Berlin GmbH.

Frydenberg, E. (2017). Coping and the challenge of resilience. Australia: Palgrave Macmillan

Garmezy, N., & Rutter, M. (1983). Stress, coping, and development in children. Unites States of America: McGraw Hill

Gathercole, S. E. (1998). The development of memory. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 39 (1), 3-27. doi: 10.1111/1469-7610.00301

Godoy, L., Carter, S., & Clark, R. (2009). Social-emotional development assessment. En B. Benson & H. Marshall (Eds.), Academic social and emotional development in infancy and early childhood (pp. 437-445). San Diego, EUA: Academic Press.

Gómez, C. I., Díaz, G. M., & Ruíz, M.J. (2001). Enfermería de la infancia y la adolescencia. Barcelona: McGraw-Hill

Grant, K. E., Compas, E. B., Thurm, E. A., McMahon, D. S., & Gipson, Y. P. (2004). Stressors and child and adolescent psychopathology: Measurement issues and prospective effects. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 33 (2), 412-425. doi:10.1207/s15374424jccp3302_23

Harter, S., & Pike, R. (1984). The pictorial scale of perceived competence and social acceptance for young children. Child Development, 55(6), 1969-1982. doi:10.2307/1129772

Hernández, P. R., Calleja, B. N., Vera, H. E., Fuentes, A. B., & Maza, M. A. (2016).Exposición a la violencia en adultos mexicanos: análisis psicométrico de un instrumento corto. Revista Latinoamericana de Medicina Conductual. 5(2), 37-48

Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía [INEGI]. (2015). Encuesta Intercensal 2015: Síntesis metodológica y conceptual. México: INEGI. Recuperado el 23 de enero de 2017, de: http://internet.contenidos.inegi.org.mx/contenidos/Productos/prod_serv/contenidos/espanol/b vinegi/productos/nueva_estruc/702825078836.pdf

Jurin, T. (2011). Sources of daily stress and its physical and psychological manifestation in primary school children. En: P. Buchwald, K. A. Moore & T. Ringeisen, (Eds.), Stress and anxiety: Application to education and health (pp.27-36). Berlín: Logos Verlag Berlin GmbH.

Kanner, A. D., Coyne, J. C., Shaefer, C., & Lazarus, R. S. (1981). Comparison of two models of stress measurement: Daily hassles and uplifts versus major life events. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 4, 1-39. doi: 10.1007/BF00844845

Kerlinger, F. N., & Lee, H.B. (2002) Investigación del comportamiento. Métodos de investigación en Ciencias Sociales. México: McGraw-Hill

Lazarus, R., & Folkman, S. (1986): Estrés y procesos cognitivos. Barcelona: Ediciones Martínez Roca.

Lifa, Y., Chiu, C. H., Lin, S. Y., Wang, H. H., & Chen, W. J. (2007). Testing a model of stress and health using meta analytic path analysis. Journal Nursing Research, 15 (3), 202-213. doi: 10.1097/01.JNR.0000387616.64812.60

Martínez, R. (1995). Psicometría: teoría de los test psicológicos y educativos. Madrid: Editorial Síntesis.

Miller, T. W. (1998). Children of trauma: Stressful life events and their effects on children and adolescents. Madison, CT: International University Press

Nunnally, J. (1967), Psychometric Theory. New York: McGraw-Hill.

Nunnally, J., & Bernstein, I. (1994). Psychometric theory (3ª ed.). New York: McGraw Hill.

Richaud M. C., & Iglesias, M. F., (2013). Evaluación de afrontamiento en niños pequeños. Subjetividad y procesos cognitivos. Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, 17 (1), 257-273.

Romero, G. E., Lucio, G. M. E., & Durán, P. C. (2016). Cuestionario de problemas internalizados y externalizados para niños con base en la clasificación dimensional. Psicología Iberoamericana, 24 (2), 8-16.

Rutter, M. (1989). Pathways from childhood to adult life. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 30, 23–51. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1989.tb00768.x

Seyle, H. (1956). The stress of life. New York: Mc Graw Hill.

Shonkoff, P. J., & Garner, G. A. (2011).The lifelong effects of early childhood adversity and toxic stress. Pediatrics, 25, 232- 246. doi: 10.1542/peds.2011-2663

Streiner, D. L. (1994). Figuring out factors: The use and misuse of factor analysis. The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 39(3), 135-140.

Sturgess, J., Rodger, S., & Ozanne, A. (2002). A review of the use of self report Assessment with Young Children. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 65(3), 108-116. doi:10.1177/030802260206500302

Toledano-Toledano, F., Moral de la Rubia, J., McCubbin, L. D., Liebenberg, L., Vera Jiménez, J. A., Rivera-Rivera, L., & Hart, A. (2017). Validity and reliability of the Mexican resilience measurement scale in families of children with chronic conditions. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 15, 242. http://doi.org/10.1186/s12955-017-0817-3

Trianes, T. V., Blanca, M. J., Fernández, B. F., Escobar, E. M., Maldonado, M. E., & Múñoz, S. A. (2009). Evaluación del estrés infantil: Inventario Infantil de Estresores Cotidianos (IIEC). Psicothema. 21(4), 598-603.

UNICEF, (2009). Los primeros años. Recuperado de http://www.unicef.org/mexico/spanish/ninos_6901.htm.

Verduzco, I. A., Lucio, G. M. E., & Durán, P. C. (2004). La influencia de la autoestima en la percepción del estrés y el afrontamiento en niños de edad escolar. Salud Mental, 27(4), 18-25.

Whaley, L. F., & Wong, D. L. (2000). Enfermería Pediátrica. Madrid: Mosby doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2007.02.001

Worthington, R. L., & Whittaker, T. A. (2006). Scale Development Research: A content analysis and recommendations for best practices. The Counseling Psychologist, 34(6), 806-838. doi: 10.1177/0011000006288127

Zimmer-Gembeck, J. M., & Skinner, E. A. (2016). The development of coping: Implications for psychopathology and resilience. Development Psychopathology, 4(10), 1-61. doi: 10.1002/9781119125556.devpsy410