Citation

Yang B, Clum GA. J. Psychopathol. Behav. Assess. 1995; 17(1): 51-67.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1995, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/BF02229203

PMID

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Abstract

We designed two new measures-the Index of Life Stress (ILS) and the Index of Social Support (ISS)-to assist in the prediction of cultural adjustment for an Asian international student population. In the present study, these two measures were administered to 101 Asian international students. Stability estimates over 1 month were high:.97 for the ILS and.81 for the ISS. Construct validity, assessed via factor analyses, and concurrent validity, assessed via regression analyses to criteria of depression, hopelessness, and suicide ideation were satisfactory. Incremental validity for these two measures relative to extant measures of life stress and social support were computed.

RESULTS from these analyses indicated that these two measures added incrementally to the prediction of adjustment beyond that offered by existing measures. © 1995 Plenum Publishing Corporation.

Language: en

Keywords

adult; human; student; female; male; depression; social support; stress; helplessness; suicide attempt; experience; prediction; article; life event; factorial analysis; regression analysis; self concept; adaptive behavior; cultural anthropology; international cooperation; life stress; international students; measures; asian american; cultural adjustment