Evaluating Stress:
A Book of Resources
Volumes I & II
 
 

The developers of stress instruments included in the two volumes masterfully illustrate that the area of stress evaluation has grown and diversified well beyond its early beginnings with W. E. Cannon and Hans Selye. There are good reasons for this. The population of the United States and other developing countries has become more, not less, diverse and complex as the economy has moved from an essentially agrarian to industrial base, then to an information and digital economy. There are many hundreds of careers and, within each, usually many diverse kinds or levels of positions that individuals today may choose. Clerical, paraprofessional, technical, professional, management, and executive positions represent different kinds stress and stress interventions. The expansion of stress assessment instruments have followed behind, and in some cases mirrored, such societal changes. Researchers, practicitioners, and others have responded by  producting ad-hoc instruments to cover these new populations or situations, thereby enriching and widening the scope of stress evaluation efforts. The current challenge is to assess the impact of these rapid societal changes in general, and, in specific, to measure the consequences of societal changes on individuals' stress levels.

    The need for a resource or reference book to assist practitioners and researchers alike led us to contact the developers of the instruments now included in the two volumes of Evaluating Stress: A Book of resources. Our objective was to include newly revised editions of known instruments and new instruments originated within a known line of research or theory. We are grateful to all of the developers of these instruments and the authors or the chapters for their responsiveness and cooperation with us in meeting our objective.

Contents

Volume I


Introduction
Outline of the book
Acronyms
Acknowledgments

Instruments to Evaluate Stress, vol. 1

Anxiety Scales for Children and Adults.  James Battle
Beck Anxiety Inventory.  Robert A. Steer and Aaron T. Beck
Computer Hassles Scale: A Measure of Computer Stress.  Richard A. Hudiburg
Coping Responses Inventory: A Measure of Approach and Avoidance Coping Skills. Rudolf H. Moos
Culture-free Self-esteem Inventories for Children and Adults.  James Battle
Daily Stress Inventory.  Phillip J. Brantley, Sheryl L. Catz, and Edwin Boudreaux
The Derogatis Stress Profile. (DSP): A Theory-Driven Approach to Stress Measurement. Leonard R. Derogatis and Megan P Fleming
Illness Effects Questionnaire.  Glen D. Greenberg and Rolf A. Peterson
The Index of Teaching Stress: Student-Teacher Transactions.  Richard R. Abidin
Life Stressors and Social Resources Inventory: A Measure of Adults' and Youths' Life Contexts.  Rudolf H. Moos and Bernice S. Moos
Maslach Burnout Inventory: Third Edition.  Christina Maslach, Susan E. Jackson, and Michael P. Leiter
North American Depression Inventories for Children and Adults.  James Battle
Nurse Stress Index.  Stephen Williams and Cary L. Cooper
Occupational Stress Indicator.  Stephen Williams and Cary L. Cooper
Parenting Stress Index: A Measure of the Parent-Child System.  Richard R. Abidin
Personal Views Survey II: A Measure of Dispositional Hardiness.  Salvatore R. Maddi
StressMap. Esther M. Orioli and Karen F. Trocki
Stress Resiliency Profile: A Measure of Interpretive Styles That Contribute to Stress.  Kenneth Thomas and Walter G. Tymon, Jr.
Stress Schedule.  Loren Sauer, Edmond C. Hallberg, and RDchelle Noday-Aschieris
Structured Life Events Inventory.  Elaine Wethington
Weekly Stress Inventory.  Phillip J. Brantley, Glenn N. Jones, Edwin Boudreaux,and Sheryl Catz

Annotated Bibliography.  Linda S. Meyer
Names Index
Subject Index
About the Editors
 

 

Contents

Volume II


Introduction
Outline of the book
Acronyms
Acknowledgments

Instruments to Evaluate Stress, vol. 2

An Acculturative Stress Scale for International Students: A Practical Approach to Stress Measurement.  Daya S. Sandhu and Badiolah R. Asrabadi
African-American Women’s Stress Scale.  Darille Watts-Jones
The Coping Resources Inventory for Stress: A Comprehensive Measure of Resources for Stress-Coping.  Kenneth B. Matheny and William L. Curlette
The Daily Life Stressors Scale.  Christopher A. Kearney and Bonnie L. Horne
The Derogatis Affects Balance Scale: A Measure of Affective Balance and Disregulation.Leonard R. Derogatis and Amy B. Palmer
The Global Inventory of Stress (GIS): A Comprehensive Approach to Stress Assessment. L.Sheridan and Sally A. Radmacher
The Hilson Career Satisfaction/Stress Index.  Robin Inwald, William Traynor, and Vicki Favuzza
The Inventory of Positive Psychological Attitudes: Measuring Attitudes that Buffer and Facilitate Primary Prevention Using Constructs Responsive to Diverse Cultural World Views.  Jared D.Kass
The Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS).  Gregory D. Zimet
The Perinatal Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Questionnaire (PPQ). Michael T. Hynan
The Personal Style Inventory: A Measure of Stress Resiliency.  Charles L. Sheridan and Sally A. Radmacher
The School Refusal Assessment Scale.  Christopher A. Kearney and Cheryl A. Tillotson
The Self-Reliance Inventory: An Approach to Interdependence and Secure School Attachments.  L. Lee Whittington, Janice R. W. Joplin, Debra L. Nelson,  Jonathan D. Quick, James Campbell Quick
The Stress Response Scale: A Measure of Children’s Behavioral Adjustment. Louis A. Chandler
The Stress Response Scale for Adolescents.  Gerald R. Adams
Student-Life Stress Inventory.  Bernadette M Gadzella
The Ways of Religious Coping Scale.  Pamela Davis Martin, Sheryl L. Catz, Edwin Boudreaux, and Phillip J. Brantley

Names Index
Subject Index
About the Editors
 

 

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