Adaptation of the Medical Student Stress Factor Scale Into Turkish: Validity and Reliability Study
Few studies assessing stress symptoms are specific to medical education, and even fewer are designed to determine which stressors affect medical students. It was aimed to adapt the Medical Student Stress Factor Scale (MSSF) into Turkish and to provide a valid and reliable tool to determine stress ca...
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| author | İrem Akova MD Ezgi Ağadayı MD Nagehan Ekici Koşaroğlu MD Gamze Gündoğdu MD |
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| description | Few studies assessing stress symptoms are specific to medical education, and even fewer are designed to determine which stressors affect medical students. It was aimed to adapt the Medical Student Stress Factor Scale (MSSF) into Turkish and to provide a valid and reliable tool to determine stress caused by medical education in medical students. Between January and May 2024, 632 medical students participated. The Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21), the MSSF, and a sociodemographic data form were used. The MSSF is a 7-point Likert-type scale with 28 items. Although individual item scores range from 1 to 7, the total and subscale scores are calculated by averaging item scores, resulting in an overall score range from 1 to 7. Test-retest, Cronbach α, Davis technique, exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses (EFA and CFA), Pearson correlation, and descriptive analyses were used. The scale’s Cronbach’s alpha was .937, and the Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO) coefficient was .935. The sphericity results of the Bartlett test were x ² = 9302.227, P < .001. In the CFA analysis, GFI = 0.814, CFI = 0.840, x ² /df = 3.108, and RMSEA = 0.081 were determined. The MSSF total and subscale scores were positively correlated with all DASS-21 subscales ( P < .001), supporting the construct validity of the Turkish version of the scale. It was found that the validity and reliability analyses of the Turkish version of the MSSF were satisfactorily met. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9bd8f90ceaaf4138a795b3d4a5700d4c2025-08-20T03:25:00ZengSAGE PublishingInquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing0046-95801945-72432025-07-016210.1177/00469580251356131Adaptation of the Medical Student Stress Factor Scale Into Turkish: Validity and Reliability Studyİrem Akova MD0Ezgi Ağadayı MD1Nagehan Ekici Koşaroğlu MD2Gamze Gündoğdu MD3Sivas Cumhuriyet University, TürkiyeSivas Cumhuriyet University, TürkiyeSivas Provincial Health Directorate, TürkiyeBatman Provincial Health Directorate, TürkiyeFew studies assessing stress symptoms are specific to medical education, and even fewer are designed to determine which stressors affect medical students. It was aimed to adapt the Medical Student Stress Factor Scale (MSSF) into Turkish and to provide a valid and reliable tool to determine stress caused by medical education in medical students. Between January and May 2024, 632 medical students participated. The Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21), the MSSF, and a sociodemographic data form were used. The MSSF is a 7-point Likert-type scale with 28 items. Although individual item scores range from 1 to 7, the total and subscale scores are calculated by averaging item scores, resulting in an overall score range from 1 to 7. Test-retest, Cronbach α, Davis technique, exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses (EFA and CFA), Pearson correlation, and descriptive analyses were used. The scale’s Cronbach’s alpha was .937, and the Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO) coefficient was .935. The sphericity results of the Bartlett test were x ² = 9302.227, P < .001. In the CFA analysis, GFI = 0.814, CFI = 0.840, x ² /df = 3.108, and RMSEA = 0.081 were determined. The MSSF total and subscale scores were positively correlated with all DASS-21 subscales ( P < .001), supporting the construct validity of the Turkish version of the scale. It was found that the validity and reliability analyses of the Turkish version of the MSSF were satisfactorily met.https://doi.org/10.1177/00469580251356131 |
| spellingShingle | İrem Akova MD Ezgi Ağadayı MD Nagehan Ekici Koşaroğlu MD Gamze Gündoğdu MD Adaptation of the Medical Student Stress Factor Scale Into Turkish: Validity and Reliability Study Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing |
| title | Adaptation of the Medical Student Stress Factor Scale Into Turkish: Validity and Reliability Study |
| title_full | Adaptation of the Medical Student Stress Factor Scale Into Turkish: Validity and Reliability Study |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Adaptation of the Medical Student Stress Factor Scale Into Turkish: Validity and Reliability Study |
| title_short | Adaptation of the Medical Student Stress Factor Scale Into Turkish: Validity and Reliability Study |
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