Psicothema was founded in Asturias (northern Spain) in 1989, and is published jointly by the Psychology Faculty of the University of Oviedo and the Psychological Association of the Principality of Asturias (Colegio Oficial de Psicología del Principado de Asturias).
We currently publish four issues per year, which accounts for some 100 articles annually. We admit work from both the basic and applied research fields, and from all areas of Psychology, all manuscripts being anonymously reviewed prior to publication.
Psicothema, 2009. Vol. Vol. 21 (nº 4). 598-603
Mª Victoria Trianes Torres, Mª José Blanca Mena, Francisco J. Fernández Baena, Milagros Escobar Espejo, Enrique F. Maldonado Montero y Ángela Mª Muñoz Sánchez
Universidad de Málaga
El presente estudio ofrece una nueva medida para la evaluación del estrés cotidiano en población escolar mediante el desarrollo del Inventario Infantil de Estresores Cotidianos (IIEC). La administración del instrumento se realizó en una muestra de 1.094 alumnos de Educación Primaria. La versión final del inventario se compone de 25 ítems dicotómicos referentes a los ámbitos de salud, escuela/iguales y familia. Su puntuación se obtiene sumando el número de respuestas afirmativas. Se presenta un análisis de sus propiedades psicométricas, incluyendo análisis de ítems, consistencia interna, fiabilidad test-retest y diversas evidencias externas de validez basadas en sus relaciones con otras variables. Los resultados muestran propiedades psicométricas adecuadas para la evaluación del estrés cotidiano en la población infantil.
Assessment of stress in childhood: Children’s Daily Stress Inventory (Inventario Infantil de Estresores Cotidiano, IIEC). The present study introduces the Children’s Daily Stress Inventory (Inventario Infantil de Estresores Cotidianos, IIEC) as a measure that assesses daily stress in primary school children. The inventory was applied to a sample of 1094 primary school students. The final version includes 25 dichotomic items covering the areas of health, school/peers, and family. The score is obtained by adding the total of positive answers. Analyses of items, reliability and several external pieces of evidence of validity based on relations with other variables are presented. The results show adequate psychometric properties for the assessment of daily stress in children.