JOURNAL OF SHANDONG UNIVERSITY (HEALTH SCIENCES) ›› 2015, Vol. 53 ›› Issue (11): 89-94.doi: 10.6040/j.issn.1671-7554.0.2015.221

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Reliability and validity of Chinese version of Acculturative Stress Scale

ZHANG Cancan1, SU Yonggang2, ZHANG Hongjing1   

  1. 1. Institute of Medical Psychology, School of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, Shandong, China;
    2. School of English, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, Shandong, China
  • Received:2015-03-01 Online:2015-11-10 Published:2015-11-10

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Abstract: Objective To develop a Chinese version of Acculturative Stress Scale for International Students (ASSIS), and to test its reliability and validity. Methods Chinese version of ASSIS, General Health Questionnaire-28 (GHQ-28) and Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) were used to investigate 342 Chinese students from a university of Shandong province. Results The correlation between each item of the ASSIS and its scale was significant (r=0.417 to 0.788, P<0.01). Critical ration had reached significant level (P<0.01), with good item discrimination. Exploratory factor analysis produced 5 factors: perceived discrimination, fear, home sickness, stress due to change and perceived hate, which accounted for 62.51% of the variance. Reliability analysis confirmed that Cronbach s α coefficient of the ASSIS was 0.928, and Cronbach s α coefficient of the 5 subscales ranged from 0.765 to 0.867. The correlation between subscales was 0.507 to 0.805 (P<0.01). The spearman correlation coefficients among the ASSIS and the GHQ-28, PANAS were significant (r=-0.228 to 0.433, P<0.05, P<0.01). There existed statistical differences among different groups of students in different dimensions (P<0.05). Conclusion The Chinese version of ASSIS has good reliability and validity in application to Chinese students.

Key words: Acculturative stress, Reliability, Validity, Exploratory factor analysis, Chinese students

CLC Number: 

  • R395.1
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