Emily A Walsh, Maria M Llabre, Estefany Saez-Clarke, Frank J Penedo, Charles S Carver, Michael H Antoni
Across cognitive behavioral treatments for stress management, individuals' ability to effectively learn intervention components is necessary for improved outcomes. The Management of Current Stress (MOCS)-Part A, formerly known as the Measure of Current Status-Part A, captures the uptake of such "active ingredients" or perceived stress management abilities. The MOCS-A is widely used, yet its psychometric properties are not well-established. Little is known about its generalizability across populations. In the current study, we sought to test the MOCS-A reliability among cancer survivors, examine measurement invariance across sex and language (English/Spanish), and verify the measurement structure. We aggregated participants from six randomized controlled trials of stress management interventions, which ran from 1999 to 2024 and enrolled males with prostate cancer (n=649) and females with breast cancer (n=517). Five trials administered the English MOCS-A, and one administered the measure in Spanish. The MOCS-A consists of a total score and four subscales: ability to relax, awareness of bodily tension, assertiveness, and coping confidence. Depending on model assumptions, we calculated omega or alpha reliability estimates. Confirmatory factor analysis tested measurement invariance through incremental constraints added across subgroups. We compared unidimensional, four-factor, second-order, and bifactor models for best fit. The total measure (ω=.93, α=.91) and four subscales (ω=.75-.91; α=.75-.90) demonstrated acceptable reliability. Strong scalar invariance existed between males and females and Spanish and English versions. The bifactor model best fit the measure structure. The MOCS-A is internally consistent, statistically independent, appropriately scored in their current form, and may be implemented across sexes and languages.
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Emmanuel D. Thomas, Nicole H. Weiss, Shannon R. Forkus, Ateka A. Contractor
{"title":"Morally injurious events and depression: Examining the role of rumination among combat-deployed military veterans in the community.","authors":"Emmanuel D. Thomas, Nicole H. Weiss, Shannon R. Forkus, Ateka A. Contractor","doi":"10.1037/str0000319","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/str0000319","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47862,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Stress Management","volume":"22 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139457910","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Supplemental Material for Differential Effects of COVID-19 Stressor Types on Mental Health and Moderating Roles of Coping Strategies","authors":"","doi":"10.1037/str0000318.supp","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/str0000318.supp","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47862,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Stress Management","volume":"17 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139394220","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hyun Jung Lee, Jasmina Tomas, T. Probst, Rebecca J. Lindgren
{"title":"Production pressure, cognitive failures, and injuries under an insecure job climate.","authors":"Hyun Jung Lee, Jasmina Tomas, T. Probst, Rebecca J. Lindgren","doi":"10.1037/str0000315","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/str0000315","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47862,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Stress Management","volume":"17 16","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138948368","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Josefin Westh, M. Gelkopf, M. Bloomfield, T. Greene
{"title":"Does armed conflict exposure predict psychotic experiences in the general population? An experience sampling study.","authors":"Josefin Westh, M. Gelkopf, M. Bloomfield, T. Greene","doi":"10.1037/str0000308","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/str0000308","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47862,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Stress Management","volume":"50 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138593275","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"When help is draining: Investigating the importance of various unhelpful workplace social support exchanges to psychological strain.","authors":"Ian M. Hughes, Cheryl E. Gray","doi":"10.1037/str0000313","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/str0000313","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47862,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Stress Management","volume":"6 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138592660","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"“Losing it” in the wake of a pandemic: The interactive effects of fear of COVID-19 virus and emotional regulation on paranoid cognition and outcomes.","authors":"Usman Raja, S. Naseer, Fatima Bashir","doi":"10.1037/str0000311","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/str0000311","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47862,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Stress Management","volume":"115 15","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138590717","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Kalaitzaki, A. Tamiolaki, G. Tsouvelas, Maria Theodoratou, George Konstantakopoulos
{"title":"Gain from pain: Exploring vicarious posttraumatic growth and its facilitators among health care workers across two consecutive lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic.","authors":"A. Kalaitzaki, A. Tamiolaki, G. Tsouvelas, Maria Theodoratou, George Konstantakopoulos","doi":"10.1037/str0000314","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/str0000314","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47862,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Stress Management","volume":"49 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138594005","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Supplemental Material for Does Armed Conflict Exposure Predict Psychotic Experiences in the General Population? An Experience Sampling Study","authors":"","doi":"10.1037/str0000308.supp","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/str0000308.supp","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47862,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Stress Management","volume":"13 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139232548","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Residential background as a vulnerability factor for adolescent anxiety in China: A multiwave longitudinal study.","authors":"Xuefeng Li, Weiqi Li, Qi Li, Jinhong Ding, Jing Xiao","doi":"10.1037/str0000307","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/str0000307","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47862,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Stress Management","volume":"43 10","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136283619","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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