Evaluación y tratamiento del estrés cotidiano en la infancia / No disponible

El estrés cotidiano infantil se refiere a contratiempos y preocupaciones que suceden en el entorno diario de los escolares. Se trata de un problema que se asocia a dificultades y disfunciones en el desarrollo socioemocional, por lo que es importante disponer de instrumentos para su diagnóstico en contextos escolares y familiares. Con esta finalidad se ha desarrollado una medida de autoinforme denominada Inventario de Estrés Cotidiano Infantil (IECI)*, validada y baremada en una muestra de escolares entre 6 y 12 años, hallándose unas propiedades psicométricas adecuadas. El presente artículo expone diversos resultados que ponen de manifiesto la importancia del estudio y evaluación del estrés cotidiano en población infantil , así como de su prevención y tratamiento, principalmente a través de intervenciones que promuevan la adquisición de estrategias de afrontamiento eficaces (AU)

Daily stress in childhood refers to the worries and setbacks that occur in the everyday lives of school-age children. As the problem is associated with difficulties and dysfunctions in social and emotional development there is a need for diagnostic instruments that can be used in school and family contexts. The Children’s Daily Stress Inventory (IECI* in the original Spanish) is a self-report measure that was developed to this end. It has been validated and normed in a sample of schoolchildren aged 6-12 years, and shows adequate psychometric properties. This paper presents various findings that highlight the importance not only of studying and assessing children’s daily stress, but also of preventing and treating it, principally through interventions that promote the acquisition of effective coping strategies (AU)

Adaptación española de la escala de manifestaciones de estrés del Student Stress Inventory (SSI-SM) / Spanish adaptation of the Stress Manifestations Scale of the Student Stress Inventory (SSI-SM)

El propósito del presente trabajo es traducir al castellano y presentar las propiedades psicométricas de la escala de manifestaciones de estrés del Student Stress Inventory (SSI-SM), desarrollado por Fimian, Fastenau, Tashner y Cross, para identificar las manifestaciones de estrés dominantes en adolescentes. La escala se ha aplicado a una muestra de 1.002 estudiantes de primer y segundo curso de Educación Secundaria. Se presentan la estructura factorial, análisis de ítems, consistencia interna, diferencias por sexo y curso, evidencias externas de validez y normas de puntuación y corrección. Los resultados muestran una estructura factorial de tres factores de primer orden referentes a manifestaciones emocionales, manifestaciones fisiológicas y manifestaciones conductuales, y uno de segundo orden indicativo de manifestaciones de estrés. Las evidencias externas de validez muestran una asociación positiva con medidas de estrés percibido, agresividad, sintomatología internalizada/externalizada, y negativa con satisfacción vital. Los resultados indican que la escala es una herramienta adecuada para la evaluación de las manifestaciones de estrés en adolescentes (AU)

The aim of the present study was to translate into Spanish and to describe the psychometric properties of the Stress Manifestations Scale of the Student Stress Inventory (SSI-SM), developed by Fimian, Fastenau, Tashner and Cross to identify the main manifestations of stress in adolescents. The scale was applied to a sample of 1,002 pupils from years one and two of Secondary Education. The paper reports the factor structure, an item analysis, the internal consistency, differences by sex and academic year, external evidence of validity, and norms for scoring the scale. The results reveal a factor structure based on three first-order factors (emotional manifestations, physiological manifestations and behavioural manifestations) and one second-order factor (indicative of stress manifestations). In terms of external validity, there was a positive association with measures of perceived stress, aggressiveness, internalized/ externalized symptoms, and a negative association with life satisfaction. The results show that the scale is an adequate tool for evaluating stress manifestations in adolescents (AU)

[Spanish adaptation of the Stress Manifestations Scale of the Student Stress Inventory (SSI-SM)]. / Adaptación española de la escala de manifestaciones de estrés del Student Stress Inventory (SSI-SM).

The aim of the present study was to translate into Spanish and to describe the psychometric properties of the Stress Manifestations Scale of the Student Stress Inventory (SSI-SM), developed by Fimian, Fastenau, Tashner and Cross to identify the main manifestations of stress in adolescents. The scale was applied to a sample of 1,002 pupils from years one and two of Secondary Education. The paper reports the factor structure, an item analysis, the internal consistency, differences by sex and academic year, external evidence of validity, and norms for scoring the scale. The results reveal a factor structure based on three first-order factors (emotional manifestations, physiological manifestations and behavioural manifestations) and one second-order factor (indicative of stress manifestations). In terms of external validity, there was a positive association with measures of perceived stress, aggressiveness, internalized/externalized symptoms, and a negative association with life satisfaction. The results show that the scale is an adequate tool for evaluating stress manifestations in adolescents.

Propiedades psicométricas de un cuestionario para la evaluación de la violencia cotidiana entre iguales en el contexto escolar / Psychometric properties of a questionnaire to assess daily peer violence in schools

La problemática de la violencia entre iguales en la escuela conlleva efectos negativos en el alumnado, profesorado y agentes educativos de los centros en los que se presenta. Su detección temprana es de vital importancia para poder diseñar intervenciones y combatir sus consecuencias. De aquí la importancia de diseñar un nuevo cuestionario para evaluar la violencia entre iguales de bajo o moderado impacto. El Cuestionario de Violencia Escolar Cotidiana (CUVECO) se ha construido a partir del California School Climate and Safety Survey, y se ha aplicado a una muestra de 954 estudiantes de secundaria. El CUVECO presenta una estructura factorial estable de dos factores: experiencia personal de sufrir violencia y violencia observada en el centro. El estudio de su fiabilidad y validez arroja resultados satisfactorios. Se presenta además un análisis de diferencias por sexo y curso, observándose en el factor de experiencia de sufrir violencia puntuaciones más elevadas en los chicos y en los niveles más bajos de la educación secundaria. En el factor de violencia observada no se aprecian diferencias significativas según sexo y curso. Finalmente, se defiende la utilidad de este nuevo instrumento para la evaluación de la violencia cotidiana entre iguales, para su detección o para el análisis de intervenciones psicoeducativas (AU)

Problems with peer violence in schools have consequences on the whole education. Its early detection is vitally important in order to design educational programmes and prevent or reduce the negative consequence of violence. This research team has developed a new questionnaire to assess peer violence of both low and moderate intensity. The Daily School Violence Questionnaire (Cuestionario Violencia Escolar Cotidiana, CUVECO) has been created using the California and Safety School Climate Survey as a base, and has been applied to a sample of 954 students in secondary education. The CUVECO shows a stable factorial structure of two variables: experience of suffering violence, and violence observed at school. Reliability and validity analysis reveal satisfactory results. A sex and grade difference analysis is also presented. A higher score for violence suffered was found in boys and in the lower levels of secondary education. Significant differences were not found in the observe violence variable neither sex nor grade. Finally, we discuss the usefulness of this new instrument for the screening assessment of daily peer violence in schools, specifically for their detection and validation of psychoeducational programmes (AU)

[Assessment of stress in childhood: Children's Daily Stress Inventory (Inventario Infantil de Estresores Cotidiano, IIEC)]. / Evaluación del estrés infantil: Inventario Infantil de Estresores Cotidianos (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.

Evaluación del estrés infantil: Inventario Infantil de Estresores Cotidianos (IIEC) / Assessment of stress in childhood: Children’s Daily Stress Inventory (Inventario Infantil de Estresores Cotidiano, IIEC)

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 (AU)

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 (AU)