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Eckhard, Alina, Menne, Britta, Salzburger, Mareike, Poppelreuter, Martin and Bering, Robert (2022). The Stress Barometer: Validation of a Bio-Psycho-Social Brief Screening Instrument of Pandemic Stress Reaction. Front. Psychol., 13. LAUSANNE: FRONTIERS MEDIA SA. ISSN 1664-1078

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Abstract

BackgroundTo capture the psychosocial impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, a model based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) was developed during the first lockdown in Germany in April 2020. FACT-19, the questionnaire for the assessment of pandemic stress load, measures (1) pre-pandemic stress, (2) pandemic stress, and (3) contextual factors (functioning as facilitators or barriers). Derived from this model, the stress barometer as a brief screening instrument captures these factors. The purpose of this study is a preliminary validation of the instrument. MethodThe stress barometer was applied in conjunction with the Symptom-Checklist SCL-90-S at the beginning of the first lockdown in psychosomatic and psychotraumatological care in two federal states in Germany. The sample consists of n = 341 (68.6% female) from 18-73 years of age (M = 49.36, SD = 11.4). ResultsThe structure of the short screening was examined in the overall sample using an exploratory factor analysis [Chi(2) (78) = 875.720, KMO = 0.688]. The results indicate a four-factor-structure that explains 59.5% of the total cumulative variance. The factors of the stress barometer correlate with the Global Severity Index (GSI, measured by SCL-90-S) with moderate to weak effects: pre-pandemic stress (r(s) = 0.431, p < 0.001, n = 295), pandemic stress (r(s) = 0.310, p < 0.001, n = 298), distal facilitator (r(s) = -0.155, p < 0.001, n = 312), and proximal barriers (r(s) = 0.232, p < 0.001, n = 312). DiscussionThe results indicate the suitability of the stress barometer to complement the measurement of the impact of pandemics with an ICF-oriented approach, taking into consideration pre-pandemic stress as well as interactions with facilitators and barriers. Further analysis will be necessary for a revision of the items of the scale.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Eckhard, Alina UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Menne, Britta UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Salzburger, Mareike UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Poppelreuter, Martin UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Bering, Robert UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-672539
DOI:	10.3389/fpsyg.2022.879535
Journal or Publication Title:	Front. Psychol.
Volume:	13
Date:	2022
Publisher:	FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
Place of Publication:	LAUSANNE
ISSN:	1664-1078
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language Psychology, Multidisciplinary Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/67253