Developing Orphanage Adolescents Stress Scale | ||||
| Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal | ||||
| Article 18, Volume 5, Issue 12, December 2017, Page 172-180 PDF (745.41 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/asnj.2017.192633 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Amira Hassan Abd-AlFatah1; Hamdy Nageeb El-Tallawy2; Hekmat Ibrahim Abd El-Karim3; Marzoka Abd-Al Aziz Gadallah3 | ||||
| 1Assistant Lecturer in Pediatric and Premature Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University. | ||||
| 2Professor of Psychiatric Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University. | ||||
| 3Assistant Professor of Pediatric Nursing , Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Abstract Stress is a natural part of every adolescent's life. Adolescents in orphanage are more liable for stress than other adolescents. The aim of this study was to develop Orphanage Adolescents Stress Scale. Tool: The Orphanage Adolescents Stress Scale was developed by the researcher. Subjects and method: This questionnaire surveys were conducted with 74 adolescents to examine the psychometric properties. The final Orphanage Adolescents Stress Scale 58-items contain four domains: Emotional deprivation, Future planning, Relationships inside the organization, Relationships outside the organization and Stress symptoms. Result: Scale scores showed satisfactory internal consistency and two weeks test–retest reliability. Conclusion: OASS is an effective scale with acceptable psychometric properties and was especially adapted to measure stress in orphanage adolescents. Recommendations: For researchers who have a particular interest in stress among orphan adolescents, the OASS suggested to be effective tool. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Key words: Adolescents; Stress; Scale &Orphanage | ||||
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