Abstract

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, individuals across the U.S. reported experiencing high levels of stress that negatively impacted their overall mental health and well-being; levels that have undoubtedly increased since this time. Despite the interest in understanding how stress can impact individual and relational wellbeing, there are no validated measures that examine chronic and acute stressors experienced by individuals in a romantic relationship. Using self-report data from 327 individuals in the U.S., the present study evaluated and validated the psychometric properties of the Italian version of the Chronic and Acute Stress Index (CASI) for use with individuals in a romantic relationship. Results indicated that the English version of the CASI demonstrated good reliability, and convergent and discriminant validity. Implications for relationship researchers and mental health practitioners working with individuals are presented.

摘要

在 COVID-19 大流行之前，美国各地的个人都报告说他们承受着巨大的压力，这对他们的整体心理健康和福祉产生了负面影响；从那时起无疑增加了水平。尽管有兴趣了解压力如何影响个人和关系的幸福感，但没有经过验证的措施来检查个人在恋爱关系中所经历的慢性和急性压力源。本研究使用来自美国 327 个人的自我报告数据，评估和验证意大利版慢性和急性压力指数 (CASI) 的心理测量特性，用于恋爱中的个人。结果表明，英文版的 CASI 表现出良好的信度、收敛效度和区分效度。