Open AccessMeasuring reliability and validity of “Stressometer®”: A computer-based mass screening and assessment tool for evaluation of stress level and sources of stressors
Author(s) -
S. T. Vohra,
Angela S. Kelling,
Mrinal Mugdh Varma,
Anand Prakash,
Divyani Khurana
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of psychiatry/indian journal of psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1998-3794
pISSN - 0019-5545
DOI - 10.4103/psychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_429_18
Subject(s) - stressor , anxiety , reliability (semiconductor) , scale (ratio) , clinical psychology , psychology , stress (linguistics) , perceived stress scale , applied psychology , psychiatry , power (physics) , linguistics , physics , philosophy , quantum mechanics
It is essential to develop tools that can identify stress manifestation, source of stressors, and suffering in an effort to bridge the treatment gap and enhance behavioral health in the developing world. To that aim, the Stressometer ® (SOM) was developed as a comprehensive scale of stress and behavioral health for use around the world.