DEVELOPMENT OF THE ACUTE STRESS RESPONSE SCALE

Stress Replacement Article


Within this article, researchers conducted a study which involved their development of a scale to provide a tool for an accurate measurement of Acute Stress Disorder (ASR). Acute stress disorder is an anxiety disorder that is cultivated within one month after a severe traumatic event or experience.  Distressing dissociative symptoms are common in the person with Acute Stress Disorder, including depersonalization, de-realization, or dissociative amnesia. These symptoms can affect any sex or age group. Anxiety, irritability, and depression are also common in people who have Acute Stress Disorder. People with Acute Stress Disorder have a diminished ability to experience pleasure. There may be problems falling or staying asleep. A person with Acute Stress Disorder will avoid any reminders of the trauma but re-experiencing the event in dreams, nightmares, or painful memories. The researchers in this analyzing the dimensions and symptoms of ASR (Acute Stress Response), with the aid of literature and thorough interviews with psychologists, and then combined the related items. These items were used to help create the ASR Scale. The researchers analyzed the construct validity, concurrent validity, test-retest validity, and internal consistency reliability of this scale. The final edition of the scale incorporated six dimensions and twenty-five symptom clusters, indicating that the Acute Stress Response Scale can establish the foundation for the accurate detection of ASR.



YEBING, Y., JINGJING, T., YUAN, J., XUFENG, L., YUNFENG, S., XIA, Z., & DANMIN, M. (2011). DEVELOPMENT OF THE ACUTE STRESS RESPONSE SCALE. Social Behavior & Personality: An International Journal, 39(5), 713-720. doi:10.2224/sbp.2011.39.5.713