Validity and reliability of SISCO inventory of academic stress among health students in Chile.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the factorial structure and internal consistency of SISCO inventory of academic stress in medical students..


METHODS
The cross-sectional study was conducted at the School of Medicine, University of Concepcion, Chile, in 2014, and comprised second and third year students.Exploratory factor analysis was carried out to determine the reliability of each of the dimensions of SISCO inventory. Descriptive and correlational analyses were also conducted.


RESULTS
Of the 155 students, 121(78.1%)were female. The overall mean age was 20.5+/- 1.55 years (range: 18.9-32.2 years). Of the total, 61(39.4%) students were in the nursing programme, 10(6.5%) in speech therapy, 16(10.3%) in kinesiology, 10(6.5%) in medicine, 20(12.9%) in midwifery and 38(24.4%) in medical technology.For stressor, somatisation and coping dimensions, a factor was identified, with Cronbach's alpha values of 0.76, 0.86 and 0.52, respectively. Correlation could only be established between the first two dimensions.


CONCLUSIONS
Stressors and somatisation dimensions of the SISCO inventory of academic stress were found to be validity and reliabile.
['Castillo|Alejandra Guzman|AG|', 'Saez|Katia|K|', 'Perez|Cristhian|C|', 'Castillo Navarrete|Juan Luis|JL|']
D000328:Adult D002677:Chile D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies D005260:Female D006801:Humans D008297:Male D011594:Psychometrics D015203:Reproducibility of Results D013315:Stress, Psychological D013337:Students, Medical D055815:Young Adult
Academic stress, SISCO inventory, Psychometrics, Somatisation, Coping.