Adaptation of the behavior strategies in significant situations (BSSS) questionnaire in chinese students
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Context and relevance. Coping with life situations has a long research tradition. Currently, there are not enough psychodiagnostics techniques to identify strategies of behavior in life situations taking into account the peculiarities of Chinese culture. The purpose of this study was to adapt the Russian-language Questionnaire of Strategies of Behavior in Significant Situations (QSBSS) in Chinese. Objective. The questionnaire is based on a taxonomic grid of 6 types and 30 types of behavioral strategies. Types of behavioral strategies are distinguished according to different levels and spheres of being. The tasks of equivalent translation of the questionnaire into Chinese, highlighting the factor structure of the Chinese version of the questionnaire, determining its validity and reliability were solved. The first part of the questionnaire, covering a list of behavioral strategies in difficult life situations, was adapted in Chinese. Methods and materials. The questionnaire was adapted among Chinese students from universities in Shanxi, Jiangxi and Guizhou provinces. 490 Chinese students from these provinces were interviewed sequentially according to two versions of the adapted questionnaire: 1) N = 273, M = 19.77 years old, SD = 3.86; 69 are male, 204 are female; 2) N = 217, M = 20.29 years old, SD = 2.29; 89 are male, 128 are female. To assess the structural validity, two samples of Chinese students were interviewed: N = 459 and N = 183. Results. The adapted Chinese version of the Questionnaire consists of 10 points included in 2 factors: behavioral strategies focused on the inner world; on the outside world. The Chinese version of the Questionnaire has high retest reliability and reliability in terms of item consistency, discriminant, convergent and constructive validity. Conclusions. The use of this version of the questionnaire allows to identify the specifics of coping strategies among the Chinese and can be used in in cross-cultural studies.
Source: Experimental Psychology (Russia)
Authors: E.Y. Korjova, F. Zhu, E.K. Veselova
Institution: Herzen University
Language: English
Topic: Student Stress and Coping
Subfield: Developmental and Educational Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4413232988