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Measures used in this study and their internal reliability |
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| No of items |
Description and Response Scales |
Cronbach's alpha |
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| Germany |
Poland |
Bulgaria |
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| 20 |
Depressive Symptoms: Modified Beck Depression Index (6 point Likert scale: never – nearly always) |
0.90 |
0.92 |
0.87 |
| 14 |
Perceived Stress: Cohen's perceived stress scale (5 point Likert scale: never – very often) |
0.85 |
0.81 |
0.80 |
| 5 |
Perceived Burdens+ – subscale: "Isolation" (Problems with fellow students; Isolation at the university; Isolation in general; Anonymity at university; Problems with friends) |
0.77 |
0.75 |
0.81 |
| 2 |
Perceived Burdens+ – subscale "Relationships" (Relationship with significant other; Sexuality) |
0.84 |
0.79 |
0.78 |
| 4 |
Perceived Burdens+ – subscale "Course work" (Studies in general; Exams; Assignments; Presentations) |
0.79 |
0.83 |
0.77 |
| 2 |
Perceived Burdens+ – subscale "Future" (Bad job prospects; Lack of practical relevance of studies) |
0.46 |
0.74 |
0.63 |
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+To what extent do you feel burdened in the following areas: (6 point Likert scale: Not at all – Very much) | ||||
Mikolajczyk et al. Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health 2008 4:19 doi:10.1186/1745-0179-4-19 |
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