Matthew Hill, Emmanuel Obeng-Gyasi, Sayed A Mostafa
{"title":"Validating the Chronic Stress Indicator: A Data-Driven Framework for Integrating Physiological and Socio-Behavioral Measures.","authors":"Matthew Hill, Emmanuel Obeng-Gyasi, Sayed A Mostafa","doi":"10.1080/15366367.2026.2661304","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15366367.2026.2661304","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Chronic stress contributes to cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and mental health disorders through its cumulative physiological toll, or allostatic load (AL). Building on our previously proposed Chronic Stress Indicator (CSI), this study aims to refine, validate, and compare the CSI using a data-driven framework that integrates physiological, socioeconomic, and behavioral factors. Using data from the MIDUS II biomarker project, a nationally representative sample of U.S. adults aged 34-84, we assessed the performance of the refined CSI and traditional AL indices in predicting multiple stress-related outcomes. Advanced statistical techniques, including the Boruta feature selection algorithm and factor analysis, were applied to optimize biomarker selection and weighting. Sensitivity analyses evaluated the robustness and reliability of each construction. Compared with the original CSI, the refined model incorporating socio-behavioral variables and data-driven weighting demonstrated improved predictive performance for short-term stress outcomes, while both traditional and extended models performed well for long-term outcomes. This work advances the measurement of chronic stress by validating and enhancing the CSI, providing a robust tool for identifying at-risk populations and guiding targeted interventions.</p>","PeriodicalId":46596,"journal":{"name":"Measurement-Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2026-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13267912/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148266610","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ali Hilal‐Alnaqbi, Sawsan Dagher, Razan Alkhatib, Sherif M. Karam
{"title":"Effect of Gold Nanoparticles on Growth Characteristics of Mouse Gastric Stem Cells in Vitro","authors":"Ali Hilal‐Alnaqbi, Sawsan Dagher, Razan Alkhatib, Sherif M. Karam","doi":"10.1080/15366367.2024.2386629","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15366367.2024.2386629","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46596,"journal":{"name":"Measurement-Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives","volume":"24 1","pages":"30-39"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147910618","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Latent Trait Approach to the Measurement of Physical Fitness","authors":"Gerhard Tutz","doi":"10.1080/15366367.2024.2365082","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15366367.2024.2365082","url":null,"abstract":"A latent trait model for the measurement of physical fitness is proposed. It links the performance in competitions or the laboratory to a latent trait. In contrast to usual approaches that simply c...","PeriodicalId":46596,"journal":{"name":"Measurement-Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives","volume":"2011 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141937449","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kim Silva, Crysttian Paixão, Paulo Canas Rodrigues
{"title":"Application of Machine Learning Techniques for Fake News Classification","authors":"Kim Silva, Crysttian Paixão, Paulo Canas Rodrigues","doi":"10.1080/15366367.2024.2375474","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15366367.2024.2375474","url":null,"abstract":"Fake News consists of disseminating fake news in various social and digital media such as newspapers, television networks, and the internet. Fake news is not a new phenomenon in human behavior. How...","PeriodicalId":46596,"journal":{"name":"Measurement-Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives","volume":"91 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141937450","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Use of Multidimensional Item Response Theory Estimations in Controlling Differential Item Functioning","authors":"Hatice Gurdil, Ergul Demir","doi":"10.1080/15366367.2024.2359450","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15366367.2024.2359450","url":null,"abstract":"Differential Item Functioning (DIF), which indicates differences in item performance between individuals of equivalent ability in different groups, is the focus of this study. The aim was to invest...","PeriodicalId":46596,"journal":{"name":"Measurement-Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives","volume":"22 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141937451","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Opinion Instability and Measurement Errors: A G-Theory Analysis of College Students","authors":"Bang Quan Zheng","doi":"10.1080/15366367.2024.2366553","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15366367.2024.2366553","url":null,"abstract":"This study examines opinion instability among individuals from different ethnic groups (White, Latino, and Asian Americans) by analyzing measurement errors in survey measures. Using a multi-wave pa...","PeriodicalId":46596,"journal":{"name":"Measurement-Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives","volume":"24 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141614753","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Predicting the Risk of Diabetes and Heart Disease with Machine Learning Classifiers: The Mediation Analysis","authors":"Ajay Verma, Manisha Jain","doi":"10.1080/15366367.2024.2347811","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15366367.2024.2347811","url":null,"abstract":"This research employs machine learning and mediation analysis, along with path analysis, to investigate the correlations between factors such as body mass index (BMI) and the occurrence of diabetes...","PeriodicalId":46596,"journal":{"name":"Measurement-Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives","volume":"21 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141504410","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pedestrians’ Urban Space Preference Scale: A Study on Reliability and Validity","authors":"Aslıhan Çetin, Şefika Gülin Beyhan, Engin Kepenek","doi":"10.1080/15366367.2024.2350560","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15366367.2024.2350560","url":null,"abstract":"This study develops a valid and reliable scale for the spatial preferences of pedestrians in public spaces. The study was conducted in 2023 and includes the development of a model based on survey r...","PeriodicalId":46596,"journal":{"name":"Measurement-Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives","volume":"53 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141504411","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rakesh Kumar, Shalini Shukla, Ashutosh Sharma, Alok K. Vishwakarma
{"title":"Investigating the Impact of the Entrepreneurial Passion on Entrepreneurial Intentions: A Parallel Mediation Approach","authors":"Rakesh Kumar, Shalini Shukla, Ashutosh Sharma, Alok K. Vishwakarma","doi":"10.1080/15366367.2024.2353005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15366367.2024.2353005","url":null,"abstract":"The present study aims to examine college students’ entrepreneurial intentions enrolled in engineering and management programs. The study mainly focuses on exploring the role of entrepreneurial pas...","PeriodicalId":46596,"journal":{"name":"Measurement-Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141504412","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mohamed Htitich, Jaromír Harmáček, John Lisney, Petra Krylova
{"title":"Multidimensional Cross-Country Measurement of Climate Change Perceptions","authors":"Mohamed Htitich, Jaromír Harmáček, John Lisney, Petra Krylova","doi":"10.1080/15366367.2024.2352322","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15366367.2024.2352322","url":null,"abstract":"Understanding public perceptions of climate change is crucial for more targeted communication and better-informed policymaking. Moreover, the perceptions of climate change encompass different aspec...","PeriodicalId":46596,"journal":{"name":"Measurement-Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives","volume":"60 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141528951","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}