Open-access Digital Stressors Scale: translation and cross-cultural adaptation for the Brazilian context

Introduction  Digital stress at work represents a growing risk to occupational health. Up-to-date measurement instruments are essential for proper assessment.

Objective  To translate and cross-culturally adapt the Digital Stressors Scale (DSS) to the Brazilian context.

Methods  Methodological study of translation, evaluation by a committee of seven experts, pre-testing with five participants from the target population, back-translation, and pilot study with 150 workers. Content validity was assessed by the Content Validity Index (CVI) and the Agreement Rate (AR), and preliminary internal consistency by Cronbach’s alpha (α) and McDonald’s omega (ω).

Results  Idiomatic, semantic, experiential, and conceptual equivalences were obtained between the translated version and the original (CVI = 0.96). More than 95% of participants agreed with the clarity and applicability of the instrument. The long and short versions had coefficients α ≥ 0.68 and ω ≥ 0.70.

Discussion  The combination of α and ω reinforces the robustness of internal consistency, as omega is less influenced by the limitations of alpha.

Conclusion  The Brazilian version of the DSS showed promising initial evidence in a pilot study, however, it does not yet provide sufficient evidence for widespread use in Brazil. Robust psychometric analyses in larger samples are recommended.

Keywords:
Occupational Health; Surveys and Questionnaires; Health Impact Assessment; Occupational Stress; Information Technology; Digital Technology

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