Information about the openaccess article perceived stress scale. Psychometric properties of the perceived stress scale in. We here present the perceived stress reactivity scale psrs, a 23item questionnaire with 5 subscales and 1 overall. Psychometric analysis of the tenitem perceived stress scale. The perceived stress scale was developed by sheldon cohen and his colleagues. Results found greater perceived stress was associated with diminished life satisfaction for major injury athletes than minor injury athletes. However, the chinese version of the pss has not yet been validated in a large communitybased general population. Stress refers to the perceived or actual threat on physical andor psychological homeostasis of the human body. The perceived stress scale pss is a popular instrument measuring the extent to which individuals perceive situations in their life as excessive relative to the ability to cope. Items were designed to tap how unpredictable, uncontrollable, and overloaded respondents find their lives. Stress is a common psychological condition usually associated with many psychophysical disorders. Three versions of pss pss14, pss10 and pss4 are available which comprise 14. The perceived stress scale pss is a globally used and selfreport scale measuring perceived stress.
However, the testretest reliability and criterion validity were. As described above, the pss10 is a 10item selfreport measure of global perceived stress. The tool, while originally developed in 1983, remains a popular choice for helping us understand how different situations affect our feelings and our perceived stress. Participants were 793 brazilian university teachers.
Internal consistency reliability of the perceived stress scale 10 total and subscale scores was good in both language groups. These results support the use of the perceived stress scale10 among hispanic americans. Cohen will grant you permission to use the pss in printed questionnaire form. Reliability and validity study in greece eleni andreou 1, evangelos c. Reliability and validity of the korean version of the. Reliability and validity of the perceived stress scale10. The perceived stress scale pss10 reliability and validity were evaluated in brazilian adults. There is accumulating evidence that individual differences in stress reactivity contribute to the risk for stress related disease.
Reliability and validity of the korean version of the perceived stress scale10 kpss10 in older adults. If you find the perceived stress scale useful, you might be interested in these. Perceived selfefficacy, validity and reliability, nurse. Psychometric properties of the perceived stress scale pss.
These results support the use of the perceived stress scale 10 among hispanic americans. It is a selfreported questionnaire that was designed to measure the degree to which individuals appraise situations in their lives as stressful cohen et al. The 10item version pss10 has demonstrated good reliability and validity with a cronbachs. Chrousos 1,4, and christina darviri 1, 1 postgraduate course stress management and health promotion, school of medicine, university of.
Review of the psychometric evidence of the perceived stress scale article pdf available in asian nursing research 64. A total score ranging from 0 to 40 is computed by reverse scoring the four positively worded items and then summing all the scale items. According to the finding, the generalized selfefficacy scale was found to be valid and reliable for turkish population. Internal consistency reliability of the scale was shown by cronbachs. Mar 20, 2020 the perceived stress scale pss is a globally used and selfreport scale measuring perceived stress. It provides a less adequate approximation of perceived stress levels than the larger scales. Perceived stress scale by sheldon cohen the perceived stress scale pss is the most widely used psychological instrument for measuring the perception of stress. The exploratory factor analysis showed two factors with eigenvalues greater than 1.
Construct validity of the perceived stress scale pss10. May 03, 2019 in the baby teeth talk study, an oralhealth randomized controlled trial, the perceived stress scale pss14 was administered to 367 pregnant aboriginal women at baseline. Perceived stress scale reliability and validity study in brazil. Prior to the development of the pss, assessment of stress tended to focus on objective indicators e. In such circumstances, a valid measure to screen for stress in ethiopians is necessary. Validity and reliability of the cohen 10item perceived.
Internal consistency reliability of the perceived stress scale10 total and subscale scores was good in both language groups. The present study evaluated the validity and reliability of the cohen 10item perceived stress scale pss10 in assessing tension headache, migraine, and stress related diseases in iran. Measuring reliability and validity of a newly developed. The scale also includes a number of direct queries about current levels of experienced stress. The perceived stress scale10 pss10 is reliable and has.
The perceived stress scale pss is a selfreported scale with three versions. Results of the psq correlated highly with trait anxiety and with scores on cohens perceived stress scale. Aug 11, 2011 this study supports the reliability and validity of the greek version of the perceived stress scale. The korean version of the pss10 kpss10 has been validated and used in a small number of studies on korean adults 16,, et al. The aims of this study were to evaluate the psychometric properties. The cohen perceived stress scale is being used widely in various countries. International journal of environmental research and public health, 8, 3287 3298. Stress refers to the perceived or actual threat on physical andor psychological homeostasis of the human body 1. Pss items were designed to tap the degree to which respondents found their lives unpredictable, uncontrollable, and overloading.
Therefore, we assessed the psychometric properties of the perceived stress scale pss in ethiopian university. Reliability and validity of the perceived stress scale10 in. It is a measure of the degree to which situations in ones life are appraised as stressful. A twostage translation procedure was employed to achieve a portuguese version. The validation was based on data provided by 941 urban residents using confirmatory factor analysis. In a similar study, malinauskas 2010 sampled 123 college athletes and administered with social support scale, pss10, and life satisfaction scale. Reliability and validity study in greece article pdf available in international journal of environmental research and public health 88. An assessment of the psychometric properties of the. Concurrent validity assessed a sample of individuals with sci to assess the relationship between severity of disability and perceived stress, and to identify correlates of future stress and outcomes of previous stress at two time points. In the absence of a gold standard measurement of stress. Disrupted homeostasis elicits the so called stress response, meaning the activation of central and peripheral neuroendocrine mechanisms responsible for various adaptive responses and behaviors.
A global measure of perceived stress wofford college. Convergent validity was supported by expected relationships of perceived stress scale10 scores to measures of anxiety and depression. Article information, pdf download for the perceived stress scale10. Testretest reliability and predictive validity is strongest for shorter time periods. Psychometric properties of the perceived stress scale in a. The present study evaluated the validity and reliability of the cohen 10item perceived stress scale pss10 in assessing tension headache, migraine, and stressrelated diseases in iran. The findings of this study support the use of the kpss10 as a reliable and valid measure to assess perceived stress in a. The perceived stress scale pss is a classic stress assessment instrument. Aug 25, 2010 the goals of the present study were to assess the construct validity, reliability and concurrent validity of the three versions of the perceived stress scale pss, and to compare their appropriateness when used among hong kong chinese cardiac patients who smoke. Stress and its risk factors are frequently seen in ethiopians including university students.
Reliability and validity study in greece, authoreleni andreou and evangelos c alexopoulos and christos lionis and liza varvogli and charalambos gnardellis and george p. Convergent validity was supported by expected relationships of perceived stress scale 10 scores to measures of anxiety and depression. The purpose of the current study was to examine the reliability and validity of the korean version of the perceived stress scale 10 kpss10. The questions in this scale ask about your feelings and thoughts during the last month. Aug 30, 2019 perceived stress reflects a persons feeling of how much stress the individual is under at a given time. The 10 and 14item selfreport instruments have established reliability and validity r0. Overall explained variance for this factor model was 53%, and testretest correlation was 0. Google scholar reis rs, hino aa and anez cr 2010 perceived stress scale. Review of the psychometric evidence of the perceived. However, the assessment of stress reactivity remains challenging, and there is a relative lack of questionnaires reliably assessing this construct. Psychometric analysis of the tenitem perceived stress scale john m.
Pdf evaluation of the reliability, validity, and predictive. The perceived stress scale pss is the most widely used psychological instrument for measuring the perception of stress. Evaluation of the reliability, validity, and predictive validity of the subscales of the perceived stress scale in older adults article pdf available in journal of alzheimers disease. An assessment of the psychometric properties of the perceived. Psychometric properties of a korean version of the perceived. Alexopoulos 1,, christos lionis 2, liza varvogli 1, charalambos gnardellis 3, george p. Reliability and validity deelopers v leenstein v and colleagues 2 conducted a psychometric evaluation of the scale and found an internal consistency ranging from 90 to.
Aug 22, 2016 this study was designed to evaluate the reliability internal consistency, reproducibility over time, and measurement precision and validity factorial, convergent, and concurrent validity of the 4. Validity and reliability of the cohen 10item perceived stress scale. Cohen et al, 1983 is a 14item instrument designed to measure the degree to which situations in ones life are appraised as stressful. Internal consistency reliability, factorial validity, and hypothesis validity of the pss were well reported. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the validity and reliability of the pss14 in an aboriginal population. The perceived stress scale pss is the most widely used psychological. Ramirez mtg and hernandez rl 2007 factor structure of the perceived stress scale pss in a sample from mexico. Disrupted homeostasis elicits the so called stress response, meaning the activation of central and peripheral neuroendocrine mechanisms responsible for various adaptive responses and behaviors 1.
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