scholarly journals Psychometric Evaluation of the Perceived Stress Scale in Multiple Sclerosis

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Salene M. Wu ◽  
Dagmar Amtmann
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Psychometric Evaluation ◽  
General Factor ◽  
Perceived Stress Scale ◽  
Stress Scale ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Mental And Physical Health

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a progressive disease characterized by neurological symptoms and sometimes heightened levels of distress. The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) is often used in MS samples to measure stress but has not been validated in this population. Participants (n=446) completed the PSS as well as measure of depression, anxiety, and mental and physical health. Factor analyses indicated that the general factor of a bifactor model accounted for a large amount of the variance in the 14-item and 10-item versions of the PSS. The 4-item PSS had two factors, the Stress subscale and the Coping subscale, but a one-factor model also fits the data well. Total scores and both subscales had sufficient reliability and validity for all versions of the PSS, although a few items of the 14-item PSS had low item-total correlations. This study supports the use of the total score of the PSS in MS but also suggests that the 10-item PSS had better psychometric properties than the 14-item PSS.

Psychometric properties of the Perceived Stress Scale in a sample of German dementia patients and their caregivers

2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Friederike Deeken ◽  
Andreas Häusler ◽  
Johanna Nordheim ◽  
Michael Rapp ◽  
Nina Knoll ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Depressive Symptomatology ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Perceived Stress Scale ◽  
Good Reliability ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Stress Scale ◽  
Dementia Patients

ABSTRACTBackground:The aim of the present study was to investigate the psychometric characteristics of the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) in a sample of dementia patients and their spousal caregivers.Methods:We investigated the reliability and validity of the 14-item PSS in a sample of 80 couples, each including one spouse who had been diagnosed with mild to moderate dementia (mean age 75.55, SD = 5.85, 38.7% female) and one spousal caregiver (mean age 73.06, SD = 6.75, 61.3% female). We also examined the factor structure and sensitivity of the scale with regard to gender differences.Results:Exploratory factor analysis of the PSS revealed a two-factor solution for the scale; the first factor reflected general stress while the second factor consisted of items reflecting the perceived ability to cope with stressors. A confirmatory factor analysis verified that the data were a better fit for the two-factor model than a one-factor model. The two factors of the PSS showed good reliability for patients as well as for caregivers ranging between α = 0.73 and α = 0.82. Perceived stress was significantly positively correlated with depressive symptomatology in both caregivers and patients. Mean PSS scores did not significantly differ between male and female patients nor did they differ between male and female caregivers.Conclusion:The present data indicate that the PSS provides a reliable and valid measure of perceived stress in dementia patients and their caregivers.

scholarly journals Three Versions of the Perceived Stress Scale: Psychometric Evaluation in a Nationally Representative Sample of Chinese Adults during the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (16) ◽  
pp. 8312
Author(s):  
Zhuang She ◽  
Dan Li ◽  
Wei Zhang ◽  
Ningning Zhou ◽  
Juzhe Xi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
General Population ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Representative Sample ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Psychometric Evaluation ◽  
Perceived Stress Scale ◽  
Good Reliability ◽  
Stress Scale ◽  
Nationally Representative

(1) Background: The COVID-19 outbreak has created pressure in people’s daily lives, further threatening public health. Thus, it is important to assess people’s perception of stress during COVID-19 for both research and practical purposes. The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) is one of the most widely used instruments to measure perceived stress; however, previous validation studies focused on specific populations, possibly limiting the generalization of results. (2) Methods: This study tested the psychometric properties of three versions of the Chinese Perceived Stress Scale (CPSS-14, CPSS-10, and CPSS-4) in the Chinese general population during the COVID-19 pandemic. A commercial online survey was employed to construct a nationally representative sample of 1133 adults in Mainland China (548 males and 585 females) during a one-week period. (3) Results: The two-factor (positivity and negativity) solution for the three versions of the CPSS showed a good fit with the data. The CPSS-14 and CPSS-10 had very good reliability and the CPSS-4 showed acceptable reliability. Scores on all three versions of the CPSS were significantly correlated in the expected direction with health-related variables (e.g., depression, anxiety, and perceived COVID-19 risk), supporting the concurrent validity of the CPSS. (4) Conclusions: All three versions of the CPSS appear to be appropriate for use in research with samples of adults in the Chinese general population under the COVID-19 crisis. The CPSS-10 and CPSS-14 both have strong psychometric properties, but the CPSS-10 would have more utility because it is shorter than the CPSS-14. However, the CPSS-4 is an acceptable alternative when administration time is limited.

scholarly journals Perceived Stress Scale: Reliability and Validity Study in Greece

2011 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 3287-3298 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eleni Andreou ◽  
Evangelos C. Alexopoulos ◽  
Christos Lionis ◽  
Liza Varvogli ◽  
Charalambos Gnardellis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Validity Study ◽  
Perceived Stress Scale ◽  
Stress Scale ◽  
Scale Reliability

scholarly journals Reliability and validity of the Perceived Stress Scale-10 in Hispanic Americans with English or Spanish language preference

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 628-639 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharon H Baik ◽  
Rina S Fox ◽  
Sarah D Mills ◽  
Scott C Roesch ◽  
Georgia Robins Sadler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Hispanic Americans ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Spanish Language ◽  
Language Preference ◽  
Perceived Stress Scale ◽  
Stress Scale ◽  
Language Groups

This study examined the psychometric properties of the Perceived Stress Scale-10 among 436 community-dwelling Hispanic Americans with English or Spanish language preference. Multigroup confirmatory factor analysis examined the factorial invariance of the Perceived Stress Scale-10 across language groups. Results supported a two-factor model (negative, positive) with equivalent response patterns and item intercepts but different factor covariances across languages. Internal consistency reliability of the Perceived Stress Scale-10 total and subscale scores was good in both language groups. Convergent validity was supported by expected relationships of Perceived Stress Scale-10 scores to measures of anxiety and depression. These results support the use of the Perceived Stress Scale-10 among Hispanic Americans.

scholarly journals The German Version of the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10): Evaluation of Dimensionality, Validity, and Measurement Invariance With Exploratory and Confirmatory Bifactor Modeling

Assessment ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (7) ◽  
pp. 1246-1259 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorota Reis ◽  
Dirk Lehr ◽  
Elena Heber ◽  
David Daniel Ebert
Keyword(s):  
Stress Management ◽  
Measurement Invariance ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Management Training ◽  
Bifactor Model ◽  
Perceived Stress Scale ◽  
Stress Management Training ◽  
Stress Scale ◽  
Bifactor Modeling

The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) is a popular instrument for measuring the degree to which individuals appraise situations in their lives as excessively uncontrollable and overloaded. Despite its widespread use (e.g., for evaluating intervention effects in stress management studies), there is still no agreement on its factor structure. Hence, the aim of the present study was to examine the dimensionality, measurement invariance (i.e., across gender, samples, and time), reliability, and validity of the PSS. Data from 11,939 German adults (73% women) were used to establish an exploratory bifactor model for the PSS with one general and two specific factors and to cross-validate this model in a confirmatory bifactor model. The model displayed strong measurement invariance across gender and was replicated in Study 2 in data derived from six randomized controlled trials investigating a web-based stress management training. In Study 2 (overall N = 1,862), we found strong temporal invariance. Also, our analyses of concurrent and predictive validity showed associations with depressive symptoms, anxiety, and insomnia severity for the three latent PSS factors. These results show the implications of the bifactor structure of the PSS that might be of consequence in empirical research.

scholarly journals The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) in women experiencing infertility: A reliability and validity study

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 456-459 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saman Maroufizadeh ◽  
Fatemeh Foroudifard ◽  
Behnaz Navid ◽  
Zahra Ezabadi ◽  
Bentolhoda Sobati ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Validity Study ◽  
Perceived Stress Scale ◽  
Stress Scale

Reliability and validity of the 4-item perceived stress scale among pregnant women: Results from the OTIS antidepressants study

2012 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 363-375 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatiha Karam ◽  
Anick Bérard ◽  
Odile Sheehy ◽  
Marie-Claude Huneau ◽  
Gerald Briggs ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Perceived Stress Scale ◽  
Stress Scale

scholarly journals Psychometric Properties of a European Spanish Version of the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS)

2006 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 86-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eduardo Remor
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Additional Data ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Spanish Version ◽  
Short Version ◽  
Perceived Stress Scale ◽  
Stress Scale ◽  
Adequate Reliability

This paper presents evidence from a heterogeneous sample of 440 Spanish adults, for the reliability and validity of a European Spanish version of the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), designed to measure the degree to which situations in one's life are appraised as stressful. The European Spanish version PSS (14-item) demonstrated adequate reliability (internal consistency, α = .81, and test-retest, r = .73), validity (concurrent), and sensitivity. Additional data indicate adequate reliability (α = .82, test-retest, r = .77), validity, and sensitivity of a 10-item short version of the PSS.

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