Perceived Stress Scale (PSS)
Psychology: Mental Health1 sample item
About this scale
Stress is a big topic in psychological research. Humans regularly experience stress. It is a feeling of pressure. There is both positive (e.g., wedding) and negative stress (e.g., fleeing from an attack), although it is probably more frequently discussed as a negative feeling. The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) is one of the most highly cited scales for the measurement of the degree to which life appears stressful. As of August 2015, the paper by Sheldon and
Sample item(s)
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Notes
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Source & citation
Cohen, S., Kamarck, T., Mermelstein, R. (1983). A global measure of perceived stress. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 24 , 385-396.
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