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PSS (English; 10 Item)
PSS (English; 4 Item)
PSS (English; 14 Item)
PSS Scoring
PSS: FREQUENTLY- ASKED QUESTIONS
(Link)
Brief Introduction to Measures
of Psychological Stress (includes references)
Spanish PSS (10 Item)
(European Spanish; Translation has not been pre-tested by
our laboratory; nor are we aware of its psychometric properties.)
Spanish PSS (14
Item)
Translation into European Spanish by Eduardo Remor,
eduardo.remor@uam.es, and colleagues. Translation has not been
pre-tested by our laboratory. For psychometrics, LINK
to Drs. Remor's (2006) paper, "Psychometric Properties of
a European Spanish Version of the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS)."
(Thanks to Dr. Remor for granting us permission to post his work
on our site.)
For more information about Dr. Remor's research:
www.uam.es/psico&salud
www.iberohemofilia.net
Mexican Spanish PSS (10 Item)
Translation has not been pre-tested by our laboratory; nor are
we aware of its psychometric properties.
Mex. Spanish PSS (10 Item)
(another version)
Translation has not been pre-tested by our laboratory; nor are
we aware of its psychometric properties. Translation by (and
thanks to) Ms. Carolina Oliva & Ms. Janet Nieves. Thanks
also to Ms. Hilary Colbert (hilaryd@prodigy.net) for sending
us the translation. All 3 women are with the Camden [NJ] Healthy
Start Project
Mex. Spanish PSS (10 Item)
(another version)
Translation has not been pre-tested by our laboratory; nor are
we aware of its psychometric properties. Thanks to Céline
Perriolat of the MAPI Research Institute (cperriolat@mapi.fr)
for sending us the translation.
Mex. Spanish PSS (14 Item)
Translation by (and thanks to) Drs. Monica Teresa Gonzalez Ramirez
and Rene Landero Hernandez. Their
2007 article contains psychometric information. Dra. Gonzalez
Ramirez may be contacted at: monygzz77@yahoo.com
Spanish PSS (10 Item; translator from Puerto
Rico)
Thanks to Dr. María del C. Fernández Rodríguez,
who may be contacted at mfernandez@cayey.upr.edu
Translation has not been pre-tested by our laboratory; nor are
we aware of its psychometric properties.
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Please note: The Perceived Stress Scale is not a
diagnostic instrument; there are no score cut-offs. For normative
data from a large U.S. sample, please read the Cohen & Williamson
paper (Full-text link, item #2 below)
PAPERS ON PSS:
(1.) Cohen, S., Kamarck, T., & Mermelstein, R. (1983).
A global measure of perceived stress. Journal of Health and
Social Behavior, 24, 385-396. Link
to full-text (pdf)
(2.) Cohen, S., & Williamson, G. (1988). Perceived stress
in a probability sample of the U.S. In S. Spacapam & S. Oskamp
(Eds.), The social psychology of health: Claremont Symposium
on Applied Social Psychology. Newbury Park, CA: Sage.
Link
to full-text (pdf)
Bulgarian PSS (14 Item)
Translation by (and thanks to) Vihra Naydenova, University of
Bielefeld, Germany. Vihra's study of 709 Bulgarian college students
showed very good reliability (Cronbach's alpha 0.80). For further
information, contact Vihra at vihranaydenova@yahoo.com This translation
has not been pre-tested by our laboratory.
Hungarian PSS (14 Item;
10 Item; 4 Item)
Translation by (and thanks to) Barna Konkoly Thege and Adrienne
Stauder of the Institute of Behavioural Sciences, Semmelweis
University Budapest, Hungary. For validity information, click
here. For the abstract of the journal article in which the
translation appears, click
here.
Dr. Konkoly Thege may be emailed with questions at
konkoly.thege.barna@gmail.com
Chinese PSS (14 Item)
Translation by (and thanks to) Professor Li-Chuan Chu, Dept.
of Health Services Administration, Chung-Shan Medical University.
Translation has not been pre-tested by our laboratory; its psychometric
properties are available in the reference cited in the scale.
Taiwanese Chinese PSS
(10 Item)
Translation by (and thanks to) Dr. I-Fen Lin. Translation has
not been pre-tested by our laboratory; nor are we aware of its
psychometric properties. For additional information, contact
Dr. Dana Glei at danaglei@pacbell.net or http:// home.pacbell.net/danaglei/
Thai PSS (14 Item)
Translation has not been pre-tested by our laboratory; nor are
we aware of its psychometric properties.
Thai PSS (10 Item)
Translation has not been pre-tested by our laboratory. Some psychometric
data are available (click link). Translation by (and thanks to)
Ms. Chalalai Dongpachit. E-mail her at:
chalalaid@hotmail.com
LINK to Ms. Dongpachit's
dissertation abstract (Word file)
Polish PSS (14 Item)
Translation by (and thanks to) Dr. Rafael Mikolajczyk, University
of Bielefeld, Germany. The scale was used in a study of 591 Polish
university students and showed very good reliability (Cronbach's
alpha 0.81). For further information, contact Dr. Mikolajczyk
at rmikolajczyk@uni-bielefeld.de
This translation has not been pre-tested by our laboratory.
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ISEL-40 item
version (Spanish)
(European Spanish) Translation by Eduardo Remor,
eduardo.remor@uam.es; thanks also to Amy Mayhew,
amymayhew@hotmail.com.
Translation has not been pre-tested by our laboratory; nor are
we aware of its psychometric properties.
ISEL-40 item version (Japanese)
(MS Excel file)
Translation by (and thanks to) Naomi Ueyama, Kansai University
of Nursing and Health Science, who may be contacted at n.ueyama@kki.ac.jp
Translation has not been pre-tested by our laboratory; nor are
we aware of its psychometric properties. |
ISEL-College student
version (Greek)
Translation by: Ms. Evagelia Delistamatis, Ms. Maria Samakouri,
& Dr. Miltos Livaditis. Direct inquiries to Dr. Livaditis
at: vpapadop@med.duth.gr
Translation has not been pre-tested by our laboratory, nor are
we aware of its psychometric properties.
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