This 10-item self-administered scale is used to measure an individual's level of perceived stress in the past month. As a result, it measures only current (not chronic) levels of perceived stress. The 10-item Perceived Stress Scale and scoring are available from Dr. Cohen's laboratory through the Carnegie Mellon University Department of Psychology website. Permission for use of scales is not necessary when use is for nonprofit academic research or educational purposes. The PSS is not a diagnostic instrument and there are no cut-offs for classification of responders into "high," "medium," or "low" stress. It is generally used as an ordinal scale or count measure. Psychometric properties have not been collected on other time periods. The PSS was designed for use with community samples with at least a junior high school education. There are also 4- and 14-item versions of this scale available. The 10-item scale is recommended because it has been psychometrically tested, has been used in large population-based studies, and represents low respondent burden.
status
ACTIVE
Fully-Specified Name
component
PhenX - perceived stress protocol 180801
property
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time
Pt = Point in time: To identify measures at a point in time. This is a synonym for “spot” or “random” as applied to urine measurements.
system
^Patient
scale
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method
PhenX
Additional Names
short name
Pan; Panel; PANEL.PHENX; Panl; Pnl; Point in time; Random
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