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

Overview

Journal Span J Psychol

Publisher Cambridge University Press

Specialty Psychology

Date 2006 May 6

PMID 16673626

Citations 277

Authors

Eduardo Remor

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Abstract

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, alpha = .81, and test-retest, r = .73), validity (concurrent), and sensitivity. Additional data indicate adequate reliability (alpha = .82, test-retest, r = .77), validity, and sensitivity of a 10-item short version of the PSS.

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