Perceived Stress Scale (PSS)

The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) is a globally used self-report scale that assesses perceived stress, and the extent to which participants find their lives unpredictable, uncontrollable and overloaded. Three versions of PSS (PSS-14, PSS-10 and PSS-4) are available which comprise 14, 10 and 4 items respectively.

In Generation R, the PSS-14 minus one item was assessed.

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  • Generation R

  • 2 years
    •   P1P1
    22 months - 47 months   From 2004-01-01 to 2008-12-31
    Mode of collection SelfAdministeredQuestionnaire
    Analysis unit Individual
    Instrument name Perceived Stress Scale (PSS)
    Measure name Perceived stress
    References
    Cohen, S. (1988). Perceived stress in a probability sample of the United States. In S. Spacapan & S. Oskamp (Eds.), The social psychology of health (pp. 31–67). Sage Publications, Inc. // Cohen, S., Kamarck, T., & Mermelstein, R. (1994). Perceived stress scale. Measuring stress: A guide for health and social scientists, 10(2), 1-2. URL: https://www.northottawawellnessfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/PerceivedStressScale.pdf.
    You can also access this dataset using the API (see API Docs).