Psychometric evaluation of the Greek version of Perceived Stress Scale
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| Year of publication | 2009 |
| Type | R&D Presentation |
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| Description | The purpose of the study was to investigate the applicability of the Greek version of the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS). PSS (Cohen, Kamarck, & Mermelstein, 1983) is a general appraisal instrument that measures the degree to which situations in one s life are appraised as stressful. Two hundred and twenty eight teachers (all volunteers: 181 females, 47 males, mean age=39,58) in Northern Greece, filled in the Greek translation of the PSS. The alpha coefficient for the Greek version of PSS was found as a= 0,83 while one hundred and one subjects (88fem., 13males, mean age 39,91) were retested within three to four weeks time to provide stability / reliability over time (Correlation between forms (tests) = 0,66 ). Last but not least, factor analysis of the PSS showed that the scale consisted of two factors: Perceived Helplessness factor and Perceived Self-efficacy as the original En version of the scale. In general, the data indicated that the PSS provides a reliable and valid measure of perceived stress for a Greek sample. The findings provide to the Greek mental health specialists with a new validated tool on the field of stress research and practice. |
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