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The perceived stress scale (PSS): normative data and factor structure for a large-scale sample in Mexico

González-Ramírez, Mónica Teresa, Rodríguez-Ayán, María Noel, Hernández, René Landero·2013·The Spanish Journal of Psychology

Abstract

One of the most widely used scales for the evaluation of stress is the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), and it has been adapted into different languages. However, few studies have presented normative data from large samples, and there do not appear to be any studies of the PSS that provide normative data based on large samples for Mexico. Thus, the goal of this study was to provide normative data regarding gender and different age groups for a sample of 1990 Mexican subjects to validate the factor structure of the construct for this sample. The analysis of the 10- and 14-item versions of the PSS revealed that the scale had adequate reliability and that the factor structure was consistent with previous studies. With respect to the normative data, the means of the different groups ranged from 20.93 to 25.63 for the PSS14 and from 14.52 to 17.73 for the PSS10. We propose that scores within one standard deviation of these means be used as reference values for each group.

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Authors
González-Ramírez, M. T., Rodríguez-Ayán, M. N., & Hernández, R. L.
Affiliations
Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (MX)
Venue
The Spanish Journal of Psychology
Published
2013
Volume
16
Pages
E47-E47
ISSN
  • 1138-7416 (ISSN-L)
  • 1988-2904
OpenAlex
W2153361959
Cited by
91
References
26
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FWCI
4.10
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • The Spanish Journal of Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Health and Well-being Studies
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
Keywords
Perceived Stress Scale, perceived stress, reference values, factor structure, psychometric validation, gender differences, age differences, Mexican population, PSS-10, PSS-14
MeSH terms
Adult, Factor Analysis, Statistical, Female, Humans, Male, Mexico, Middle Aged, Psychometrics, Surveys and Questionnaires, Reference Values, Stress, Psychological, Reproducibility of Results, Multivariate Analysis, Linear Models, Young Adult

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