Validation of a Greek version of PSS-14; a global measure of perceived stress
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AIM: To evaluate validity of the Greek version of a global measure of perceived stress PSS-14 (Perceived Stress Scale - 14 item). MATERIALS AND METHODS: The original PSS-14 (theoretical range 0-56) was translated into Greek and then back-translated. One hundred men and women (39 +/- 10 years old, 40 men) participated in the validation process. Firstly, participants completed the Greek PSS-14 and, then they were interviewed by a psychologist specializing in stress management. Cronbach's alpha (a) evaluated internal consistency of the measurement, whereas Kendall's tau-b and Bland & Altman methods assessed consistency with the clinical evaluation. Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor analyses were conducted to reveal hidden factors within the data and to confirm the two-dimensional character of the scale. RESULTS: Mean (SD) PSS-14 score was 25(7.9). Strong internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = 0.847) as well as moderate-to-good concordance between clinical assessment and PSS-14 (Kendall's tau-b = 0.43, p < 0.01) were observed. Two factors were extracted. Factor one explained 34.7% of variability and was heavily laden by positive items, and factor two that explained 10.6% of the variability by negative items. Confirmatory factor analysis revealed that the model with 2 factors had chi-square equal to 241.23 (p < 0.001), absolute fix indexes were good (i.e. GFI = 0.733, AGFI = 0.529), and incremental fix indexes were also adequate (i.e. NFI = 0.89 and CFI = 0.92). CONCLUSION: The developed Greek version of PSS-14 seems to be a valid instrument for the assessment of perceived stress in the Greek adult population living in urban areas; a finding that supports its local use in research settings as an evaluation tool measuring perceived stress, mainly as a risk factor but without diagnostic properties.
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- Katsarou, A., Panagiotakos, D., Zafeiropoulou, A., Vryonis, M., Skoularigis, I., Tryposkiadis, F., & Papageorgiou, C.
- Affiliations
- University of Thessaly (GR)
- Harokopio University of Athens (GR)
- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (GR)
- Corresponding author
- Katsarou, Alexia
- Venue
- Central European Journal of Public Health
- Published
- 2012-06-01
- Volume
- 20
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 104-109
- ISSN
- 1210-7778 (ISSN-L)
- 1803-1048
- OpenAlex
- W2161166584
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- Topics
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
- Social Sciences › Education › Health Education and Validation
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Keywords
- Perceived Stress Scale, PSS-14, perceived stress, Greek translation, psychometric validation, cross-cultural adaptation, internal consistency, factor structure, stress measurement
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Female, Greece, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Perception, Psychometrics, Surveys and Questionnaires, Socioeconomic Factors, Stress, Psychological, Reproducibility of Results
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