Validation of a Greek version of PSS-14; A global measure of perceived stress

Central European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 104-109

  Katsarou, Alexia ^a   Panagiotakos, Demosthenes ^b   Zafeiropoulou, Aggeliki ^a   Vryonis, Marios ^a   Ioannis Skoularigis, ^a   Filippos Tryposkiadis, ^a   Papageorgiou, Charalabos ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^b HAROKOPIO UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

^c NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Greece; PSS 14; Stress; Validation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864207818     PISSN: 12107778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a3698     Document Type: Article

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