The construct validity of the Perceived Stress Scale

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 84, Issue , 2016, Pages 22-30

  Nielsen, Marie Germund ^a   Ørnbøl, Eva ^b   Vestergaard, Mogens ^a   Bech, Per ^c   Larsen, Finn Breinholt ^d   Lasgaard, Mathias ^d,e   Christensen, Kaj Sparle ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

^d Public Health and Quality Improvement   (Denmark)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Construct validity; Dimensionality; Perceived Stress Scale; Rasch model; Stress

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; PERCEIVED STRESS SCALE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RASCH ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; THEORETICAL MODEL; ADULT; AGED; DENMARK; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARDS;

ADULT; AGED; DENMARK; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84961878087     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: 18791360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2016.03.009     Document Type: Article

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