Construct validity of the perceived stress scale (PSS-10) in a sample of early childhood teacher candidates

Abstract

OBJECT: The 10-item Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) is one of the most widely used psychological instruments for measuring stress perception in practice and research but has sparked some controversy regarding its factor structure. Further, no study has been conducted to date using a sample of Korean university students to test the reliability and validity of the PSS and the factorial structure of this instrument. Likewise, more data on the psychometric properties of the Korean version of the scale (K-PSS-10) are also needed. Hence, the purpose of the present study was to examine the construct validity of the K-PSS-10 among Korean university students. METHODS: A total of 250 university students currently attending the Department of Early Childhood Education (a four-year university curriculum) completed the K-PSS-10. The collected data were subjected to confirmatory factor analysis, which tested three alternative plausible models suggested by the extant literature: single factor, correlated two-factor and bifactor. RESULTS: The results indicated that the bifactor model best fit the data, with one general factor reflecting the overlap across all 10 items, and 2 additional specific factors representing perceived distress (6 negatively worded items) and perceived coping (4 positively worded items). Internal consistencies of the total scale and its two subscales were adequate (α > 0.70). CONCLUSIONS: The findings of this study support the use of the K-PSS-10 as a reliable and valid measure to assess perceived stress in a sample of early childhood teacher candidates.

Psychometric properties and correlates of Chinese version of Perceived Stress Scale (CPSS-10) in people with common mental disorders with different employment Statuses

“…In line with the findings of previous CFA studies ( Ezzati et al., 2013 ; Lee & Jeong, 2019 ; Leung et al., 2010 ; Maroufizadeh et al., 2014 ; Ng, 2013 ; Örücü & Demir, 2009 ; Wang et al., 2011 ), the present study demonstrated that the CPSS-10 had a better fit of indices for the two-factor structure model than the one-factor structure model in people with common mental disorders.…”

“…In line with the findings of previous CFA studies (Ezzati et al, 2013;Lee & Jeong, 2019;Leung et al, 2010;Maroufizadeh et al, 2014;Ng, 2013;€ Oru¨cu¨& Demir, 2009;Wang et al, 2011), the present study demonstrated that the CPSS-10 had a better fit of indices for the two-factor structure model than the one-factor structure model in people with common mental disorders. Consistent with previous findings on the correlation with symptom measures (Andreou et al, 2011;Leung et al, 2010;Maroufizadeh et al, 2014;Mills et al, 2017;Sun et al, 2019;Wang et al, 2011), the convergent and discriminant validities of the CPSS-10 were evidenced by the significant association with other outcome measures in an anticipatory direction, i.e.…”

Public Sector Workers’ Mental Health in Argentina: Comparative Psychometrics of the Perceived Stress Scale

“…The second component, coping [31], also known as "perceived self-efficacy," is defined as the set of cognitive and behavioral strategies necessary to manage stressful situations [21]. Recently, a bidimensional model (perceived distress and perceived coping) was confirmed in a sample of early childhood teacher candidates [32].…”

Perceived stress and wellbeing in Romanian teachers during the COVID‐19 pandemic: The intervening effects of job crafting and problem‐focused coping

“…Internal consistency in the current study was 0.87. This scale has been adapted into several languages and has been shown to have good measurement qualities (Lee & Jeong, 2019 ).…”