Evaluation of Psychometric Properties of the Arabic Version of PSS Stress Measuring Scale in the Moroccan Population

Abstract

This study was conducted to examine the psychometric properties of the classic Arabic version of the 10-item Perceived Stress Scale (PSS10) in a large sample of Moroccan population. A cross-sectional survey was yielded between December 2013 and January 2014 following an accidental sampling. Individuals aged above 18, from different socioeconomic categories, were invited to take part in the study. The participants had completed a questionnaire including the classic Arabic versions of PSS10. Two data collection methods involving the paper questionnaire (PQ) and an electronic questionnaire (EQ) were solicited. The psychometric properties of PSS10 were examined by internal consistency, test-retest reliability, convergent validity, and factorial structure. A total of 1,099 individuals have participated in the study. Internal consistencies of the classic Arabic PSS10 for both of PQ and EQ were respectively α = 0.72 and α = 0.85; the test-retest reliability score was 0.91. In both of PQ and EQ, PSS10 scores were higher among females (p < .01), and were positively and significantly correlated with the DASS21 subscales. The principal component analysis provided a two-factor structure. The percentages of variance explained by the two factors were 55.58 for EQ and 54.61 for PQ. The classic Arabic version of the PSS10 showed satisfactory psychometric properties in both data collection methods.

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Psychometric properties of the perceived stress scale (pss‐10) with breast cancer patients

“…The psychometric properties of the PSS‐10 have been widely studied worldwide, including different populations from Asia (Anwer et al., 2020 ; Chen et al., 2021 ; Dao‐Tran et al., 2017 ; Huang et al., 2020 ; Islam, 2020 ; Kaya et al., 2019 ; Lu et al., 2017 ; Ng, 2013 ; Park & Colvin, 2019 ; Wang et al., 2011 ), Africa (Ben Loubir et al., 2014 ; Makhubela, 2020 ; Manzar et al., 2019 ), Latin America (González‐Ramírez et al., 2013 ; Reyna et al., 2019 ; Ruisoto et al., 2020 ; Soares et al., 2018 ), and the USA (Cohen & Williamson, 1988 ; Ezzati et al., 2014 ; Roberti et al., 2006 ; Smith & Emerson, 2014 ; Smith et al., 2014 ). In Europe, studies have been carried out with populations from Greece (Andreou et al., 2011 ), Italy (Mondo et al., 2021 ), Germany (Bastianon et al., 2020 ; Klein et al., 2016 ; Reis et al., 2019 ), Czechoslovakia (Figalová & Charvát, 2021 ), Slovakia (Ráczová et al., 2018 ), and Spain (Pedrero‐Pérez et al., 2015 ; Remor, 2006 ).…”

Reliability and validity of the Perceived Stress Scale in Bangladesh

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“…The PSS has three versions with 14, 10 and 4 items, among which the 10-item version (i.e., PSS-10) demonstrates superior psychometric properties and is recommended by the original authors [ 10 ]. Across different populations, the PSS-10 demonstrates a stable two-factor structure [ 5 , 8 , 9 ]. The first factor has often been termed perceived helplessness , general distress , or negative perception , while the second factor has been termed perceived self-efficacy , ability to cope , or positive perception [ 4 , 6 , 11 ].…”

“…The present study, therefore, was designed to assess the reliability, validity and factor structure among the general population in Bangladesh. Based on the available evidence on the psychometric properties of the PSS-10 in other contexts and population groups across the world, including Bangladesh [ 5 , 8 , 9 , 13 , 18 ], it is hypothesized that the Bengali PSS-10 will demonstrate a two-factor structure as well as adequate reliability and validity in a sample of the Bangladeshi general population.…”