Psychometric testing of the 10-item perceived stress scale for Chinese nurses

Nurses bear a lot of stressors at work. The 10-item Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) is a widely used self-reported scale for measuring the global perception of stress. However, there is a lack of use of the PSS-10 in Chinese nurses. This study aimed to test the psychometric properties of the PSS-10...

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Published in:BMC nursing 2023-11, Vol.22 (1), p.430-10, Article 430
Main Authors: Du, Xiaoyu, Liu, Xiqin, Zhao, Yajun, Wang, Song
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Anxiety
Care and treatment
Chinese nurses
Diagnosis
Health aspects
Job performance
Likert scale
Mental depression
Mental disorders
Nurses
Nursing
Perceived Stress Scale
Perceptions
Personality
Psychological aspects
Psychometrics
Quantitative psychology
Reliability
Social aspects
Sociodemographics
Stress
Stress (Psychology)
Validity
Working hours
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Summary:Nurses bear a lot of stressors at work. The 10-item Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) is a widely used self-reported scale for measuring the global perception of stress. However, there is a lack of use of the PSS-10 in Chinese nurses. This study aimed to test the psychometric properties of the PSS-10 among Chinese nurses. A total of 708 Chinese nurses completed the PSS-10, the Big Five Inventory (BFI), and the Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS). Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) tested the factor structure of the PSS-10. Cronbach's α and test-retest correlation examined the scale reliability. Pearson correlation and hierarchical regression analyses tested the convergent, discriminant and criterion validity of the PSS-10. CFA revealed that a two-factor model fits the structure of the PSS-10 in Chinese nurses (χ /df = 6.25, p 
ISSN:1472-6955
1472-6955
DOI:10.1186/s12912-023-01602-4