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1、Perceived Stress ScaleThe Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) is a classic stress assessment instrument. This tool, while originally developed in 1983, remains a popular choice for helping us understand how different situations affect our feelings and our perceived stress. The questions in this scale ask a
2、bout your feelings and thoughts during the last month. In each case, you will be asked to indicate how often you felt or thought a certain way. Although some of the questions are similar, there are differences between them and you should treat each one as a separate question. The best approach is to
3、 answer fairly quickly. That is, dont try to count up the number of times you felt a particular way; rather indicate the alternative that seems like a reasonable estimate. For each question choose from the following alternatives: 0 - never 1 - almost never 2 - sometimes 3 - fairly often 4 - very oft
4、en _ 1. In the last month, how often have you been upset because of something that happened unexpectedly? _ 2. In the last month, how often have you felt that you were unable to control the important things in your life? _ 3. In the last month, how often have you felt nervous and stressed? _ 4. In t
5、he last month, how often have you felt confident about your ability to handle your personal problems? _ 5. In the last month, how often have you felt that things were going your way? _ 6. In the last month, how often have you found that you could not cope with all the things that you had to do? _ 7.
6、 In the last month, how often have you been able to control irritations in your life? _ 8. In the last month, how often have you felt that you were on top of things? _ 9. In the last month, how often have you been angered because of things that happened that were outside of your control? _ 10. In th
7、e last month, how often have you felt difficulties were piling up so high that you could not overcome them? Figuring your PSS score: You can determine your PSS score by following these directions: First, reverse your scores for questions 4, 5, 7, & 8. On these 4 questions, change the scores like thi
8、s: 0 = 4, 1 = 3, 2 = 2, 3 = 1, 4 = 0. Now add up your scores for each item to get a total. My total score is _. Individual scores on the PSS can range from 0 to 40 with higher scores indicating higher perceived stress. Scores ranging from 0-13 would be considered low stress. Scores ranging from 14-2
9、6 would be considered moderate stress. Scores ranging from 27-40 would be considered high perceived stress. The Perceived Stress Scale is interesting and important because your perception of what is happening in your life is most important. Consider the idea that two students, John and Dan, could ha
10、ve the exact same events and experiences in their lives for the past month. Depending on their perception, Johns total score could put him in the low stress category and Dans total score could put him in the high stress category. Consider the words of Ralph Waldo Emerson, “Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.”
