Measuring stress in Australia: validation of the perceived stress scale (PSS-14) in a national sample

Autor: Pedro H. Ribeiro Santiago, Tine Nielsen, Lisa Gaye Smithers, Rachel Roberts, Lisa Jamieson
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 1-16 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1477-7525
DOI: 10.1186/s12955-020-01343-x
Popis: Abstract Background In Australia, the stress levels have increased over the years, impacting on the physical and mental health of the general population. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the validity and reliability of the PSS-14 in an Australian population. Methods The PSS-14 was applied to a large national sample comprising 3857 Australians in the population-based cross-sectional study Australia’s National Survey of Adult Oral Health 2004–2006. The psychometric properties analyzed with the Rasch model and Graphical Log-linear Rasch models were: model fit, item fit, local dependence, differential item functioning, unidimensionality, reliability, targeting and criterion validity. Results The PSS-14 did not fit the pure RM (χ2 (55) = 3828.3, p =
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