Chinese Perceived Stress Scale – Chinese Version

Description

Psychological stress refers to the confusion or threat that various stimulating events and adverse factors in life create for individuals on a psychological level, manifested as mental and physical tension and discomfort. Stress is an inevitable phenomenon that has emerged alongside the development of modern society.

Authors and Contact Email

The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) was developed by American scholars Cohen et al. The Chinese version was adapted by Yang Tingzhong et al. in 2003. Contact email information not available.

Purpose

The scale is used to assess an individual’s perceived level of stress.

Test Year

2003

Administration Method and Scoring

The scale consists of 14 items and uses a Likert 5-point scoring method (“Never” to “Always”) assigned values from 0 to 4. The total score ranges from 0 to 56, with higher scores indicating higher levels of perceived stress.

Reliability and Validity

The overall Cronbach’s α coefficient of the scale is 0.78.

Factors and Subscales

The scale includes two dimensions:
– 紧张感 (Tension)
– 失控感 (Loss of Control)

Keywords

Perceived Stress, Psychological Stress, Scale, Chinese Version

Items in Chinese

1. 一些无法预期的事情发生而感到心烦意乱
2. 感觉无法控制自己生活中重要的事情
3. 感到紧张不安和压力
4. 成功地处理恼人的生活麻烦
5. 感到自己能有效地处理生活中所发生的重要改变
6. 对于有能力处理自己私人的问题感到很有信心
7. 感到事情顺心如意
8. 发现自己无法处理所有自己必须做的事情
9. 有办法控制生活中恼人的事情
10. 常觉得自己是驾驭事情的主人
11. 常生气，因为很多事情的发生是超出自己所能控制的
12. 经常想到有些事情是自己必须完成的
13. 常能掌握时间的安排方式
14. 常感到困难的事情堆积如山，而自己无法克服它们

Items in English

1. Feel upset by some unexpected events.
2. Feel unable to control important things in my life.
3. Feel tense and anxious.
4. Successfully handle annoying life problems.
5. Feel I can effectively manage important changes in my life.
6. Feel confident in my ability to handle my personal problems.
7. Feel that things are going my way.
8. Find it hard to cope with all the things I have to do.
9. Have the ability to control annoying things in my life.
10. Often feel like I am in charge of my life.
11. Often get angry because things are beyond my control.
12. Often think about the things that I must accomplish.
13. Often able to organize my time effectively.
14. Often feel overwhelmed by all I have to do and cannot overcome them.

References

Cohen, S., et al. (information not available)
Yang Tingzhong, et al. (2003)