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Perceived Stress Scale – PSS-14
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1. In the last month‚ how often have you been upset because of something that happened unexpectedly?
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2. In the last month‚ how often have you felt that you were unable to control the important things in your life?
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3. In the last month‚ how often have you felt nervous and “stressed”?
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4. In the last month‚ how often have you dealt successfully with day to day problems and annoyances
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5. In the last month‚ how often have you felt that you were effectively coping with important changes that were occurring in your life?
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6. In the last month‚ how often have you felt confident about your ability to handle your personal problems?
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7. In the last month‚ how often have you felt that things were going your way?
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8. In the last month‚ how often have you found that you could not cope with all the things that you had to do?
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9. In the last month‚ how often have you been able to control irritations in your life?
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10. In the last month‚ how often have you felt that you were on top of things?
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11. In the last month‚ how often have you been angered because of things that were outside your control?
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12. In the last month‚ how often have you found yourself thinking about things that you have to accomplish
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13. In the last month‚ how often have you been able to control the way you spend your time
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14. In the last month‚ how often have you felt difficulties were piling up so high that you could not overcome them?
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Cohen‚ S.‚ Kamarck‚ T.‚ Mermelstein‚ R. (1983). A global measure of perceived stress. Journal of Health and Social Behavior‚ 24‚ 385-396. Link to full-text (pdf)
Cohen‚ S.‚ & Williamson‚ G. (1988). Perceived stress in a probability sample of the United States. In S. Spacapam & S. Oskamp (Eds.)‚ The social psychology of health: Claremont Symposium on applied social psychology. Newbury Park‚ CA: Sage. Link to full-text (pdf)
Cite this article
mohammad looti (2026). Perceived Stress Scale 14 item. PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES. Retrieved from https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/perceived-stress-scale-14-item/
mohammad looti. "Perceived Stress Scale 14 item." PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES, 19 Apr. 2026, https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/perceived-stress-scale-14-item/.
mohammad looti. "Perceived Stress Scale 14 item." PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES, 2026. https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/perceived-stress-scale-14-item/.
mohammad looti (2026) 'Perceived Stress Scale 14 item', PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES. Available at: https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/perceived-stress-scale-14-item/.
[1] mohammad looti, "Perceived Stress Scale 14 item," PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES, vol. X, no. Y, ص Z-Z, April, 2026.
mohammad looti. Perceived Stress Scale 14 item. PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES. 2026;vol(issue):pages.