Assessment of Occupational Stress using Punjabi Version of Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) in Punjabi Population
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical and Health Sciences - Year 2014, Vol 3, Issue 3
Abstract
Background: The occurrence of occupation related stress is being increasingly reported now days. The perceived stress scale (PSS-10) is the most commonly used psychological instrument to measure perceived stress. Aim: The aim of the study was to develop and translate the PSS-10 in Punjabi language and assess its psychometric properties in the study population. Methodology: The cross-sectional study was conducted on a sample population of 100. The translated Punjabi PSS-10 and the original English version were randomly given to the participants. Results: The internal consistency reliability, test-retest reliability and correlation between the Punjabi and English version of the PSS-10 were assessed using Cronbach‟s alpha coefficient and Spearman‟s correlation coefficient respectively. For assessing the validity of translation, Kappa coefficient for intra-rater reliability was used. The test retest – reliability(ICC) after 3 weeks was 0.935.The sample adequacy was assessed by the KaiserMeyer-Olkin was 0.733 (KMO. p<0.05 was considered to be statistically significant. The mean ± SD of Punjabi PSS-10 score was 22.29±3.69, with Cronbach‟s alpha coefficient value to be (0.98) of the scale. The mean PSS score was higher in housewives followed by assistant professors, organization employees, business owners, academic administrators, graduate students and research scholars. Inter-rater reliability was measured using Cohen‟s kappa coefficient. All the items ranged between (0.746- 0.891), were found to have a significant κ, demonstrating a strong agreement between items of two PSS-10 versions. Conclusion: The Punjabi version of PSS-10 demonstrated satisfactory psychometric properties and its further use in research and psychology related practices is recommended.
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Jasmine Kaur Chawla, Shweta Shenoy, Jaspal Singh Sandhu
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