Concurrent validity of the malay version perceived stress scale (PSS-10)
- Author:
Sami AR Al-Dubai
;
Ankur Barua
;
Kurubaran Ganasegeran
;
Saad A Jadoo
;
Krishna G Rampal
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Malay;
Version;
Stress;
Medical;
Students;
Psychological Distress
- MeSH:
Stress, Psychological;
Students, Medical
- From:ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry
2014;15(1):8-13
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
This study aimed to assess the concurrent validity of the Malay version of the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) PSS-10 item. Methods: A crosssectional study was conducted among all students in a medical faculty in Malaysia. The questionnaire included three parts; socio-demographic correlates, PSS-10 and the validated Malay version of Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale-21 item (DASS-21). Spearman's correlation coefficient was used in the analysis. Stress subscale of DASS -21 correlated positively with the total score of PSS-10 (r= +0.50, p<0.001), positively with the negative subscale of PSS-10 (r=+0.36, p<0.001) and negatively with the positive subscale of PSS-10 (perceived coping) (r= -0.33, p<0.001). Conclusion: The Malay Version of PSS-10 has fair
correlation with the stress subscale of DASS-21. This confirmed the concurrent validity of this scale, which further strengthened the previous evidence that the
Malay version of PSS-10 was a valid tool to measure stress in Malaysian university students. ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry, Vol. 15 (1): January – June 2014: 8-13.
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