PERCEIVED STRESS SCALE

1. In the last month, how often have you been upset because of something that happened unexpectedly?

2. In the last month, how often have you felt that you were unable to control the important things in your life?

3. In the last month, how often have you felt nervous and “stressed”?

4. In the last month, how often have you dealt successfully with day to day problems and annoyances?

5. In the last month, how often have you felt that you were effectively coping with important changes that were occurring in your life?

6. In the last month, how often have you felt confident about your ability to handle your personal problems?

7. In the last month, how often have you felt that things were going your way?

8. In the last month, how often have you found that you could not cope with all the things that you had to do?

9. In the last month, how often have you been able to control irritations in your life?

10. In the last month, how often have you felt that you were on top of things?

11. In the last month, how often have you been angered because of things that happened that were outside of your control?

12. In the last month, how often have you found yourself thinking about things that you have to accomplish?

13. In the last month, how often have you been able to control the way you spend your time?

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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Other indicators of being over stressed or approaching burnout for me are:

Score of 0 -15: You are doing well.

Score of 16 - 25: Some attention needed, you may be a candidate.

Warning!

Score above 25 you may be a candidate.

More information

From: Cohen, S., Kamarck, T., & Mermelstein, R. (1983). A global measure of perceived stress. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 24, 385-396. PERCEIVED STRESS SCALE by Sheldon Cohen http://www.mindgarden.com/documents Cohen, S., Kamarck, T., & Mermelstein, R., "A Global Measure of Perceived Stress," in Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 24 (1983), 385-396. Full text here (pdf) Sheldon Cohen & Gail Williamson, "Perceived Stress in a Probability Sample of the United States," in Social Psychology of Health, ed. S. Spacapan & S. Oskamp (Sage, 1988). Full text here (pdf) More on Stress and Social Support at Sheldon Cohen's personal website at Carnegie Mellon University "...a psychometrically sound global measure of perceived stress could provide valuable additional information about the relationship between stress and pathology.... the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) [was] developed in response to these issues. The PSS measures the degree to which situations in one's life are appraised as stressful." -- Cohen, S., Kamarck, T., & Mermelstein, R., "A Global Measure of Perceived Stress"

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