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. 2019 Apr;24(5):628-639.
doi: 10.1177/1359105316684938. Epub 2017 Jan 5.

Reliability and validity of the Perceived Stress Scale-10 in Hispanic Americans with English or Spanish language preference

Sharon H Baik  1   2 , Rina S Fox  1   2 , Sarah D Mills  1   2 , Scott C Roesch  1   3 , Georgia Robins Sadler  1   2   4 , Elizabeth A Klonoff  1   3 , Vanessa L Malcarne  1   2   3
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Reliability and validity of the Perceived Stress Scale-10 in Hispanic Americans with English or Spanish language preference

Sharon H Baik et al. J Health Psychol. 2019 Apr.

Abstract

This study examined the psychometric properties of the Perceived Stress Scale-10 among 436 community-dwelling Hispanic Americans with English or Spanish language preference. Multigroup confirmatory factor analysis examined the factorial invariance of the Perceived Stress Scale-10 across language groups. Results supported a two-factor model (negative, positive) with equivalent response patterns and item intercepts but different factor covariances across languages. Internal consistency reliability of the Perceived Stress Scale-10 total and subscale scores was good in both language groups. Convergent validity was supported by expected relationships of Perceived Stress Scale-10 scores to measures of anxiety and depression. These results support the use of the Perceived Stress Scale-10 among Hispanic Americans.

Keywords: Hispanic; reliability; scale; stress; validation.

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