Reliability and validity of the Perceived Stress Scale-10 in Hispanic Americans with English or Spanish language preference. (April 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Baik, Sharon H; Fox, Rina S; Mills, Sarah D; Roesch, Scott C; Sadler, Georgia Robins; Klonoff, Elizabeth A; Malcarne, Vanessa L
• Is Part Of: Journal of health psychology. Volume 24:Number 5(2019)
• Page Start: 628
• Page End: 639
• Publication Date: 2019-04
• Subjects: Hispanic -- reliability -- scale -- stress -- validation; Clinical health psychology -- Periodicals; 613.019
• DOI: 10.1177/1359105316684938
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1359-1053

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.