Article
The Arabic Version of the Cohen Perceived Stress Scale: Factorial Validity and Measurement Invariance
brain sciences
(2021)
Abstract
Abstract: University students experience high levels of stress due to university transition, academic
commitments, and financial matters. Higher stress perceptions along with limited coping resources
endanger mental health for a considerable number of students and may ruin their performance. The
current study evaluated the psychometric properties of the Cohen Perceived Stress Scale (10 items),
PSS-10, in a sample of 379 female Emeriti students. Exploratory factor analysis resulted in two
factors with eigenvalues of 3.88 and 1.19, which explained 60.6% of the variance. Confirmatory factor
analysis revealed good model fits of two correlated factors (Comparative Fit Index (CFI) = 0.962,
Tucker–Lewis Index (TLI) = 0.950, standardized root-mean-square residual (SRMR) = 0.0479, and
root mean-square error of approximation (RMSEA) = 0.067). Internal consistency of the PSS-10 and
its positive and negative subscales was acceptable (coefficient ↵ = 0.67, 0.79, and 0.86, respectively).
Multigroup analysis revealed that the PSS-10 holds invariance across different groups of age, marital
status, and financial status (average monthly expenditure). Convergent and concurrent validity tests
signify the importance of considering scores of subscales of the PSS-10 along with its total score.
Keywords
- Keywords: Cohen Perceived Stress Scale; depression; life satisfaction; university students; exploratory factor analysis; confirmatory factor analysis; measurement invariance; psychometric; validity; reliability; United Arab Emirates
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Publication Date
2021
Citation Information
Haleama Al Sabbah. "The Arabic Version of the Cohen Perceived Stress Scale: Factorial Validity and Measurement Invariance" brain sciences (2021) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/haleama-alsabbah/30/