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PSQ
Perceived Stress Questionnaire
Short abstract
The PSQ measures the actual subjective stress. In the normal version it consists of 30 items (7 subscales: Harassment, Overload, Irritability, Lack of Joy, Fatigue, Worries, Tension) and in the short version of 20 items (4 subscales: Worries, Tension, Joy and Demands). Reliability: Cronbach's alpha was at alpha = .80-.86. Similar values were obtained for the split-half reliability. Validity: Factors 1 and 2 (worries & tension) as well as the overall stress life correlated particularly high negative and factor 3 (joy) highly positive with the psychological domain of the WHO quality of life questionnaire. Factor 2 (tension) correlated highly negatively with the physical QOL dimension of the WHOQOL. The social support recorded by the social support questionnaire correlated negatively with the stress experience. The criterion validity was determined for n = 50 persons from the group of women with miscarriage, which were divided into those with a high and those with a low stress score. The group with a higher stress factor showed a higher immunological imbalance, characterized by a significantly higher incidence of tryptase-plus mast cells (TMC-Plus), CD8-Plus T cells and tumor necrosis factor alpha cells. Furthermore, improvements in the stress experience of psychosomatic patients undergoing inpatient treatment were observed over a period of five weeks. Norms : The standardization was performed on N = 650 persons between 17 and 79 years.
Older versions can be found:
- https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.351
- https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.2889
- https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.5138
Leibniz Institute for Psychology (ZPID). (2019). Open Test Archive: PSQ. Perceived Stress Questionnaire. Available at: https://www.testarchiv.eu/en/test/9004426
Citation
Fliege, H., Rose, M., Arck, P., Levenstein, S. & Klapp, B. F. (2009). PSQ. Perceived Stress Questionnaire [Verfahrensdokumentation, PSQ20-Skalenberechnung, PSQ20-Fragebogen Englisch, Deutsch, Deutsch (letzte 2 Jahre), PSQ30-Skalenberechnung, PSQ30-Fragebogen Englisch, Französisch, Deutsch, Italienisch und Spanisch]. In Leibniz-Institut für Psychologie (ZPID) (Hrsg.), Open Test Archive. Trier: ZPID.
https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.12937
Short information
Short Name PSQ
English Name Perceived Stress Questionnaire - German modified version
Authors Fliege, H., Rose, M., Arck, P., Levenstein, S., Klapp, B.F.
Published in Test archive 2009
Copyright/Licence Copyright Authors; CC-BY-NC-ND 3.0
Key words Life Experiences, Coping Behavior, Stress, Stress Management, Stress Reactions, Personality Development
Language versions deu eng spa fra ita
Construct Stress
Application age 17-79 years
Item number 30 items (PSQ-30), 20 items (PSQ-20)
Subscales (1) Harassment, (2) Overload, (3) Irritability, (4) Lack of Joy, (5) Fatigue, (6) Worries, (7) Tension; PSQ-20: (1) Worries, (2) , (3) , (4)
Application Time approx. 5 min.
Interpretation time No information.
Internal consistency: Cronbach's alpha = .80-.86. Split-half reliability: r (Guttmann) = .69-.86, r (Spearman-Brown) = .74-.88.
Findings on convergent and criterion-related validity, sensitivity to change
N = 650; Reference data: Means and standard deviations.
Applications Diagnostics, Research
There is no abstract in English available. Short information about the measure can be found under Overview. More can be found on the German pages.
There is no review in English available. Short information about the measure can be found under Overview. More can be found on the German pages.
First published in
Fliege, H., Rose, M., Arck, P., Levenstein, S. & Klapp, B. F. (2001). Validierung des "Perceived Stress Questionnaire" (PSQ) an einer deutschen Stichprobe. Diagnostica, 47 (3), 142-152. PSYNDEX Dok.-Nr. 0148449
Downloads
- Questionnaire PSQ20 (German) [PDF]
- Questionnaire PSQ20 - last 2 years (German) [PDF]
- Scale calculation of PSQ20 (German) [PDF]
- Questionnaire PSQ20 (English) [PDF]
- Questionnaire PSQ30 (German) [PDF]
- Scale calculation of PSQ30 (German) [PDF]
- Questionnaire PSQ30 (English) [PDF]
- Questionnaire PSQ30 (French) [PDF]
- Questionnaire PSQ30 (Italian) [PDF]
- Questionnaire PSQ30 - last month (Italian) [PDF]
- Questionnaire PSQ30 (Spanish) [PDF]
- Complete test description from PSYNDEX Tests (German) [HTML]
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Contact information
PD Dr. Herbert Fliege, Psychosoziale Beratungsstelle, Gesundheitsdienst, Auswärtiges Amt, Werderscher Markt 1, D-10117 Berlin
Prof. Dr. med. Matthias Rose, Klinikdirektor, Medizinische Klinik mit Schwerpunkt Psychosomatik, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, D-10117 Berlin
Dr. Susan Levenstein, Aventino Medical Group, Via Sant'Alberto Magno, 5, I-00153 Roma, Italien
Prof. Dr. Petra C. Arck, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Zentrum für Geburtshilfe, Kinder- und Jugendmedizin, Martinistrasse 52, D-20246 Hamburg