Title of article :
CONCURRENT VALIDITY OF THE MALAY VERSION OF PERCEIVED STRESS SCALE (PSS-10)
Author/Authors :
Al-Dubai, Sami AR International Medical University (IMU) - Department of Community Medicine, Malaysia , Barua, Ankur International Medical University (IMU) - Department of Community Medicine, Malaysia , Ganasegeran, Kurubaran Management and Science University (MSU) - International Medical School, Malaysia , Jadoo, Saad A United Nations University - International Institute for Global Health(UNU-IIGH), UKM Medical Center, Malaysia , Rampal, Krishna G Perdana University - Graduate School of Medicine, Malaysia
Abstract :
This study aimed to assess the concurrent validity of the Malay version of the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) PSS-10 item. Methods: A crosssectional study was conducted among all students in a medical faculty in Malaysia. The questionnaire included three parts; socio-demographic correlates, PSS-10 and the validated Malay version of Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale- 21 item (DASS-21). Spearman s correlation coefficient was used in the analysis. Results: Stress subscale of DASS -21 correlated positively with the total score of PSS-10 (r= +0.50, p 0.001), positively with the negative subscale of PSS-10 (r= +0.36, p 0.001) and negatively with the positive subscale of PSS-10 (perceived coping) (r= -0.33, p 0.001). Conclusion: The Malay Version of PSS-10 has fair correlation with the stress subscale of DASS-21. This confirmed the concurrent validity of this scale, which further strengthened the previous evidence that the Malay version of PSS-10 was a valid tool to measure stress in Malaysian university students
Keywords :
Malay , Version , Stress , Medical , Students , Psychological Distress
Journal title :
ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry
Journal title :
ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry
