TY - JOUR
T1 - Reliability and validity of the 4-item perceived stress scale among pregnant women
T2 - Results from the OTIS antidepressants study
AU - Karam, Fatiha
AU - Bérard, Anick
AU - Sheehy, Odile
AU - Huneau, Marie Claude
AU - Briggs, Gerald
AU - Chambers, Christina
AU - Einarson, Adrienne
AU - Johnson, Diana
AU - Kao, Kelly
AU - Koren, Gideon
AU - Martin, Brigitte
AU - Polifka, Janine E.
AU - Riordan, Sara H.
AU - Roth, Mark
AU - Lavigne, Sharon Voyer
AU - Wolfe, Lori
AU - Braddock, Stephen
AU - Quinn, Dee
AU - Jones, Kenneth Lyons
AU - Lamm, Steve
AU - Miller, Richard
AU - Romeo, Al
AU - Soldin, Offie P.
AU - Wisner, Katherine
PY - 2012/8
Y1 - 2012/8
N2 - We aimed to estimate the reliability of the 4-item Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and its validity predicting maternal depression and quality of life (QoL). Data regarding stress, depression and QoL were collected during pregnancy among a sub-sample from the Organization of Teratologyformation Specialists Antidepressants Pregnancy Cohort. The 4-item PSS demonstrated acceptableternal consistency (Cronbach's alpha coefficient=.79), alternate forms stability reliability with the 10-item PSS (Pearson correlation coefficient r=.63; p<.001), convergent validity with the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (r=.67; p<.001), and concurrent validity with the mental health component of the Short-Form-12 (r=-.62; p<.001) as a measure of QoL. The 4-item PSS is a valid and useful tool for assessing maternal stress during pregnancy.
AB - We aimed to estimate the reliability of the 4-item Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and its validity predicting maternal depression and quality of life (QoL). Data regarding stress, depression and QoL were collected during pregnancy among a sub-sample from the Organization of Teratologyformation Specialists Antidepressants Pregnancy Cohort. The 4-item PSS demonstrated acceptableternal consistency (Cronbach's alpha coefficient=.79), alternate forms stability reliability with the 10-item PSS (Pearson correlation coefficient r=.63; p<.001), convergent validity with the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (r=.67; p<.001), and concurrent validity with the mental health component of the Short-Form-12 (r=-.62; p<.001) as a measure of QoL. The 4-item PSS is a valid and useful tool for assessing maternal stress during pregnancy.
KW - 4-item perceived stress scale
KW - Maternal stress
KW - Pregnancy
KW - Questionnaire validation
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U2 - 10.1002/nur.21482
DO - 10.1002/nur.21482
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C2 - 22511354
AN - SCOPUS:84863856850
SN - 0160-6891
VL - 35
SP - 363
EP - 375
JO - Research in Nursing and Health
JF - Research in Nursing and Health
IS - 4
ER -