Perceived Stress Scale

Instructions: The questions in this scale ask you about your feelings and thoughts during the last month.

In each case, please indicate with a check how often you felt or thought a certain way.

Question 1

In the last month, how often have you been upset because of something that happened unexpectedly?
 
Never Almost never Sometimes
Fairly often Very often

Question 2

In the last month, how often have you felt that you were unable to control the important things in your life?
 
Never Almost never Sometimes
Fairly often Very often

Question 3

In the last month, how often have you felt nervous and "stressed"?
 
Never Almost never Sometimes
Fairly often Very often

Question 4

In the last month, how often have you felt confident about your ability to handle your personal problems?
 
Never Almost never Sometimes
Fairly often Very often

Question 5

In the last month, how often have you felt that things were going your way?
 
Never Almost never Sometimes
Fairly often Very often

Question 6

In the last month, how often have you found that you could not cope with all the things you had to do?
 
Never Almost never Sometimes
Fairly often Very often

Question 7

In the last month, how often have you been able to control irritations in your life?
 
Never Almost never Sometimes
Fairly often Very often

Question 8

In the last month, how often have you felt that you were on top of things?
 
Never Almost never Sometimes
Fairly often Very often

Question 9

In the last month, how often have you been angered because of things that were outside of your control?
 
Never Almost never Sometimes
Fairly often Very often

Question 10

In the last month, how often have you felt difficulties were piling up so high that you could not overcome them?
 
Never Almost never Sometimes
Fairly often Very often


Confirm and Calculate

Please review your answers to check that they are accurate. When you are happy that they are correct please click the calculate button below. To clear your results choose the clear button. Go to question 1.
 
      
 


Stress scale designed and developed by John D & Catherine T MacArthur. Research Network on Socioeconomic Status and Health.