Factorial validation of the French scale for perceived stress in the workplace

This article aims to validate the factorial structure of the perceived stress scale (PSS10) within the French working population. The analyses conducted confirmed the presence of two distinct factors, interpreted in terms of perceived work overload and perceived personal efficacy. Both factors prese...

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Published inSanté publique (Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France) Vol. 21; no. 4; pp. 365 - 373
Main Authors Bellinghausen, Lisa, Collange, Julie, Botella, Marion, Emery, Jean-Luc, Albert, Eric
Format Journal Article
LanguageFrench
Published France 01.07.2009
Subjects
Adult
Chi-Square Distribution
Factor Analysis, Statistical
Female
France
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Psychometrics
Sampling Studies
Stress, Psychological - diagnosis
Workplace - psychology
France
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Summary:This article aims to validate the factorial structure of the perceived stress scale (PSS10) within the French working population. The analyses conducted confirmed the presence of two distinct factors, interpreted in terms of perceived work overload and perceived personal efficacy. Both factors presented good internal consistency and adequate validity of construct. The authors show and illustrate the predicted link between the two factors and the levels of anxiety and depression. Thus, the PSS 10 is a bi-dimensional scale with satisfactory psychometric proprieties. The results are discussed in the light of their theoretical and practical implications.
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ISSN:0995-3914