Reliability and validity of the 4-item perceived stress scale among pregnant women: Results from the OTIS antidepressants study

We aimed to estimate the reliability of the 4‐item Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and its validity in 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 Teratology Information S...

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Published in:Research in nursing & health 2012-08, Vol.35 (4), p.363-375
Main Authors: Karam, Fatiha, Bérard, Anick, Sheehy, Odile, Huneau, Marie-Claude, Briggs, Gerald, Chambers, Christina, Einarson, Adrienne, Johnson, Diana, Kao, Kelly, Koren, Gideon, Martin, Brigitte, Polifka, Janine E., Riordan, Sara H., Roth, Mark, Lavigne, Sharon Voyer, Wolfe, Lori
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
4-item perceived stress scale
Adult
Antidepressant drugs
Antidepressive Agents - therapeutic use
Biological and medical sciences
Cohort Studies
Depression, Postpartum - diagnosis
Depression, Postpartum - drug therapy
Depression, Postpartum - etiology
Depression, Postpartum - psychology
Female
Humans
Interviews as Topic
Maternal depression
maternal stress
Medical sciences
Mental depression
Miscellaneous
Mothers
Pregnancy
Pregnancy - psychology
Pregnant women
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Quality of life
Quality of Life - psychology
questionnaire validation
Reliability
Reproducibility of Results
Stress
Stress, Psychological - diagnosis
Stress, Psychological - etiology
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Summary:We aimed to estimate the reliability of the 4‐item Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and its validity in 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 Teratology Information Specialists Antidepressants in Pregnancy Cohort. The 4‐item PSS demonstrated acceptable internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha coefficient = .79), alternate forms stability reliability with the 10‐item PSS (Pearson correlation coefficient r = .63; p 
ISSN:0160-6891
1098-240X
DOI:10.1002/nur.21482