Development of the Brief Inventory of Perceived Stress

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Objectives: To provide a measure of perceived stress that is psychometrically superior to existing instruments and novel in dimensionality. Design: At 4-week intervals over 48 weeks, patients with multiple sclerosis (N = 138) completed 26 items from the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and the Perceived Stress Questionnaire (PSQ). Results: Extant factor analytic models of the PSS fit poorly. A new measure using nine PSS and PSQ items, the Brief Inventory of Perceived Stress (BIPS), demonstrated good fit, construct validity, and stability with 3 factors: Lack of Control, Pushed, and Conflict and Imposition. Conclusions: Items commonly used to measure perceived stress may have a more sophisticated underlying structure than previously thought. The BIPS's multidimensionality and longitudinal stability offer potential benefits in conceptualization and outcome prediction. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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Lehman, K. A., Burns, M. N., Gagen, E. C., & Mohr, D. C. (2012). Development of the Brief Inventory of Perceived Stress. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 68(6), 631–644. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.21843

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