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The Perceived Stress Scale 2&2: a two-factorial German short version of the Perceived Stress Scale

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2023
BackgroundStress is among the leading causes for diseases. The assessment of subjectively perceived stress is essential for resilience research. While the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) is a widely used questionnaire, a German short version of the scale is
Sarah K. Schäfer, Sarah K. Schäfer, Lisa von Boros, Anja S. Göritz, Sophie Baumann, Michèle Wessa, Michèle Wessa, Oliver Tüscher, Oliver Tüscher, Oliver Tüscher, Klaus Lieb, Klaus Lieb, Anne Möhring   +12 more
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Exploring Factors Associated with Gender Differences in Perceived Stress among Adults with Higher Body Weight in the United States—A Cross-Sectional Analysis

Obesities, 2023
This study aimed to explore factors associated with perceived stress in adults with higher body sizes. An analysis of data from participants who self-reported higher body weight was conducted (n = 1716). The mean (standard deviation) age was 55.92 (15.94)
Nadeeja N. Wijayatunga, Joseph D. Wellman, Kevin Tomasko   +2 more
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The relative importance of work-related and non-work-related stressors and perceived social support on global perceived stress in a cross-sectional population-based sample

BMC Public Health, 2021
Background High levels of perceived stress have a negative bearing on health and well-being, and stress is a major public health issue. According to the Stress Process Model, stressors are socially patterned and combine to produce strain.
Jes Bak Sørensen, Mathias Lasgaard, Morten Vejs Willert, Finn Breinholt Larsen   +3 more
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How Do Specific Social Supports (Family, Friend, and Specialist) Reduce Stress in Patients With Substance Use Disorders: A Multiple Mediation Analysis

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2021
Perceived social support has been found to reduce the stress of individuals who suffer from substance use disorders. However, the mediating effects of resilience and affect balance in the relationships between specific social supports (family, friend ...
Chunyu Yang, Mengfan Xia, Tianshu Li, You Zhou   +3 more
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Perceived stress as a risk factor of unemployment: a register-based cohort study

BMC Public Health, 2018
Background Although unemployment and high levels of perceived stress have been associated in cross-sectional studies, the direction of causation is unknown.
Maiken Holm Mæhlisen, Alexander Arndt Pasgaard, Rikke Nørmark Mortensen, Henrik Vardinghus-Nielsen, Christian Torp-Pedersen, Henrik Bøggild   +5 more
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The mediating effect of psychological capital on the relationship between psychological stress and distress among chinese nursing students: a cross-sectional study

BMC Nursing, 2022
Background With the COVID-19 outbreak in China, the Chinese government took measures to prevent and control the spread of the virus. In-person teaching was replaced by distance learning, which was an unknown challenge for students.
Feifei Sun, Aiqing Wang, Jiaomei Xue, Jing Su, Chuanfen Hu, Qinghua Lu   +5 more
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Epidemic Risk Perception, Perceived Stress, and Mental Health During COVID-19 Pandemic: A Moderated Mediating Model

Frontiers in Psychology, 2021
The aim of the present study was to investigate relationships among epidemic risk perception, perceived stress, mental health (depression and anxiety), future time perspective, and confidence in society during the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19 ...
Xiaobao Li, Xiaobao Li, Xiaobao Li, Houchao Lyu, Houchao Lyu, Houchao Lyu   +5 more
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Associations between perceived stress, socioeconomic status, and health-risk behaviour in deprived neighbourhoods in Denmark: a cross-sectional study

BMC Public Health, 2018
Background Previous studies have found that residents of deprived neighbourhoods have an increased risk of perceived stress compared to residents with similar sociodemographic and socioeconomic characteristics in non-deprived neighbourhoods. While stress
Maria Holst Algren, Ola Ekholm, Line Nielsen, Annette Kjær Ersbøll, Carsten Kronborg Bak, Pernille Tanggaard Andersen   +5 more
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Stress and the brain: Emotional support mediates the association between myelination in the right supramarginal gyrus and perceived chronic stress

Neurobiology of Stress, 2023
Perceived stress, which refers to people's evaluation of a stressful event and their ability to cope with it, has emerged as a stable predictor for physical and mental health outcomes.
Yiqun Guo, Huimin Wu, Debo Dong, Feng Zhou, Zhangyong Li, Le Zhao, Zhiliang Long   +6 more
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Validation of Perceived Stress Scale-10 Among Greek Middle Adolescents: Associations Between Stressful Life Events and Perceived Stress

Social Sciences
Stress significantly impacts adolescents’ health. Therefore, its measurement is of critical importance. This study aims to assess the psychometric properties of a Greek adolescent version of PSS-10 among middle adolescents.
Ntina Kourmousi, Kalliopi Kounenou, Christos Pezirkianidis, Antonios Kalamatianos, George P. Chrousos   +4 more
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