Perceived Stress Scale, PSS-14 Test - the question form
Questions: 14 · 3 minutes
1. How often in the last month have you been upset because something happened unexpectedly?
1 – Never
2 – Almost never
3 – Sometimes
4 – Fairly often
5 – Very often
2. How often have you felt that you were unable to control important things in your life?
1 – Never
2 – Almost never
3 – Sometimes
4 – Fairly often
5 – Very often
3. How often have you felt nervous and stressed?
1 – Never
2 – Almost never
3 – Sometimes
4 – Fairly often
5 – Very often
4. How often have you felt that you were effectively coping with important changes that were happening in your life?
1 – Never
2 – Almost never
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Very often
5. How often have you felt that you were effectively coping with important changes that were happening in your life?
1 – Never
2 – Almost never
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Very often
6. How often have you felt confident about your ability to handle your personal problems?
1 – Never
2 – Almost never
3 – Sometimes
4 – Fairly often
5 – Very often
7. How often have you felt that things were going your way?
1 - Never
2 - Almost never
3 - Sometimes
4 - Often
5 - Very often
8. How often have you found that you could not cope with all the things that you had to do?
Never
Almost never
Sometimes
Fairly often
Very often
9. How often have you felt that you were able to control your irritations?
Never
Almost never
Sometimes
Often
Very often
10. Have you felt that you were on top of things?
1 – Never
2 – Almost never
3 – Sometimes
4 – Fairly often
5 – Very often
11. How often have you been upset because of something that happened unexpectedly?
1 – Never
2 – Almost never
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Very often
12. How often have you found yourself thinking about things you had to accomplish?
1 – Never
2 – Almost never
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Very often
13. How often have you felt that you were able to control the way you spend your time?
1 – Never
2 – Almost never
3 – Sometimes
4 – Fairly often
5 – Very often
14. How often have you felt that you could not cope with all the things you had to do?
Never
Almost never
Sometimes
Often
Very often