Adaptation of the perceived stress scale in children (8-11 years) into Turkish

Abstract

The aim of the study is to adapt Perceived Stress Scale in Children (8-11 years) developed by Snoeren & Hoefnagels (2014) into Turkish based on a group students. 380 students from Denizli/Turkey participated in the study. The results of confirmatory factor analysis demonstrated that this scale yielded one factor, as original form (x(2)/sd= 1,58, p>.001, RMSEA=.039, RMR=.03, GFI=.98, AGFI=.96, CFI=97). Corrected item-total correlations ranged .34 to .54. The Cronbach alpha internal consistency coefficient of the scale was .76 and test-retest correlation was .71. Calculations for criterion-related validity of Perceived Stress Scale in Children (8-11 years) were found to be significantly (r=.46, p<.01) positive related to depression. These results demonstrate that the Perceived Stress Scale in Children (8-11 years) is a valid and reliable instrument.