Development of the Brief Inventory of Perceived Stress

Kenneth A. Lehman; Michelle Nicole Burns; Emily C. Gagen; David C. Mohr

doi:10.1002/jclp.21843

Development of the Brief Inventory of Perceived Stress

Kenneth A. Lehman, Michelle Nicole Burns, Emily C. Gagen, David C. Mohr^*

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	631-644
Number of pages	14
Journal	Journal of Clinical Psychology
Volume	68
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.21843
State	Published - Jun 2012

Keywords

Factor analysis
Factorial invariance
Measurement
Perceived stress
Psychometric properties
Stress appraisal

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Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
Clinical Psychology

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