Public sector workers' mental health in Argentina: Comparative psychometrics of the perceived stress scale

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Miranda, Agustín Ramiro; Scotta, Ana Veronica; Méndez, Ana Lucía; Serra, Silvana Valeria; Soria, Elio Andres
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2020
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Given that Argentinian public-sector workers are highly exposed to stressful conditions, and that the psychometric properties of the widely used Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) should be evaluated in different settings, this work aimed to compare the psychometric properties of the Latin American Spanish PSS-10 and PSS-4 and to identify the optimal scale for stress assessment. Methods: A sample of 535 participants was randomly divided into 2 groups to evaluate dimensionality by exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses. The reliability of both scales was also evaluated. Convergent validity was estimated using the Executive Complaints Questionnaire, the average variance extracted, and the composite reliability. Discriminant validity was based on the correlation with the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale and the phi-square correlation between the components. Results: The factor analyses supported bidimensionality of the PSS-10 (stress and coping), which showed a better fit than the PSS-4. Moreover, the reliability of the PSS-10 was higher, whereas the PSS-4 did not achieve adequate values of internal consistency. The PSS-10 was also correlated significantly with all validation scales, and presented proper internal convergent and divergent validity. Conclusions: The PSS-10 is a reliable and structurally valid instrument to measure perceived stress and coping in a Latin American Spanish-speaking population with high work demands, and the findings of this study expand our knowledge on the geographical and sociocultural applicability of the PSS.
Fil: Miranda, Agustín Ramiro. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Medicina. Escuela de Fonoaudiología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud; Argentina
Fil: Scotta, Ana Veronica. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Medicina. Escuela de Fonoaudiología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud; Argentina
Fil: Méndez, Ana Lucía. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Medicina. Escuela de Fonoaudiología; Argentina
Fil: Serra, Silvana Valeria. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Medicina. Escuela de Fonoaudiología; Argentina
Fil: Soria, Elio Andres. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud; Argentina
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OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES
PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS
PSYCHOMETRICS
SELF-ASSESSMENT
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spelling Public sector workers' mental health in Argentina: Comparative psychometrics of the perceived stress scaleMiranda, Agustín RamiroScotta, Ana VeronicaMéndez, Ana LucíaSerra, Silvana ValeriaSoria, Elio AndresOCCUPATIONAL HEALTHPSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALESPSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESSPSYCHOMETRICSSELF-ASSESSMENThttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/3.3https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3Given that Argentinian public-sector workers are highly exposed to stressful conditions, and that the psychometric properties of the widely used Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) should be evaluated in different settings, this work aimed to compare the psychometric properties of the Latin American Spanish PSS-10 and PSS-4 and to identify the optimal scale for stress assessment. Methods: A sample of 535 participants was randomly divided into 2 groups to evaluate dimensionality by exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses. The reliability of both scales was also evaluated. Convergent validity was estimated using the Executive Complaints Questionnaire, the average variance extracted, and the composite reliability. Discriminant validity was based on the correlation with the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale and the phi-square correlation between the components. Results: The factor analyses supported bidimensionality of the PSS-10 (stress and coping), which showed a better fit than the PSS-4. Moreover, the reliability of the PSS-10 was higher, whereas the PSS-4 did not achieve adequate values of internal consistency. The PSS-10 was also correlated significantly with all validation scales, and presented proper internal convergent and divergent validity. Conclusions: The PSS-10 is a reliable and structurally valid instrument to measure perceived stress and coping in a Latin American Spanish-speaking population with high work demands, and the findings of this study expand our knowledge on the geographical and sociocultural applicability of the PSS.Fil: Miranda, Agustín Ramiro. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Medicina. Escuela de Fonoaudiología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud; ArgentinaFil: Scotta, Ana Veronica. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Medicina. Escuela de Fonoaudiología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud; ArgentinaFil: Méndez, Ana Lucía. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Medicina. Escuela de Fonoaudiología; ArgentinaFil: Serra, Silvana Valeria. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Medicina. Escuela de Fonoaudiología; ArgentinaFil: Soria, Elio Andres. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud; ArgentinaKorean Society for Preventive Medicine2020-11info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/141420Miranda, Agustín Ramiro; Scotta, Ana Veronica; Méndez, Ana Lucía; Serra, Silvana Valeria; Soria, Elio Andres; Public sector workers' mental health in Argentina: Comparative psychometrics of the perceived stress scale; Korean Society for Preventive Medicine; Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health; 53; 6; 11-2020; 429-4381975-83752233-4521CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.jpmph.org/m/journal/view.php?number=2114info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.3961/jpmph.20.229info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T10:30:09Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/141420instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 10:30:09.785CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Public sector workers' mental health in Argentina: Comparative psychometrics of the perceived stress scale
title Public sector workers' mental health in Argentina: Comparative psychometrics of the perceived stress scale
spellingShingle Public sector workers' mental health in Argentina: Comparative psychometrics of the perceived stress scale
Miranda, Agustín Ramiro
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES
PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS
PSYCHOMETRICS
SELF-ASSESSMENT
title_short Public sector workers' mental health in Argentina: Comparative psychometrics of the perceived stress scale
title_full Public sector workers' mental health in Argentina: Comparative psychometrics of the perceived stress scale
title_fullStr Public sector workers' mental health in Argentina: Comparative psychometrics of the perceived stress scale
title_full_unstemmed Public sector workers' mental health in Argentina: Comparative psychometrics of the perceived stress scale
title_sort Public sector workers' mental health in Argentina: Comparative psychometrics of the perceived stress scale
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Miranda, Agustín Ramiro
Scotta, Ana Veronica
Méndez, Ana Lucía
Serra, Silvana Valeria
Soria, Elio Andres
author Miranda, Agustín Ramiro
author_facet Miranda, Agustín Ramiro
Scotta, Ana Veronica
Méndez, Ana Lucía
Serra, Silvana Valeria
Soria, Elio Andres
author_role author
author2 Scotta, Ana Veronica
Méndez, Ana Lucía
Serra, Silvana Valeria
Soria, Elio Andres
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES
PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS
PSYCHOMETRICS
SELF-ASSESSMENT
topic OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES
PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS
PSYCHOMETRICS
SELF-ASSESSMENT
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3.3
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Given that Argentinian public-sector workers are highly exposed to stressful conditions, and that the psychometric properties of the widely used Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) should be evaluated in different settings, this work aimed to compare the psychometric properties of the Latin American Spanish PSS-10 and PSS-4 and to identify the optimal scale for stress assessment. Methods: A sample of 535 participants was randomly divided into 2 groups to evaluate dimensionality by exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses. The reliability of both scales was also evaluated. Convergent validity was estimated using the Executive Complaints Questionnaire, the average variance extracted, and the composite reliability. Discriminant validity was based on the correlation with the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale and the phi-square correlation between the components. Results: The factor analyses supported bidimensionality of the PSS-10 (stress and coping), which showed a better fit than the PSS-4. Moreover, the reliability of the PSS-10 was higher, whereas the PSS-4 did not achieve adequate values of internal consistency. The PSS-10 was also correlated significantly with all validation scales, and presented proper internal convergent and divergent validity. Conclusions: The PSS-10 is a reliable and structurally valid instrument to measure perceived stress and coping in a Latin American Spanish-speaking population with high work demands, and the findings of this study expand our knowledge on the geographical and sociocultural applicability of the PSS.
Fil: Miranda, Agustín Ramiro. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Medicina. Escuela de Fonoaudiología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud; Argentina
Fil: Scotta, Ana Veronica. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Medicina. Escuela de Fonoaudiología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud; Argentina
Fil: Méndez, Ana Lucía. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Medicina. Escuela de Fonoaudiología; Argentina
Fil: Serra, Silvana Valeria. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Medicina. Escuela de Fonoaudiología; Argentina
Fil: Soria, Elio Andres. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud; Argentina
description Given that Argentinian public-sector workers are highly exposed to stressful conditions, and that the psychometric properties of the widely used Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) should be evaluated in different settings, this work aimed to compare the psychometric properties of the Latin American Spanish PSS-10 and PSS-4 and to identify the optimal scale for stress assessment. Methods: A sample of 535 participants was randomly divided into 2 groups to evaluate dimensionality by exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses. The reliability of both scales was also evaluated. Convergent validity was estimated using the Executive Complaints Questionnaire, the average variance extracted, and the composite reliability. Discriminant validity was based on the correlation with the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale and the phi-square correlation between the components. Results: The factor analyses supported bidimensionality of the PSS-10 (stress and coping), which showed a better fit than the PSS-4. Moreover, the reliability of the PSS-10 was higher, whereas the PSS-4 did not achieve adequate values of internal consistency. The PSS-10 was also correlated significantly with all validation scales, and presented proper internal convergent and divergent validity. Conclusions: The PSS-10 is a reliable and structurally valid instrument to measure perceived stress and coping in a Latin American Spanish-speaking population with high work demands, and the findings of this study expand our knowledge on the geographical and sociocultural applicability of the PSS.
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