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The study's goal was to evaluate the Hindi version of the Perceived Stress Scale-10's psychometric characteristics, factorial structure, and predictive validity in an Indian cultural environment. Five hundred participants aged 19 to 65 years from Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, were given a 10-item Perceived Stress Scale and a Satisfaction with Life Scale in Hindi. Exploratory factor analysis (principal components) of PSS-10 with varimax rotation found two factors, 'Uncontrollable Perceived Stress' and 'Controllable Perceived Stress,' which explained 30.42 % and 17.78 % of variance, respectively, and 48.20 % of variation when combined. The quality of goodness of fit indexes for the two-factor model were found to be quite adequate (RMSEA = 0.06; TLI = 0.92; CFI = 0.94; GFI = 0.97; AGFI = 0.94; RMR = 0.08; SRMR = 0.06). The average item-total correlation coefficients for two subscales were found to be high, while split-half and Cronbach's alpha reliability values for two PSS-10 subscales were found to be acceptable. The Uncontrollable Perceived Stress subscale of the PSS-10 linked favourably with the BDI-II and negatively with Satisfaction with Life Scale, while the Controllable Perceived Stress subscale of the PSS-10 had the negative and positive correlations with BDI-II and Satisfaction with Life Scale, indicating its convergent validity. On both PSS-10 subscales, no significant gender differences were found.
Keywords: Perceived Stress Scale-10, Hindi version, EFA, CFA
Stress can be considered as one of the most common factors in modern age persons' life that associates with a number of psychological and physical health problems. Stress is often considered as the existence of significant life events that are evaluated by the person as unwanted or threatening (Lazarus & Folkman, 1984; Monroe & Simmons, 1991). In other words, stress refers to a relationship with the environment that the person appraises as significant for his or her well-being and in which the demands tax or exceed available coping resources. Stress is also defined as a person's adaptive response to a stimulus that places excessive psychological or physical demands on him or her (Moorehead & Grifin, 1998).
Lazarus and Folkman (1984) have elucidated how people perceive an event as stressful or not. They've outlined the personal and situational factors that influence evaluation. They looked at these two variables separately, but they also focused on...