Overview

Self-report instrument for measuring the perception of stress on a scale of 5, from 0 (never) to 4 (very often).

Scoring and Interpretation

Total scores range from 0 to 56, with a higher score indicating greater stress.

Citation

Cohen, Sheldon, Tom Kamarck, and Robin Mermelstein. 1983. “A Global Measure of Perceived Stress.” Journal of Health and Social Behavior. 24(4): 385–96.

Context and Applications to Child Nutrition

Burkina Faso, Ghana, Malawi
Prado, Elizabeth L., Elizabeth Yakes Jimenez, Stephen Vosti, Robert Stewart, Christine P. Stewart, Jérôme Somé, Anna Pulakka et al. 2019. "Path Analyses of Risk Factors for Linear Growth Faltering in Four Prospective Cohorts of Young Children in Ghana, Malawi and Burkina Faso." BMJ Global Health 4(1): e001155.

Mexico
Vázquez-Vázquez, Adriana, Mary S. Fewtrell, Hidekel Chan-García, Carolina Batún-Marrufo, Federico Dickinson, and Jonathan C. Wells. 2021. "Does Maternal Grandmother's Support Improve Maternal and Child Nutritional Health Outcomes? Evidence from Merida, Yucatan, Mexico." Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B 376(1827).

Adaptations

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Formative Research

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