Perceived stress
Stress Self-Test
Cohen's 10-item Perceived Stress Scale - the most widely used measure of stress. About 3 minutes.
10
Questions
~3
Minutes
Free
Always
What this measures
The PSS-10 reflects how unpredictable, uncontrollable, or overloaded you've felt your life has been in the past month. It measures perception of stress, not the stressors themselves.
Before you start
- · Find a quiet few minutes - answer honestly, not how you wish you felt.
- · There are no right or wrong answers. Pick what feels closest.
- · This is a screening tool, not a diagnosis.
- · If anything brings up something heavy, support is at the end.
Cohen S, Kamarck T, Mermelstein R. A global measure of perceived stress. J Health Soc Behav. 1983;24(4):385-396.