Cohen perceived stress scale

The following questions ask about your feelings and thoughts during the past month. In each question, you will be asked how often you felt or thought a certain way. Treat each one as a separate question and answer fairly quickly.

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* 1. In the past month, how often have you been upset because of something that happened unexpectedly?

Never

Almost never

Sometimes

Fairly often

Very often

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* 2. In the past month, how often have you felt unable to control the important things in your life?

Never

Almost never

Sometimes

Fairly often

Very often

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* 3. In the past month, how often have you felt nervous or stressed?

Never

Almost never

Sometimes

Fairly often

Very often

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* 4. In the past month, how often have you felt confident about your ability to handle personal problems?

Never

Almost never

Sometimes

Fairly often

Very often

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* 5. In the past month, how often have you felt that things were going your way?

Never

Almost never

Sometimes

Fairly often

Very often

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* 6. In the past month, how often have you found that you could not cope with all the things you had to do?

Never

Almost never

Sometimes

Fairly often

Very often

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* 7. In the past month, how often have you been able to control irritations in your life?

Never

Almost never

Sometimes

Fairly often

Very often

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* 8. In the past month, how often have you felt that you were on top of things?

Never

Almost never

Sometimes

Fairly often

Very often

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* 9. In the past month, how often have you been angry because of things that happened that were outside of your control?

Never

Almost never

Sometimes

Fairly often

Very often

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* 10. In the past month, how often have you felt that difficulties were piling up so high that you could not overcome them?

Never

Almost never

Sometimes

Fairly often

Very often