Psychometric properties of a Korean version of the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) in a military sample

BMC Psychology

Table 1 Descriptive Statistics and Correlations of Measures

Measure	1	2	3	4	5	M	SD	α
1. KPSS Total	1					2.27	.57	.85
2. KPSS Negative perception	.84	1				2.16	.71	.85
3. KPSS Positive perception	.81	.36	1			2.38	.66	.86
4. CES-D	.62	.56	.45	1		.52	.41	.90
5. Life Satisfaction	−.49	−.42	−.38	−.47	1	4.27	1.19	.86

Note. N = 373. All correlation coefficients are significant at p < .01; KPSS = Korean version of the Perceived Stress Scale with 10 items; KPSS negative perception indicates the negatively worded items, and KPSS positive perception means the positively worded items; The KPSS positive items were reverse-coded

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