@article{324,
  keywords = {Factor Structure, Mental health, migration, psychometrics, test reliability, test validation},
  author = {Sònia Lahoz i Ubach and Maria Forns i Santacana},
  title = {Adaptation and validation of the Spanish version of the Perceived Stress Questionnaire (PSQ) applied to the migration process},
  abstract = {Despite the link between migration and stress, there are no questionnaires that assess perceived stress in the country of arrival and the country of origin. This study aims to obtain a valid factor structure of the two measures (general and recent) of the Perceived Stress Questionnaire (PSQ; Levenstein et al., 1993), applied to the migration process (pre and post-migration stress), allowing their comparison. The questionnaire was administered to a sample of 350 Peruvian migrants settled in Santiago of Chile. The results demonstrate large and medium correlations between the indexes of post-migration stress and most of the mental health symptoms considered in the Talbieh Brief Distress Inventory (TBDI; Ritsner, Ravinowitz, 8c Sluzberg, 1995). Internal consistency for the obtained scales was moderate to high. Discussion: The abbreviated version of PSQ seems to be a reliable and structurally valid instrument to assess perceived stress in adult migrants.},
  year = {2013},
  journal = {Ansiedad y Estrés},
  volume = {19},
  number = {1},
  pages = {27-39},
  month = {01/2013},
  publisher = {Sociedad Española para el Estudio de la Ansiedad y el Estrés},
  issn = {1134-7937},
  isbn = {2174-0437},
}