Table 1.

Measures used in this study and their internal reliability.

No of items	Description and response scales	Cronbach α coefficient
41 Stress-related items	DES modified version: 4-point Likert scale, (“not stressful” to “severely stressful”)	0.87–0.89
10-Item perceived stress scale	Cohen’s perceived stress scale: 5 point Likert scale (“ never” to “very often”)	0.80–0.83
28-Items for stress coping	Brief COPE: 4-point Likert-type scale (“I have not been doing this at all” to “I’ve been doing this a lot”)	0.78–0.80