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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Mar 10.
Published in final edited form as: Fertil Steril. 2012 Jun 13;98(2):453–458. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.05.018

TABLE 1.

Psychosocial questionnaires administered, domains measured, timing of data collection, and psychometric properties.

Scale Domain Cycle 1a Cycles 2–6a Cronbach’s αb Range of possible scores Scoring
Cohen’s PSS (32) Perceived stress X X 0.78 0–40 Higher scores = more stress
HADS (33) Anxiety and depression X X 0.78 0–21 for each scale ≥11 = anxious or depressed
STAI (30) State and trait anxiety X 0.91–0.93 20–80 for each scale Higher scores = higher levels of anxiety
Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey (34) Social support X 0.77–0.91 0–100 Higher scores = more social support
Pearlin’s Mastery Scale (Pearlin) (35) Locus of control X 0.71 7–28 Higher scores = increased belief that one can control her life
a

Administered on day 6 of the cycle.

b

Measure of internal consistency or reliability.