Table 2. Responses to the perceived stress scale from the C-STRD residents (N = 340).
Perceived stress scale | Never | Almost never | Sometimes | Fairly often | Very often | Average PSS score |
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How often have you been upset because of something that happened unexpectedly? | 10 | 32 | 115 | 153 | 30 | 2.59 ± 0.27 |
How often have you felt that you were unable to control the important things in your life? | 8 | 31 | 120 | 169 | 12 | 2.57 ± 0.33 |
How often have you felt nervous and “stressed”? | 5 | 29 | 80 | 78 | 148 | 3.35 ± 0.65 |
In the last month, how often have you felt confident about your ability to handle your personal problems? | 50 | 137 | 115 | 30 | 8 | 2.62 ± 0.28 |
How often have you felt that things were going your way? | 31 | 162 | 132 | 11 | 4 | 2.64 ± 0.25 |
How often have you found that you could not cope with all the things that you had to do? | 14 | 13 | 151 | 142 | 20 | 2.4 ± 021 |
In the last month, how often have you been able to control irritations in your life? | 35 | 154 | 127 | 18 | 6 | 2.62 ± 0.26 |
How often have you felt that you were on top of things? | 63 | 161 | 106 | 6 | 4 | 2.84 ± 0.26 |
How often have you been angered because of things that were outside of your control? | 7 | 23 | 74 | 157 | 79 | 2.92 ± 0.27 |
How often have you felt difficulties were piling up so high that you could not overcome them? | 2 | 37 | 97 | 200 | 4 | 2.67 ± 0.38 |
The numbers listed in the table indicated how many participants selected the specific item.