TABLE 2.

Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) scores in Polish and Italian respondents.

	Polish residents (N (=6169)		Italian residents (N (=939)		P-value
	mean	SD	Mean	SD
PSS total score	22,14	7,57	17,01	7,04	<0,01
PSS item
1. Been upset	2,23	1,08	1,61	1,06	<0,01
2. Unable to control	2,09	1,26	1,43	1,25	<0,01
3. Nervous-stressed	2,60	1,05	1,48	1,20	<0,01
4. Felt confident (R)	1,92	1,20	1,86	1,19	0,05
5. Things your way (R)	2,58	0,92	2,14	1,05	<0,01
6. Could not cope	1,77	1,24	0,98	1,21	<0,01
7. Control irritations (R)	2,21	1,11	2,01	1,21	<0,01
8. On top of things (R)	2,70	0,93	2,77	0,91	<0,05
9. Been angered	2,23	1,33	1,50	1,29	<0,01
10. Could not overcome	1,82	1,27	1,40	1,26	<0,01