Scale of parent report ofof how often difficulties piled up so high that their child did not seem able to overcome them in the past month for ages 8 to 12 as part of the NIH Toolbox Emotion Battery Perceived Stress Computerized Adaptive Test Parent Report.

CAT indicator SCPxy014m

2016-07-07

NIH Toolbox Perceived Stress Survey Pediatric (8-12) Parent Report is a CAT comprised of items modified from the Perceived Stress Scale-10. (Cohen, S., Kamarck, T., & Mermelstein, R. (1983). A Global Measure of Perceived Stress. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 24(4), 385-396.) Provided with permission, Sheldon Cohen, PhD and the American Sociological Association. Copyright 2006-2012 National Institutes of Health and Northwestern University

The NIH Toolbox Perceived Stress Survey is a self-report measure administered to ages 13-85, as well as a parent-report measure for ages 8 to 12. Both versions are administered as computer-adaptive tests. It assesses how unpredictable, uncontrollable, and overloaded respondents find their lives. Items administered use a 5-point scale, with options ranging from never to very often. Higher scores are indicative of more perceived stress. For more information on scoring, please refer to the NIH Toolbox Scoring and Interpretation Manual: http://www.nihtoolbox.org/WhatAndWhy/Scoring%20Manual/NIH%20Toolbox%20Scoring%20and%20Interpretation%20Manual%209-27 12.pdf

In the past month, how often did difficulties pile up so high that your child did not seem able to overcome them?