Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10)
How much stress have you felt lately?
How stressed have you been lately? The PSS-10 measures how much stress you feel in your daily life. 10 items, about 3 minutes.
What Is the Perceived Stress Scale?
How stressed have you felt this past month? Not the kind that comes from a single bad day — the kind where life feels unpredictable and barely under control.
The PSS-10 measures how you've been experiencing stress over the last month. It doesn't tally up the big events. It asks about how overwhelmed, how out of control, how loaded you've felt.
Cohen, Kamarck, and Mermelstein published the first version in 1983, and since then it's been used in thousands of studies. It predicts health outcomes from depression and anxiety to cardiovascular risk. Ten questions on a 5-point scale, takes about 3 minutes, scores from 0 to 40.
Scoring Guide
10 items (0-4). 4 reversed (4,5,7,8). Total 0-40.Result Interpretation
After completing the 10 questions, you'll receive an immediate, detailed report with:
- Your score — calculated automatically based on your responses
- Score interpretation — what your score means in practical terms
- Context — how your results compare to general population norms where available
All results are displayed on screen. No account or login needed.