2.3.3 | Perceived Stress Scale in Children (8-11 Years)
It was developed the scale to assess children’s perceived stress level.22 The scale’s internal consistency reliability is .76 and test-retest correlation is .79. Turkish version of the scale’s internal consistency reliability is .76 and test-retest correlation is .71.23 The total number of items is 9 and the answers are given according to the 4-point Likert scale. The highest point means the highest perceived stress. The minimum point is 9 and the maximum point is 36. Even though “Perceived Stress Scale in Children” is for 8-11 years children, this scale was applied to 12-year-old children in this study. According to the reliability analysis results that 12-year-old children also participated in, the Cronbach alpha (α) internal consistency reliability of the scale in this study was found .71.