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.