My research is on the relationship between unemployment and stress and well-being, and how gender differences moderate that relationship.
I'm quite new to research, as this is for a university essay and I'm not sure which validated scales to use. I came across the 'Perceived Stress Scale' but I wasn't entirely confident in whether it is useful to use.
There are a number of measures, and I have used the Perceived Stress Scale. Before choosing a scale, you should probably do a full literature review of the strengths & weaknesses of each scale, as well as think about exactly you are thinking of when you are interested in stress, e.g., daily hassles, presence of stressors, reactions to stressors.
Rhianon Allen Thank you! I’ll have a look into to see if it’s worth it.
The DASS-21 is a good option (Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale). It is well-validated, relatively short, and would allow you to distinguish stress from other negative affective states. https://www.workcover.wa.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/07/3.dass21withscoringinfo.pdf
about well-being I used a single item in this paper https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s11482-013-9272-4.pdf
Guy Curtis Thank you for your help, I've decided to go with the DASS-21 as it's long enough to allow me to get a proper representation for an individuals well being but short enough that it doesn't drag.
I do not recommend the use of depression and anxiety scales as determinants of well-being. They are rather its correlates / predictors. This is a matter of the accepted theory of well-being
There are many scales. The PSS-10 is what we commonly use in our setting. For well-being, you may want to consider the Flourishing scale or Multidimensional Flourishing Scale. Best wishes
Dear Vanessa Kityo , though you already have decided on the measures, I would endorse respected Prof. Romuald Derbis on the importance of accepted theory of well-being and would suggest for an extensive Literature Review first. Normally we do not directly jump to the measurement scales without first understanding the concept itself. Thank you.
Dear Muhammad Zia Aslam. I'm glad we continue to support good theories as the basis of measurement in psychology.
Best regards
Romuald
Dear Vanesa Kityo. I recommend that you familiarize yourself with as many concepts as possible about happiness and well-being and then make your own choice. For example concept of such researchers : E. Diener, R. Lucas, C. Ryff, D., Lykken, R. Veenhoven, A. Isen, B. Fredrickson, D. Kahneman, M. Seligman.
I recommend text: Maureen Snow Andrade et al. (2019) The Role of Work Life Balance and Worker Scheduling Flexibility in Predicting Global Comparative Job Satisfaction, International Journal of Human Resource Studies , Vol. 9, No. 2
Best regards
RD
maybe that's a clue: Innstrand S.T., Langballe E.M., Falkum E.: A longitudinal
study of the relationship between work engagement
and symptoms of anxiety and depression. Stress Health
2012;28(1):1–10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smi.1395
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