SCALES/MEASUREMENTS (PSS, ISEL, CHIPS)
Cohen, S., & Janicki-Deverts, D. (2012). Who's stressed? Distributions of psychological stress in the United States in probability samples from 1983, 2006, and 2009. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 42, 1320-1334. Link to full-text (pdf)
Carnegie Mellon University press release
Janicki-Deverts, D., Zilles, K., Cohen, S., & Baum, A. (2006). Can a 15-hour (overnight) urinary catecholamine measure substitute for a 24-hour measure? Journal of Applied Biobehavioral Research,11, 69-78. Link to full-text (pdf)
Scheier, M. F., Wrosch, C., Baum, A., Cohen, S., Martire, L. M., Matthews, K. A., Schulz, R., & Zdaniuk, B. (2006). The Life Engagement Test: Assessing purpose in life. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 29, 291-298. Link to full-text (pdf)
Cohen, S., Underwood, L., & Gottlieb, B (Eds.) (2000). Measuring and intervening in social support. New York: Oxford University Press.
Herbert, T. B., & Cohen, S. (1996). Measurement issues in research on psychological stress. In H. B. Kaplan (Ed.), Psychosocial stress: Perspectives on structure, theory, life course, and methods. New York: Academic Press. Link to full-text (pdf)
Cohen, S., Kessler, R. C., & Underwood Gordon, L. (1995). Strategies for measuring stress in studies of psychiatric and physical disorder. In S. Cohen, R. C. Kessler, & L. Underwood Gordon (Eds.), Measuring stress: A guide for health and social scientists. New York: Oxford University Press. Link to full-text (pdf)
Cohen, S., & Williamson, G. (1988). Perceived stress in a probability sample of the United States. In S. Spacapan & S. Oskamp (Eds.), The social psychology of health: Claremont Symposium on applied social psychology. Newbury Park, CA: Sage. Link to full-text (pdf)
Cohen, S. (1986). Contrasting the hassle scale and the perceived stress scale. American Psychologist, 41, 716-719 (comment). Link to full-text (pdf)
Cohen, S., Mermelstein, R., Kamarck, T., & Hoberman, H. (1985). Measuring the functional components of social support. In I. G. Sarason & B. R. Sarason (Eds.), Social support: Theory, research and application. The Hague, Holland: Martinus Nijhoff. Link to full-text (pdf)
Cohen, S., & Hoberman, H. (1983). Positive events and social supports as buffers of life change stress. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 13, 99-125. Link to full-text (pdf)
Cohen, S., Kamarck, T., & Mermelstein, R. (1983). A global measure of perceived stress. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 24, 385-396. Link to full-text (pdf)