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Table 6 Means, standard deviations and percentiles of the PSS-10 factor “perceived helplessness” according to sex and age

From: The German version of the Perceived Stress Scale – psychometric characteristics in a representative German community sample

 

Total (N = 2463)

age group

14-19

20-29

30-39

40-49

50-59

60-69

70+

Mean

8.0

7.6

7.1

7.5

7.2

6.1

6.9

SD

4.8

4.7

4.5

4.3

4.4

3.9

4.1

5 %

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

25 %

4

4

4

4

4

3

4

50 %

8

7

7

7

7

6

6

75 %

11

11

10

10

10

9

9

95 %

16

16

16

16

15

13

15

 

Female (n = 1315)

age group

14-19

20-29

30-39

40-49

50-59

60-69

70+

Mean

8.7

8.2

7.4

7.6

7.5

6.9

7.4

SD

4.2

5.0

4.6

4.2

4.7

3.7

4.2

5 %

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

25 %

6

4

4

5

4

5

4

50 %

9

8

7

7

7

7

7

75 %

12

12

10

10

11

9

10

95 %

15

17

16

15

15

13

15

 

Male (n = 1148)

age group

14-19

20-29

30-39

40-49

50-59

60-69

70+

Mean

7.5

6.9

6.8

7.5

6.8

5.3

6.2

SD

5.1

4.3

4.4

4.4

4.1

3.8

3.9

5 %

1

1

1

1

1

0

1

25 %

4

4

3

4

3

2

3

50 %

6

6

7

7

7

5

6

75 %

11

10

9

10

10

8

9

95 %

17

15

16

16

14

12

15