Validation of the Moroccan version of the Cohen perceived stress scale (PSS-10) among women with Breast cancer

Abstract

The possible contribution of psychological stress to the development of BC has been largely investigated. One of the most extensively used psychological scales is the Perceived Stress Scale (Health Soc Behav 24:385 − 96, 1983), which demonstrates su�cient reliability and validity. The PSS-10 has been translated and adapted into over 30 languages on different samples. Thus, the purposes of this study were �rst to translate the PSS-10 into the Moroccan Arabic dialect language and second to evaluate its validity in women with breast cancer (BC).