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Q1: Sex
Q2: Age in years
Q3: Marital Status
Q4: Any children living at home with you?
Q5: What is the highest level of education that you have completed?
Q6: What are the major sources of stress in your life?
Q7: Do you smoke?
Q7: [If smokes] How many cigarettes do you smoke per week?
Scale A: In uncertain times I usually expect the best
Scale A: If something can go wrong for me it will
Scale A: I’m always optimistic about my future
Scale A: I hardly ever expect things to go my way
Scale A: Overall I expect more good things to happen to me than bad
Scale A: I rarely count on good things happening to me
Scale B: I have little control over the things that happen to me
Scale B: I can do just about anything I really set my mind to do
Scale B: There is really no way I can solve some of the problems I have
Scale B: There is little I can do to change many of the important things in my life
Scale B: What happens to me in the future mostly depends on me
Scale B: I often feel helpless in dealing with the problems of life
Scale B: Sometimes I feel that I'm being pushed around in life
Scale C: interested
Scale C: upset
Scale C: scared
Scale C: proud
Scale C: ashamed
Scale C: determined
Scale C: active
Scale C: distressed
Scale C: strong
Scale C: hostile
Scale C: irritable
Scale C: inspired
Scale C: attentive
Scale C: afraid
Scale C: excited
Scale C: guilty
Scale C: enthusiastic
Scale C: alert
Scale C: nervous
Scale C: jittery
Scale D: In most ways my life is close to ideal
Scale D: The conditions of my life are excellent
Scale D: I am satisfied with my life
Scale D: So far I have got the important things I want in life
Scale D: If I could live my life again, I would change almost nothing
Scale E: How often have you been upset because of something that happened unexpectedly?
Scale E: How often have you felt that you were unable to control the important things in your life?
Scale E: How often have you felt nervous and 'stressed’?
Scale E: How often have you felt confident about your ability to handle your personal problems?
Scale E: How often have you felt that things were going your way?
Scale E:How often have you found that you could not cope with all the things that you had to do?
Scale E:How often have you been able to control irritations in your life?
Scale E:How often have you felt that you were on top of things?
Scale E:How often have you been angered because of things that happened that were outside of your control?
Scale E:How often have you felt difficulties were piling up so high that you could not overcome them?
Scale F: I feel that I am a person of worth, at least on an equal basis with others
Scale F: I feel that I have a number of good qualities
Scale F: All in all, I am inclined to feel that I am a failure
Scale F: I am able to do things as well as most other people
Scale F: I feel I do not have much to be proud of
Scale F: I take a positive attitude toward myself
Scale F: I wish I could have more respect for myself
Scale F: On the whole, I am satisfied with myself
Scale F: I certainly feel useless at times
Scale F: At times I think I am no good at all
Scale G: I’m always willing to admit it when I make a mistake
Scale G: I always try to practice what I preach
Scale G: I never resent being asked to return a favour
Scale G: I have never been irked when people expressed ideas very different from my own
Scale G: I have never deliberately said something that hurt someone’s feelings
Scale G: I like to gossip at times
Scale G: There have been occasions when I took advantage of someone
Scale G: I sometimes try to get even rather than forgive and forget
Scale G: At times I have really insisted on having things my own way
Scale G: There have been occasions when I felt like smashing things
Scale H: I don't have much control over my emotional reactions to stressful situations.
Scale H: When I'm in a bad mood I find it hard to snap myself out of it.
Scale H: My feelings are usually fairly stable.
Scale H: I can usually talk myself out of feeling bad.
Scale H: No matter what happens to me in my life I am confident of my ability to cope emotionally.
Scale H: I have a number of good techniques that will help me cope with any stressful situation.
Scale H: I find it hard to stop myself from thinking about my problems.
Scale H: If I start to worry about something I can usually distract myself and think about something nicer.
Scale H: If I realize I am thinking silly thoughts I can usually stop myself.
Scale H: I am usually able to keep my thoughts under control.
Scale H: I imagine there will be many situations in the future where silly thoughts will get the better of me.
Scale H: I have a number of techniques which I am confident will help me think clearly and rationally in any situation I might find myself.
Scale H: Even when under pressure I can usually keep calm and relaxed.
Scale H: I have a number of techniques or tricks that I use to stay relaxed in stressful situations.
Scale H: When I'm anxious or uptight there does not seem to be much that I can do to help myself relax.
Scale H: There is not much I can do to relax when I get uptight.
Scale H: I have a number of ways of relaxing that I am confident will help me cope.
Scale H: If my stress levels get too high I know there are things I can do to help myself
op2 reversed
op4 reversed
op6 reversed
mast1 reversed
mast3 reversed
mast4 reversed
mast6 reversed
mast7 reversed
pss4 reversed
pss5 reversed
pss7 reversed
pss8 reversed
sest3 reversed
sest5 reversed
sest7 reversed
sest9 reversed
sest10 reversed
pc1 reversed
pc2 reversed
pc7 reversed
pc11 reversed
pc15 reversed
pc16 reversed
Total Optimism
Total Mastery
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Total perceived stress
Total Self esteem
Total social desirability
Total PCOISS
age 3 groups
age 5 groups
educat recoded
Cook's Distance