Evaluation of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ) Stress Scale over the course of the pandemic in a large German general population sample
The PHQ stress scale demonstrated adequate reliability and temporal stability in a longitudinal context. It effectively captured variations in stress influenced by major external events such as the pandemic and economic inflation.
Authors
- Alexander Karl-Georg Schuster (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6304-3599)
- J. König (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4683-0360)
- Christoph Kasinger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5590-0645)
- Karl J. Lackner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1985-7931)
- Elmar Brähler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2648-2728)
- Nora Hettich-Damm
- Katja Petrowski
- Manfred E. Beutel
- J. O. Petersen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6540-1284)
Institutions
- Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (DE)
- University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Affective Disorders
- Published
- 2025-07-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2025.119831
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00