Which DEOCS item measures stress?

Which DEOCS item measures stress?

• A. In the past month, how often have you felt nervous or stressed?
• B. In the past month, how often have you felt proud of your work?
• C. In the past month, how often have you taken sick days?
• D. In the past week, how often have you listened to music?

Answer: (A)

Measuring stress in this assessment comes from asking about how often someone feels nervous or stressed. This item directly targets the experience of stress by focusing on both nervousness and being stressed, within a recent time frame. The past month window helps capture current or recent stress levels rather than long-ago feelings. The other options look at different constructs: feeling proud of your work reflects positive affect or job satisfaction, taking sick days relates to health or absenteeism, and listening to music is more about coping or leisure behavior. None of those directly measure how often a person feels stressed, so they aren’t the best indicators of stress in the DEOCS context.

Measuring stress in this assessment comes from asking about how often someone feels nervous or stressed. This item directly targets the experience of stress by focusing on both nervousness and being stressed, within a recent time frame. The past month window helps capture current or recent stress levels rather than long-ago feelings.

The other options look at different constructs: feeling proud of your work reflects positive affect or job satisfaction, taking sick days relates to health or absenteeism, and listening to music is more about coping or leisure behavior. None of those directly measure how often a person feels stressed, so they aren’t the best indicators of stress in the DEOCS context.