A Bochum research team has developed a German version of the "Stress Overload Scale". The translation improves the international comparability of results in stress research.

Stress is a central topic in psychology and health sciences because in its chronic form it affects physical and mental health. An important and new type of questionnaire to assess subjectively perceived stress is the so-called Stress Overload Scale (SOS). Researchers from Bochum and London, among them Professor Maike Luhmann and Professor Oliver T. Wolf, both from Ruhr University Bochum, have now developed a German translation of the SOS. The team presents its findings in the journal Psychological Test Adaptation and Development, published online and open access on 24 March 2023.