Purpose-in-Life + Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) resilience screen — Madison, WI.

Madison, WI is home to the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where Carol Ryff -- Hilldale Professor of Psychology, whose Purpose-in-Life subscale this standard applies -- directs the Institute on Aging. A distinct connection from this library's existing St. Louis tile, which is built on a generic self-report/community-clinic framing rather than the instrument's academic origin, and a distinct reason from this library's other Madison tile for `sleep_apnea_screen` (the Wisconsin Sleep Cohort Study, a completely separate research program at the same university).

Where

Home / community clinic, private self-report, Madison, WI · Open the map

Pay

$200 proposed

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Proof

PSS-10 total (0–40, 4 positive items reverse-scored) vs population bands + Purpose-in-Life score vs norms + coached behavioral plan + any distress/suicidal ideation routed to a clinician / crisis line

This is exactly what gets it approved. Nothing settles without it.

Level

entry

Open until

2026-12-01

Posted by

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How this work is done

A documented method, so this packet comes out the same whoever does it.

Bring

• a private, quiet space (confidential self-report)
• the validated PSS-10 form (0–40 total)
• a brief Purpose-in-Life item set (Ryff subscale)
• a scoring key with population norms
• a secure note for the result and referral info (incl. the 988 crisis line, US)

Steps

1. 1. Set a private, non-judgmental setting; confirm this is a self-reflection screen, not a diagnosis or therapy; ask directly whether the person is in crisis or having thoughts of self-harm right now — if yes, STOP the questionnaire and route to a crisis line / emergency immediately.
2. 2. Administer the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10): 10 items on how unpredictable, uncontrollable, and overloaded the last month felt, each scored 0–4; reverse-score the 4 positively worded items and sum to a 0–40 total.
3. 3. Administer the brief Purpose-in-Life items (Ryff subscale): agreement statements on having direction and meaning; score per the key.
4. 4. Compare the PSS-10 total against population bands (higher = more perceived stress) and the purpose score against norms; note the trend if a prior score exists.
5. 5. Coach behavioral levers matched to the result — for stress: sleep, activity, social contact, and a brief daily down-regulation practice; for purpose: a values reflection and one meaningful weekly commitment; frame these as skills, not a cure.
6. 6. Record both scores, their bands, and any red flags; sign. Route depression signs or severe/persistent distress to a clinician, and any suicidal ideation to a crisis line / emergency, per the decision rules.

What counts as done

• PSS-10 total (0–40) recorded with the 4 positive items reverse-scored and compared to population bands
• Purpose-in-Life score recorded against norms; trend noted if a prior result exists
• A behavioral coaching plan recorded (a stress down-regulation practice + a purpose/values step), framed as skills not treatment
• Any depression sign / severe distress routed to a clinician and any suicidal ideation routed to a crisis line / emergency, with the referral recorded

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.