Because the 90-item original is lengthy, a 24-item Short Stress State Questionnaire (SSSQ) was developed. It uses a 5-point Likert scale and includes both pre-task and post-task versions.

The DSSQ is recognized for its high internal consistency across its various scales.

There are two main versions you will encounter in research:

To illustrate the utility of the , consider a hypothetical study: