Form: Pearlin Mastery Scale, PMS

1 – Strongly agree
2 – Agree
3 – Disagree
4 – Strongly disagree
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1
2
3
4
1
I have little control over the things that happen to me.
2
There is really no way I can solve some of the problems I have.
3
There is little I can do to change many of the important things in my life.
4
I often feel helpless in dealing with the problems of life.
5
Sometimes I feel that I'm being pushed around in life.
6
What happens to me in the future mostly depends on me.
7
I can do just about anything I really set my mind to do.

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The answer numbers are used only to label response columns. They are NOT scores and should not be used for calculating results.