Cross-cultural validation of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale–21 in China.
Cognitive Research (United States) · North China Electric Power University · +2 more institutions
Abstract
The gap between the demand and delivery of mental health services in mainland China can be reduced by validating freely available and psychometrically sound psychological instruments. The present research examined the Chinese version of the 21-item Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS-21). Study 1 administered the DASS-21 to 1,815 Chinese college students and found internal consistency indices (Cronbach's alpha) of .83, .80, and .82 for the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress subscales, respectively, and .92 for the total DASS total. Test-retest reliability over a 6-month interval was .39 to .46 for each of the 3 subscales and .46 for the total DASS. Moderate convergent validity of the Depression and Anxiety…
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9Topics & keywords
- Psychology
- DASS
- Anxiety
- Clinical psychology
- Confirmatory factor analysis
- Cronbach's alpha
- Discriminant validity
- Structural equation modeling
- Reduced inequalities