Testing measurement invariance of the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scales (DASS-21) across four countries.

2017166 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Saskia Scholten · University Hospitals of the Ruhr-University of Bochum

Julia Velten · University Hospitals of the Ruhr-University of Bochum

Angela Bieda · University Hospitals of the Ruhr-University of Bochum

Xiao Chi Zhang · University Hospitals of the Ruhr-University of Bochum

Jürgen Margraf · University Hospitals of the Ruhr-University of Bochum

Abstract

However, Polish and Russian samples reported more depressive symptoms compared with U.K. and U.S. samples; the Russian sample had the highest levels of anxiety symptoms and the Polish sample demonstrated the highest stress levels. The DASS-21 can be recommended to meaningfully compare the relationships between variables across groups and to compare latent means in Polish-, Russian-, and English-speaking populations. (PsycINFO Database Record

Topics & Keywords

Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes Mental Health Research Topics

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Publication Details

Published in: Psychological Assessment

Volume 29, Issue 11, pp. 1376-1390

DOI: 10.1037/pas0000440

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