The Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21 (DASS-21): Further Examination of Dimensions, Scale Reliability, and Correlates

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 68, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1322-1338

  Osman, Augustine ^a   Wong, Jane L ^b   Bagge, Courtney L ^c   Freedenthal, Stacey ^d   Gutierrez, Peter M ^e   Lozano, Gregorio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b Armstrong Atlantic State University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^e VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bifactor IRT models; Depression anxiety stress; Nonclinical; Self1 report inventory

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84869081619     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: 10974679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.21908     Document Type: Article

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