Extending the utility of the Depression Anxiety Stress scale by examining its psychometric properties in Chinese settings

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 200, Issue 2-3, 2012, Pages 879-883

  Chan, Raymond C K ^a   Xu, Ting ^a   Huang, Jia ^a   Wang, Yi ^a   Zhao, Qing ^a   Shum, David H K ^b,c   O'Gorman, John ^b,c   Potangaroa, Regan ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF PSYCHOLOGY   (China)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNITEC INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

CFA; DASS; Sichuan earthquake

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSION ANXIETY STRESS SCALE; EARTHQUAKE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFE STRESS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHINA; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EARTHQUAKES; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TRANSLATIONS;

EID: 84872409464     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: 18727123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2012.06.041     Document Type: Article

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