Psychometric evaluation of the depression anxiety stress scales-21 (DASS-21) in a serbian student sample;Psihometrijska evaluacija skale depresivnosti, anksioznosti i stresa-21 (DASS-21) na uzorku studenata u srbiji

Psihologija

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 93-112

  Jovanović, Veljko ^a   Gavrilov Jerković, Vesna ^a   Žuljević, Dragan ^a   Brdarić, Dragana ^a  

^a Odsejk za psihologiju Filozofski fakultet Univerzitet u Novom Sadu ^*  (Serbia)

Author keywords

Depression anxiety stress scales; Psychometric properties; Students

Indexed keywords

EID: 84898636838     PISSN: 00485705     EISSN: 14519283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2298/PSI1401093J     Document Type: Article

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