Open AccessPsychometric evaluation of the depression anxiety stress scales-21 (DASS-21) in a Serbian student sample
Author(s) -
Veljko Jovanović,
Vesna GavrilovJerković,
Dragan Žuljević,
Dragana Brdarić
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
psihologija
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 1451-9283
pISSN - 0048-5705
DOI - 10.2298/psi1401093j
Subject(s) - dass , psychology , anxiety , clinical psychology , confirmatory factor analysis , depression (economics) , distress , construct validity , convergent validity , sample (material) , measurement invariance , affect (linguistics) , structural equation modeling , psychometrics , psychiatry , statistics , chemistry , mathematics , internal consistency , chromatography , economics , macroeconomics , communication
The purpose of the current research was to examine the psychometric properties of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21 (DASS-21) in a student sample. In Study 1 (N = 1374), a confirmatory factor analysis was used to evaluate construct validity of the DASS- 21. The stability of the DASS-21 structure over time (5-month follow-up, N = 693) was investigated also in Study 1. In Study 2, associations with measures of depression, anxiety, stress, affect, life satisfaction and general distress were examined to assess the convergent validity of the DASS-21. The results suggested that the DASS-21 was reliable and valid measure of unpleasant emotional states. The model with optimal fit consisted of general factor of negative affect plus three specific factors of depression, anxiety and stress. [Projekat Ministarstva nauke Republike Srbije, br. 179006: Nasledni, sredinski i psihološki činioci mentalnog zdravlja