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. 2015 Jul:60:170-81.
doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2015.04.005. Epub 2015 Apr 15.

The Italian version of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21: Factor structure and psychometric properties on community and clinical samples

Gioia Bottesi  1 , Marta Ghisi  2 , Gianmarco Altoè  3 , Erica Conforti  4 , Gabriele Melli  5 , Claudio Sica  4
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The Italian version of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21: Factor structure and psychometric properties on community and clinical samples

Gioia Bottesi et al. Compr Psychiatry. 2015 Jul.

Abstract

Objective: The Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21 (DASS-21) is the short version of a self-report measure that was originally developed to provide maximum differentiation between depressive and anxious symptoms. Despite encouraging evidence, the factor structure and other features of the DASS-21 are yet to be firmly established.

Method: A community sample of 417 participants and two clinical groups (32 depressive patients and 25 anxious patients) completed the Italian version of the DASS-21 along with several measures of psychopathology.

Results: Confirmatory factor analyses suggested that the DASS-21 is a measure of general distress plus three additional orthogonal dimensions (anxiety, depression, and stress). The internal consistency and temporal stability of the measure were good; each DASS-21 scale correlated more strongly with a measure of a similar construct, demonstrating good convergent and divergent validity. Lastly, the DASS-21 demonstrated good criterion-oriented validity.

Conclusion: The validity of the Italian DASS-21 and its utility, both for community and clinical individuals, are supported.

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