Psychometric properties and measurement invariance of Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scales (DASS‐21) across cultures

Bibi, Akhtar, Lin, Muyu, Zhang, Xiao Chi, Margraf, Jürgen·2020·International Journal of Psychology
DOI 10.1002/ijop.12671

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