Psychometric properties of the 42-item and 21-item versions of the depression anxiety stress scales in clinical groups and a community sample.
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The factor structure, reliability, and validity of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS; S. H. Lovibond & P. F. Lovibond, 1995) and the 21-item short form of these measures (DASS-21) were examined in nonclinical volunteers (n = 49) and patients with Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed.; American Psychiatric Association, 1994) diagnoses of panic disorder (n = 67), obsessive-compulsive disorder (n = 54), social phobia (n = 74), specific phobia (n = 17), and major depressive disorder (n = 46). This study replicates previous findings indicating that the DASS distinguishes well between features of depression, physical arousal, and psychological tension and agitation and extends these observations to the DASS-21. In addition, the internal consistency and concurrent validity of the DASS and DASS-21 were in the acceptable to excellent ranges. Mean scores for the various groups were similar to those in previous research, and in the expected direction. The implications of these findings are discussed.
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The DASS-21 has three factors, good to excellent internal consistency, and strong correlations with other measures of general distress in clinical and nonclinical samples.
“Factor analysis of the 21-item version yields three factors and internal consistency for the subscales range from good to excellent (Antony, Bieling, Cox, Enns, & Swinson, 1998). The measure also demonstrates strong correlations with other measures of general distress in clinical (Antony et al., 1998) and nonclinical samples (Henry & Crawford, 2005).”
From Distress and avoidance in generalized anxiety disorder: Exploring the relationships with intolerance of uncertainty and worry (2010) · cites this paper as Antony, Bieling, Cox, Enns, & Swinson, 1998
The Depression and Anxiety Stress Scale-21 has high internal consistency and concurrent validity, distinguishing well between depression, anxiety, and stress.
“The DASS-21 demonstrates high internal consistency and concurrent validity indicating that it distinguishes well between features of depression, anxiety, and stress (Antony, Cox, Enns, Bieling, & Swinson, 1998).”
From Randomized pilot trial of cognitive-behavioral therapy and acceptance-based behavioral therapy in the treatment of Spanish-speaking Latino primary care patients with generalized anxiety disorder (2021) · cites this paper as Antony, Cox, Enns, Bieling, & Swinson, 1998
The DASS-21 has separate, reliable, and valid self-report scales for depression, anxiety, and stress.
“Depression Anxiety Stress Scale – 21-item version (DASS-21; Lovibond & Lovibond, 1995) has separate, reliable and valid self-report scales for depression, anxiety (i.e., anxious arousal), and stress (i.e., general anxiety and tension) (Antony, Bieling et al., 1998).”
From A randomized clinical trial comparing an acceptance-based behavior therapy to applied relaxation for generalized anxiety disorder (2013) · cites this paper as Antony, Bieling et al., 1998
The Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21-item version has demonstrated excellent internal consistency, and the longer 42-item version has demonstrated adequate test-retest reliability.
“The DASS-21 has demonstrated excellent internal consistency (α from .88 to .94; Antony, Bieling, Cox, Enns, & Swinson, 1998) and the longer 42-item version has demonstrated adequate test-retest reliability (Brown, Chorpita, Korotitsch, & Barlow, 1997).”
From A Fresh Look at Potential Mechanisms of Change in Applied Relaxation for Generalized Anxiety Disorder: A Case Series (2012) · cites this paper as Antony, Bieling, Cox, Enns, & Swinson, 1998
The DASS-21 depression, anxiety, and stress subscales had acceptable to good internal consistency at pretreatment in the present study (αs = .86, .76, and .84, respectively).
“Internal consistency has previously been shown to be good (α for each scale > .87; Antony, Bieling, Cox, Enns, & Swinson, 1998), and was acceptable to good at pretreatment in the present study (αs for depression, anxiety, and stress = .86, .76, and .84, respectively).”
From Using acceptance and commitment therapy to increase self-compassion: A randomized controlled trial (2014) · cites this paper as Antony, Bieling, Cox, Enns, & Swinson, 1998
The DASS-21 has separate, reliable and valid self-report scales for depression, anxiety, and stress.
“Depression Anxiety Stress Scale – 21-item version (DASS-21; Lovibond & Lovibond, 1995) has separate, reliable and valid self-report scales for depression, anxiety (i.e., anxious arousal), and stress (i.e., general anxiety and tension; Antony, Bieling et al., 1998).”
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The DASS-21 Stress subscale has demonstrated good internal consistency and construct validity and is sensitive to change.
“The subscales have demonstrated good internal consistency and construct validity (Antony, Bieling, et al., 1998) and have been shown to be sensitive to change across hospitalization for clients with a primary diagnosis of depression (Page, Hooke, & Morrison, 2007).”
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Research across 206 studies indicates SUS items load onto one latent factor, have high internal consistency (alpha .91), and can distinguish more from less usable programs.
“Research summarized across 206 studies indicates that the SUS items load onto a single latent factor, have a high level of internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha = .91), and that the measure can be used to distinguish between more and less usable program.34”
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The DASS-21 has demonstrated excellent validity and internal consistency.
“The DASS-21 is a frequently used measure in both clinical and research settings and has demonstrated excellent validity and internal consistency (Antony et al., 1998).”
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The Depression, Anxiety Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21) has good psychometric properties.
“The scale has good psychometric properties (Antony et al ., 1998).”
From Effectiveness and predictors of group cognitive behaviour therapy outcome for generalised anxiety disorder in an out-patient hospital setting (2024) · cites this paper as Antony et al., 1998
The DASS-21 has demonstrated strong psychometric properties and is routinely used in research and clinical practice.
“The scale has demonstrated strong psychometric properties and is routinely used in research and clinical practice [51–53].”
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The DASS-21 is reliable and valid in diverse samples, including among people with chronic health conditions, with a mean Cronbach's alpha of 0.91.
“The DASS-21 is reliable and valid in diverse samples, including among people with CHCs, and has been used for ACT-based interventions, with a mean Cronbach's alpha of 0.91 showing high internal consistency (Antony et al., 1998).”
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General distress outcomes were measured with valid and reliable instruments, the DASS-21 and K-10.
“Valid and reliable measures of psychological distress or emotional symptomatology such as the Depression Anxiety and Stress Scales (DASS-21; Antony et al., 1998) and the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K-10; Kessler et al., 2002) were considered as general distress outcomes.”
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The Depression and Anxiety Stress Scale-21 total score represents a broader dimension of psychological distress, and each subscale has high internal consistency (α = 0.87 to 0.94) and high concurrent validity.
“The total score represents a broader dimension of psychological distress, and each subscale has high internal consistency (α = 0.87 to 0.94) and high concurrent validity (Antony et al., 1998).”
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The DASS-21 has good psychometric properties, with Cronbach's alphas 0.94 for Depression, 0.87 for Anxiety, and 0.91 for Stress, and concurrent validity indices above 0.60 with several other inventories.
“The DASS-21 has been shown to have good psychometric properties, i.e., internal consistency: Cronbach's alphas were 0.94 for Depression, 0.87 for Anxiety, and 0.91 for Stress; concurrent validity indices above 0.60 with several other inventories) both in clinical and non-clinical samples75”
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It is recommended to use each DASS subscale separately instead of their sum as a unified factor.
“It is recommended to use each subscale separately instead of their sum as a unified factor 28”
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The DASS-21 has good internal consistency: Cronbach's alphas were 0.94 for Depression, 0.87 for Anxiety, and 0.91 for Stress.
“The DASS-21 has been shown to have good internal consistency: Cronbach’s alphas were 0.94 for Depression, 0.87 for Anxiety, and 0.91 for Stress (63).”
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The Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21) is a 21-item scale developed by Lovibond and Lovibond (1995) to assess individuals' depression, anxiety, and stress levels.
“The Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21) is a 21-item scale developed by Lovibond and Lovibond (1995) to assess individuals’ individuals’ depression, anxiety, and stress levels (Antony et al., 1998).”
From Measuring self-as-context in Chinese college students: Validity and reliability of the Chinese version of self-as-context scale (C-SACS) (2022) · cites this paper as Antony et al., 1998
The DASS-21 subscales have shown good to excellent internal consistency (α = .87 to .94) and concurrent validity in clinical and non-clinical samples.
“The DASS-21 subscales have shown good to excellent internal consistency ( α = .87 to .94) and concurrent validity in clinical and non-clinical samples (Antony et al. 1998).”
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The DASS-21 showed acceptable internal consistency and concurrent validity, with alphas of 0.94 for Depression, 0.91 for Stress, and 0.87 for Anxiety.
“Antony et al. (1998) observed an alpha of 0.94 for Depression, 0.91 for Stress, and 0.87 for anxiety.”
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The DASS-21 has been used with adolescent samples and has reported Cronbach alpha of .87 for depression, .79 for anxiety, and .83 for stress subscales.
“The DASS-21 has been used with adolescent samples and is reported to have a Cronbach alpha of .87 for depression, .79 for anxiety, and .83 for the stress subscales [41].”
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The DASS-21 has acceptable to excellent internal consistency and concurrent validity in clinical and non-clinical populations.
“The DASS-21 has acceptable to excellent internal consistency and concurrent validity in clinical and non-clinical populations”
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The short version of the DASS-21 is shown to have as good reliability and validity as the long version.
“We used the short version as it is shown to have as good reliability and validity as the long version (Cronbach’s alpha 0.94, 0.87 and 0.91 for the depression, anxiety and stress subscales respectively, Antony et al. 1998; Ng et al. 2007), along with good construct validity (Henry and Crawford 2005).”
From Experiences of autism acceptance and mental health in autistic adults (2018) · cites this paper as Antony et al. 1998
The DASS-21 is a valid and reliable measure of negative affect in both clinical and general population samples.
“The DASS-21 has been found to be a valid and reliable measure of negative affect in both clinical and general population samples and scores on the shortened form have been found to be highly correlated with scores on the longer version of the scale [62, 63].”
From A structural equation model of the relationship between insomnia, negative affect, and paranoid thinking (2017) · cites this paper as [62]
Scores on the shortened DASS-21 are highly correlated with scores on the longer version of the scale.
“The DASS-21 has been found to be a valid and reliable measure of negative affect in both clinical and general population samples and scores on the shortened form have been found to be highly correlated with scores on the longer version of the scale [62, 63].”
From A structural equation model of the relationship between insomnia, negative affect, and paranoid thinking (2017) · cites this paper as [62]
The DASS-21 has demonstrated high internal consistency for the three subscales of depression, anxiety, and stress in previous administrations.
“The DASS21 has demonstrated high internal consistency for the three subscales of depression, anxiety, and stress in previous administrations (42).”
From Predicting Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety Using Smartphone and Wearable Data (2021) · cites this paper as [42]
The DASS-21 is a valid and reliable measure for use in non-clinical samples.
“The DASS-21 is a valid and reliable measure for use in non-clinical samples (Antony et al. 1998)”
From Dispositional Mindfulness and Psychological Health: a Systematic Review (2018) · cites this paper as Antony et al. 1998
The DASS-21 subscales have Cronbach's alphas of .94 for Depression, .87 for Anxiety, and .91 for Stress.
“The DASS-21 subscales have Cronbach ' s alphas of .94 for Depression, .87 for Anxiety and .91 for Stress [1].”
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- Authors
- Antony, M. M., Bieling, P. J., Cox, B. J., Enns, M. W., & Swinson, R. P.
- Affiliations
- St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton (CA)
- Venue
- Psychological Assessment
- Published
- 1998-06
- Volume
- 10
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 176-181
- ISSN
- 1040-3590 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-134X
- OpenAlex
- W2083164476
- Semantic Scholar
- 83fb0fc3e5ef9d1e74bc6aec151380d7798bb42c
- Cited by
- 4,874
- References
- 19
- Citations by year
- 2026: 227 · 2025: 296 · 2024: 346 · 2023: 402 · 2022: 388 · 2021: 481 · 2020: 332 · 2019: 254 · 2018: 268 · 2017: 241 · 2016: 252 · 2015: 224 · 2014: 223 · 2013: 201 · 2012: 146
- FWCI
- 8.40
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Psychological Assessment (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Mental Health Research Topics
- Keywords
- DASS, DASS-21, psychometric properties, factor structure, internal consistency, concurrent validity, depression, anxiety, stress, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, social anxiety disorder, specific phobia, major depressive disorder, short-form questionnaire
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