Reliability, convergent validity and factor structure of the DASS-21 in a sample of Vietnamese adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess the internal consistency, latent structure and convergent validity of the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21) among adolescents in Vietnam.

Method

An anonymous, self-completed questionnaire was conducted among 1,745 high school students in Hanoi, Vietnam between October, 2013 and January, 2014. Confirmatory factor analyses were performed to assess the latent structure of the DASS-21. Factorial invariance between girls and boys was examined. Cronbach alphas and correlation coefficients between DASS-21 factor scores and the domain scores of the Duke Health Profile Adolescent Vietnamese validated version (ADHP-V) were calculated to assess DASS-21 internal consistency and convergent validity.

Results

A total of 1,606/ 1,745 (92.6%) stude

SUBMITTER: Le MTH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5516980 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature