Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21: Measurement and Structural Invariance Across Ratings of Men and Women

Rapson Gomez; Mathew J Summers; Avril Summers; Anna Wolf; J J Summers

doi:10.1177/1073191113514106

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Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21: Measurement and Structural Invariance Across Ratings of Men and Women

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Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21: Measurement and Structural Invariance Across Ratings of Men and Women

Rapson Gomez, Mathew J Summers, Avril Summers, Anna Wolf and J J Summers

Assessment, Vol.21(4), pp.418-426

2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1073191113514106

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Psychology

Business and Management

Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21

measurement invariance

structural invariance

MIMIC

men versus women

The current study examined the measurement and structural invariance of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21 (DASS-21) across ratings provided by men (N = 227) and women (N = 460). Multiple-group confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) supported full metric invariance and intercepts invariance for 20 of the 21 items. Invariance for all item intercepts was supported by multiple indicators multiple causes (MIMIC) procedure that controlled for the effects of age. Multiplegroup CFA supported invariance for all factor variances and covariances. This procedure and the MIMIC analyses found equivalency for all latent mean scores. These findings indicate good support for measurement and structural invariance of the DASS-21 rating across men and women. The psychometric and practical implications of the findings are discussed.

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Title: Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21: Measurement and Structural Invariance Across Ratings of Men and Women
Authors: Rapson Gomez (Author) - University of Ballarat
Mathew J Summers (Author) - University of Tasmania
Avril Summers (Author) - University of Tasmania
Anna Wolf (Author) - University of Tasmania
J J Summers (Author) - University of Tasmania
Publication details: Assessment, Vol.21(4), pp.418-426
Publisher: Sage Publications Inc.
Date published: 2014
DOI: 10.1177/1073191113514106
ISSN: 1073-1911
Organisation Unit: School of Health; School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health - Psychology; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99448826602621
Output Type: Journal article

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