Validation, Factorial Invariance, and Latent Mean Differences Across Sex of the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scales (DASS-21) in Ecuadorian University Sample
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Title: | Validation, Factorial Invariance, and Latent Mean Differences Across Sex of the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scales (DASS-21) in Ecuadorian University Sample |
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Authors: | Sanmartín, Ricardo | Suriá Martínez, Raquel | López-López, María de Lourdes | Vicent, María | Gonzálvez, Carolina | García-Fernández, José Manuel |
Research Group/s: | Investigación en Inteligencias, Competencia Social y Educación (SOCEDU) | Psicología Social y Salud (PSS) |
Center, Department or Service: | Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Psicología Evolutiva y Didáctica | Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Comunicación y Psicología Social |
Keywords: | DASS-21 | Online | Ecuadorian university sample | Factorial invariance | Latent mean differences |
Issue Date: | 10-Jan-2022 |
Publisher: | American Psychological Association |
Citation: | Professional Psychology: Research and Practice. 2022, 53(4): 398-406. https://doi.org/10.1037/pro0000442 |
Abstract: | The prevalence of stress, anxiety, and depression is a topic of concern for general population but also for the educational context. Consequently, due to the great rates of anxiety, depression, and stress problems in undergraduates, the use of a standardized instrument to accurately detect these constructs in the university context is needed. As a result, the present study pretends to examine the psychometric characteristics of the online version of the short Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scales (DASS-21) in Ecuadorian university sample, including the validation, and the testing of factorial invariance and latent differences analyses based on sex. The total of individuals that formed the sample were 3,060 students (Mage = 22.7, SD = 2.46) from the Central University of Ecuador, and they participated via the internet, fulfilling the 21 items that formed the DASS-21. Regarding the results, the three-factor structure of the online version of the DASS-21 was confirmed by confirmatory factor analysis, adequate internal consistency values and factorial invariance based on sex were confirmed, and no statistically significant latent mean differences in the scale across sex were found. In consequence, the results of the current investigation give a reliable, consistent, and online measure of stress, anxiety, and depression, which could help to assess and treat emotional problems originated among the Ecuadorian university population. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10045/127316 |
ISSN: | 0735-7028 (Print) | 1939-1323 (Online) |
DOI: | 10.1037/pro0000442 |
Language: | eng |
Type: | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Rights: | © 2022 American Psychological Association |
Peer Review: | si |
Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1037/pro0000442 |
Appears in Collections: | INV - SOCEDU - Artículos de Revistas INV - PSS - Artículos de Revistas |
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