Measurement Invariance of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21 Across Gender in a Sample of Chinese University Students

Measurement Invariance of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21 Across Gender in a Sample of Chinese University Students

The Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21 (DASS-21) has three 7-item subscales (depression, anxiety, and stress). The current study aims assess the gender-based measurement invariance of the DASS-21 questionnaire in a Chinese university student sample from five different cities. The sample was compose...

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Main Authors: Shan Lu, Shuqing Hu, Yuhuan Guan, Jing Xiao, Dan Cai, Zhihua Gao, Zhiqin Sang, Jie Wei, Xiaochi Zhang, Jürgen Margraf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
measurement invariance
DASS-21
gender difference
confirmatory factor analysis
Chinese
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02064/full
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spelling doaj-afa6029a7764443099a773fb3ad252bd2020-11-24T21:44:38ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782018-10-01910.3389/fpsyg.2018.02064322892Measurement Invariance of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21 Across Gender in a Sample of Chinese University StudentsShan Lu0Shuqing Hu1Yuhuan Guan2Jing Xiao3Dan Cai4Zhihua Gao5Zhiqin Sang6Jie Wei7Xiaochi Zhang8Jürgen Margraf9College of Psychology, Capital Normal University, Beijing, ChinaCollege of Psychology, Capital Normal University, Beijing, ChinaCollege of Psychology, Capital Normal University, Beijing, ChinaCollege of Psychology, Capital Normal University, Beijing, ChinaDepartment of Psychology, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, ChinaCollege of Psychology, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, ChinaDepartment of Sociology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, ChinaDepartment of Education, Guizhou University of Finance and Economics, Guiyang, ChinaDepartment of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Mental Health Research and Treatment Center, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, GermanyDepartment of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Mental Health Research and Treatment Center, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, GermanyThe Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21 (DASS-21) has three 7-item subscales (depression, anxiety, and stress). The current study aims assess the gender-based measurement invariance of the DASS-21 questionnaire in a Chinese university student sample from five different cities. The sample was composed of 13208 participants (62.3% female, mean age of 19.7 years, and SD age = 1.8). Multi-group confirmatory factor analysis supported full measurement invariance for the three subscales. The findings support the measurement invariance of DASS-21 scores across gender. Future research on the DASS should include additional validation across ethnicities and testing of all versions of the DASS.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02064/fullmeasurement invarianceDASS-21gender differenceconfirmatory factor analysisChinese
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author Shan Lu
Shuqing Hu
Yuhuan Guan
Jing Xiao
Dan Cai
Zhihua Gao
Zhiqin Sang
Jie Wei
Xiaochi Zhang
Jürgen Margraf
spellingShingle Shan Lu
Shuqing Hu
Yuhuan Guan
Jing Xiao
Dan Cai
Zhihua Gao
Zhiqin Sang
Jie Wei
Xiaochi Zhang
Jürgen Margraf
Measurement Invariance of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21 Across Gender in a Sample of Chinese University Students
Frontiers in Psychology
measurement invariance
DASS-21
gender difference
confirmatory factor analysis
Chinese
author_facet Shan Lu
Shuqing Hu
Yuhuan Guan
Jing Xiao
Dan Cai
Zhihua Gao
Zhiqin Sang
Jie Wei
Xiaochi Zhang
Jürgen Margraf
author_sort Shan Lu
title Measurement Invariance of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21 Across Gender in a Sample of Chinese University Students
title_short Measurement Invariance of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21 Across Gender in a Sample of Chinese University Students
title_full Measurement Invariance of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21 Across Gender in a Sample of Chinese University Students
title_fullStr Measurement Invariance of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21 Across Gender in a Sample of Chinese University Students
title_full_unstemmed Measurement Invariance of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21 Across Gender in a Sample of Chinese University Students
title_sort measurement invariance of the depression anxiety stress scales-21 across gender in a sample of chinese university students
publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
series Frontiers in Psychology
issn 1664-1078
publishDate 2018-10-01
description The Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21 (DASS-21) has three 7-item subscales (depression, anxiety, and stress). The current study aims assess the gender-based measurement invariance of the DASS-21 questionnaire in a Chinese university student sample from five different cities. The sample was composed of 13208 participants (62.3% female, mean age of 19.7 years, and SD age = 1.8). Multi-group confirmatory factor analysis supported full measurement invariance for the three subscales. The findings support the measurement invariance of DASS-21 scores across gender. Future research on the DASS should include additional validation across ethnicities and testing of all versions of the DASS.
topic measurement invariance
DASS-21
gender difference
confirmatory factor analysis
Chinese
url https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02064/full
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