Depression anxiety stress scale: is it valid for children and adolescents?
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Article Title | Depression anxiety stress scale: is it valid for children and adolescents? |
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ERA Journal ID | 6371 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Patrick, Jeff (Author), Dyck, Murray (Author) and Bramston, Paul (Author) |
Journal Title | Journal of Clinical Psychology |
Journal Citation | 66 (9), pp. 996-1007 |
Number of Pages | 12 |
Year | 2010 |
Place of Publication | Hoboken, NJ. United States |
ISSN | 0021-9762 |
1077-2413 | |
1097-4679 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.20696 |
Abstract | The Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (Lovibond & Lovibond, 1995) is used to assess the severity of symptoms in child and adolescent samples although its validity in these populations has not been demonstrated. The authors assessed the latent structure of the 21-item version of the scale in samples of 425 and 285 children and adolescents on two occasions, one year apart. On each occasion, parallel analyses suggested that only one component should be extracted, indicating that the test does not differentiate depression, anxiety, and stress in children and adolescents. The results provide additional evidence that adult models of depression do not describe the experience of depression in children and adolescents. |
Keywords | Depression Anxiety Stress Scale; stress; adolescents; children |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 520105. Psychological methodology, design and analysis |
520399. Clinical and health psychology not elsewhere classified | |
420313. Mental health services | |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | Department of Psychology |
Griffith University |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q006w/depression-anxiety-stress-scale-is-it-valid-for-children-and-adolescents
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