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DASS-21 (Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21)

DASS-21 (Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21)

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1. I found it hard to wind down

2. I was aware of dryness of my mouth

3. I couldn't seem to experience any positive feeling at all

4. I experienced breathing difficulty (e.g., excessively rapid breathing, breathlessness in the absence of physical exertion)

5. I found it difficult to work up the initiative to do things

6. I tended to over-react to situations

7. I experienced trembling (e.g., in the hands)

8. I felt that I was using a lot of nervous energy

9. I was worried about situations in which I might panic and make a fool of myself

10. I felt that I had nothing to look forward to

11. I found myself getting agitated

12. I found it difficult to relax

13. I felt down-hearted and blue

14. I was intolerant of anything that kept me from getting on with what I was doing

15. I felt I was close to panic

16. I was unable to become enthusiastic about anything

17. I felt I wasn’t worth much as a person

18. I felt that I was rather touchy

19. I was aware of the action of my heart in the absence of physical exertion (e.g., sense of heart rate increase, heart missing a beat)

20. I felt scared without any good reason

21. I felt that life was meaningless
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DASS-21 rating scale is as follows

  • 0 (NEVER) - Did not apply to me at all.
  • 1 (SOMETIMES) - Applied to me to some degree, or some of the time.
  • 2 (OFTEN) - Applied to me to a considerable degree, or a good part of time.
  • 3 (ALMOST ALWAYS) - Applied to me very much, or most of the time.

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The Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale - 21 Items (DASS-21) is a set of three self-report scales designed to measure the emotional states of depression, anxiety and stress.

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