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Depression anxiety stress scale: Is it valid for children and adolescents?
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posted on 2023-05-17, 10:07 authored by Patrick, J, Dyck, M, Bramston, PThe 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.
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Publication title
Journal of Clinical PsychologyVolume
66Pagination
1-12ISSN
0021-9762Department/School
College Office - College of Business and EconomicsPublisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.Place of publication
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