Shabani Mohammad Javad, Gharraee Banafsheh, Zahedi Tajrishi Komeil
Department of Clinical Psychology, School of Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health (Tehran Institute of Psychiatry), Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Front Psychol. 2025 Jan 15;15:1452878. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1452878. eCollection 2024.
The Depression Anxiety Stress Scale for Youth (DASS-Y) is a self-report instrument recently developed to evaluate negative emotional states in children and adolescents. However, the Persian version's factor structure and psychometric properties have yet to be investigated in Iranian youth. The study aimed to assess the factor structure and reliability of the Persian DASS-Y in a sample of Iranian children and adolescents.
The study recruited 1,277 children and adolescents, 703 (55.1%) being girls and 574 (44.9%) being boys (aged 7-18 years), from schools in Tehran, Iran. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was conducted to evaluate structural validity and test the fit of three-factor models. Internal consistency reliability was examined using Cronbach's alpha and McDonald's omega coefficients for the DASS-Y total and subscale items. Convergent and discriminant validity were also assessed.
The CFA results supported the original 3-factor structure of the DASS-Y, consisting of Depression, Anxiety, and Stress subscales in both groups of Iranian children and adolescents. Subsequently, the Pearson correlation coefficient assessed the scale's convergent and discriminant validity, which was relatively appropriate. Also, the DASS-Y's internal consistency reliability was satisfactory.
The Persian DASS-Y is a reliable and valid Instrument for measuring depression, anxiety, and stress in Iranian children and adolescents. It can be helpful for both research and clinical work, helping to assess psychological distress in children and adolescents.
青少年抑郁焦虑压力量表（DASS-Y）是最近开发的一种自评工具，用于评估儿童和青少年的负面情绪状态。然而，波斯语版本的因子结构和心理测量特性尚未在伊朗青少年中进行研究。本研究旨在评估波斯语DASS-Y在伊朗儿童和青少年样本中的因子结构和信度。
该研究从伊朗德黑兰的学校招募了1277名儿童和青少年，其中703名（55.1%）为女孩，574名（44.9%）为男孩（年龄7 - 18岁）。进行验证性因子分析（CFA）以评估结构效度并检验三因子模型的拟合度。使用Cronbach's alpha和McDonald's omega系数检查DASS-Y总量表和子量表项目的内部一致性信度。还评估了聚合效度和区分效度。
CFA结果支持了DASS-Y原有的三因子结构，包括伊朗儿童和青少年两组中的抑郁、焦虑和压力子量表。随后，皮尔逊相关系数评估了该量表的聚合效度和区分效度，结果较为合适。此外，DASS-Y的内部一致性信度令人满意。
波斯语DASS-Y是测量伊朗儿童和青少年抑郁、焦虑和压力的可靠且有效的工具。它对研究和临床工作都有帮助，有助于评估儿童和青少年的心理困扰。
