Screening psychological symptoms in Filipino university students during the COVID‐19 pandemic: Translation and structural validation of the Filipino version of the DASS‐21

IF 1.8 3区心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, EDUCATIONAL

Psychology in the Schools Pub Date : 2024-04-26 DOI:10.1002/pits.23214

John Jamir Benzon R. Aruta, Niño Jose Mateo, Ron R. Resurreccion, Meniah Ann Martha C. Galanza, Allan B. I. Bernardo

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Abstract

Culturally appropriate tools are necessary to aid in objective screening for psychological symptoms among students in university settings. This study aimed to translate and validate the Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale‐21 (DASS‐21). The instrument underwent forward translation and was reviewed by representatives from the target population, field experts, and an external auditor. The translated version of the DASS‐21, together with the International Positive and Negative Affect Schedule Short Form (I‐PANAS‐SF), Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ‐9), Generalized Anxiety Disorder‐7 (GAD‐7), Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), was administered to 681 university students. Through confirmatory factor analysis, results supported the intercorrelated three‐factor model with correlated errors for the DASS‐21 Filipino. Results also demonstrated the criterion validity of the depression and anxiety subscales through significant correlations with PHQ‐9 and GAD‐7, respectively, and a stringent z‐score test to examine the difference between two dependent correlations with one variable in common. The convergent validity of all three subscales was established through significant correlations with I‐PANAS‐SF and SWLS. All DASS‐21 Filipino subscales which includes depression (α = .89), anxiety (α = .84), and stress (α = .85), showed high internal consistency. The current findings offer initial evidence on the structural validity of the DASS‐21 Filipino, which can be utilized as a tool to screen for depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms among Filipino speakers during a global health crisis. Implications for psychological assessment and school and clinical interventions are discussed.

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在 COVID-19 大流行期间筛查菲律宾大学生的心理症状：菲律宾语版 DASS-21 的翻译和结构验证

在大学环境中客观地筛查学生的心理症状需要适合其文化背景的工具。本研究旨在翻译和验证抑郁、焦虑和压力量表-21（DASS-21）。该工具经过了正向翻译，并由目标人群的代表、现场专家和外部审计师进行了审阅。对 681 名大学生进行了 DASS-21 和国际积极和消极情绪表简表（I-PANAS-SF）、患者健康问卷（PHQ-9）、广泛性焦虑症-7（GAD-7）、生活满意度量表（SWLS）的翻译。通过确认性因素分析，结果支持菲律宾语 DASS-21 的相互关联的三因素模型和相关误差。通过分别与 PHQ-9 和 GAD-7 的显著相关性，以及严格的 z-score 检验（用于检验具有一个共同变量的两个因果相关之间的差异），结果还证明了抑郁和焦虑子量表的标准效度。通过与 I-PANAS-SF 和 SWLS 的显着相关性，确定了所有三个子量表的收敛效度。所有 DASS-21 菲律宾语分量表（包括抑郁（α = .89）、焦虑（α = .84）和压力（α = .85））均显示出较高的内部一致性。目前的研究结果为 DASS-21 Filipino 的结构有效性提供了初步证据，它可以作为一种工具，在全球健康危机期间筛查菲律宾语使用者的抑郁、焦虑和压力症状。本研究还讨论了心理评估以及学校和临床干预的意义。

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Psychology in the Schools PSYCHOLOGY, EDUCATIONAL-

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3.00

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200

期刊介绍： Psychology in the Schools, which is published eight times per year, is a peer-reviewed journal devoted to research, opinion, and practice. The journal welcomes theoretical and applied manuscripts, focusing on the issues confronting school psychologists, teachers, counselors, administrators, and other personnel workers in schools and colleges, public and private organizations. Preferences will be given to manuscripts that clearly describe implications for the practitioner in the schools.