Self test

Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale
(DASS-21)

The DASS-21 is the short form of the DASS-42, a self-report scale designed to measure the negative emotional states of depression, anxiety and stress. As the three scales of the DASS have been shown to have high internal consistency and to yield meaningful discriminations, the scales should meet the needs of both researchers and clinicians who wish to measure current state or change in state over time (e.g., in the course of treatment). This scale is suitable for clinical and non-clinical settings.

Please read each statement and choose a number 0, 1, 2 or 3 that indicates how much the statement applied to you over the past week. There are no right or wrong answers. Do not spend too much time on any statement.

NEVER - Did not apply to me at all
SOMETIMES - Applied to me to some degree, or some of the time
OFTEN - Applied to me to a considerable degree, or a good part of time
ALMOST ALWAYS - Applied to me very much, or most of the time

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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Referece:

Henry, J. D., & Crawford, J. R. (2005). The short‐form version of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS‐21): Construct validity and normative data in a large non‐clinical sample. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 44(2), 227-239.