TY  - JOUR
TI  - Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scales 42 (DASS-42) in Dari-Language: Validity and Reliability Study in Adults, Herat, Afghanistan
AB  - Objective: This study aimed to assess the validity and reliability ofDepression, Anxiety, and Stress Scales-42 (DASS-42) in Dari, inadult population of Herat province of Afghanistan.Methods: The Dari-translated version of DASS-42 questionnairewas administered to 1310 non-clinical samples randomly selected inHerat. Internal reliability, exploratory factor analyses, confirmatoryfactor analyses and Pearson's product moment correlation wereassessed to test the validity and reliability of the questionnaire. Dataanalyses were performed in IBM SPSS Statistics 23.0 and AMOS23.0.Results: Internal consistency of the Dari-translated version ofDASS-42 questionnaire subscales was high with Cronbach's alphavalues of 0.888, 0.866 and 0.833 for depression, anxiety andstress, respectively. Construct validity was further supported withacceptable correlation measures of 0.799, 0.822 and 0.818 fordepression, anxiety and stress subscales, respectively, which all werestatistically significant (p<0.05). Confirmatory factor analysis gaveacceptable goodness-of-fit indices.Conclusion: The Dari-translated version of DASS-42 questionnaireis a reliable and valid assessment tool for identification andmeasurement of the magnitude of depression, anxiety and stress inthe Dari-speaking population of Herat province of Afghanistan.
AU  - SHAYAN, Nasar Ahmad
AU  - NIAZI, Aziz-ur-Rahman
AU  - Ozcebe, Hilal
AU  - WASEQ, Abdul Momen
DO  - 10.14235/bas.galenos.2020.4250
PY  - 2021
JO  - Bezmiâlem Science
VL  - 9
IS  - 3
SN  - 2148-2373
SP  - 356
EP  - 362
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/450647
ER  -