Depression Anxiety Stress Scales 21 (DASS-21)

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Please read each statement and circle a number 0, 1, 2 or 3 which 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. The rating scale is as follows: 0 Did not apply to me at all / 1 Applied to me to some degree, or some of the time / 2 Applied to me to a considerable degree, or a good part of time / 3 Applied to me very much, or most of the time 1. I found it hard to wind down 0 1 2 3 2. I was aware of dryness of my mouth 0 1 2 3 3. I couldn't seem to experience any positive feeling at all 0 1 2 3 4. I experienced breathing difficulty (eg, excessively rapid breathing, breathlessness in the absence of physical exertion) 0 1 2 3 5. I found it difficult to work up the initiative to do things 0 1 2 3 6. I tended to over-react to situations 0 1 2 3 7. I experienced trembling (eg, in the hands) 0 1 2 3 8. I felt that I was using a lot of nervous energy 0 1 2 3 9. I was worried about situations in which I might panic and make a fool of myself 0 1 2 3 10. I felt that I had nothing to look forward to 0 1 2 3 11. I found myself getting agitated 0 1 2 3 12. I found it difficult to relax 0 1 2 3 13. I felt down-hearted and blue 0 1 2 3 14. I was intolerant of anything that kept me from getting on with what I was doing 0 1 2 3 15. I felt I was close to panic 0 1 2 3 16. I was unable to become enthusiastic about anything 0 1 2 3 17. I felt I wasn't worth much as a person 0 1 2 3 18. I felt that I was rather touchy 0 1 2 3 19. I was aware of the action of my heart in the absence of physical exertion (eg, sense of heart rate increase, heart missing a beat) 0 1 2 3 20. I felt scared without any good reason 0 1 2 3 21. I felt that life was meaningless 0 1 2 3 Remember when using the DASS21 to multiply the obtained scale scores by 2, so that they can be compared to the DASS normative data and to other published DASS data. The DASS questionnaire is public domain. The DASS questionnaires and scoring key may be downloaded from the DASS website and copied without restriction, but the scales may not be modified or sold for profit.

Referencing norms: Dass21Code, Dass21ItemAnswered, Dass21SubscaleAnsweredAnxiety, Dass21SubscaleAnsweredDepression, Dass21SubscaleAnsweredStress, Dass21SubscaleAnxiety, Dass21SubscaleDepression, Dass21SubscaleStress, Dass21ValidResponse, dass21_subscale_answered, dass21_subscale_raw, dass21_valid_response

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1. I found it hard to wind down 0 1 2 3

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10. I felt that I had nothing to look forward to 0 1 2 3

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11. I found myself getting agitated 0 1 2 3

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12. I found it difficult to relax 0 1 2 3

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13. I felt down-hearted and blue 0 1 2 3

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14. I was intolerant of anything that kept me from getting on with what I was doing 0 1 2 3

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15. I felt I was close to panic 0 1 2 3

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16. I was unable to become enthusiastic about anything 0 1 2 3

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17. I felt I wasn't worth much as a person 0 1 2 3

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18. I felt that I was rather touchy 0 1 2 3

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19. I was aware of the action of my heart in the absence of physical exertion (eg, sense of heart rate increase, heart missing a beat) 0 1 2 3

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2. I was aware of dryness of my mouth 0 1 2 3

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20. I felt scared without any good reason 0 1 2 3

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21. I felt that life was meaningless 0 1 2 3

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3. I couldn't seem to experience any positive feeling at all 0 1 2 3

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4. I experienced breathing difficulty (eg, excessively rapid breathing, breathlessness in the absence of physical exertion) 0 1 2 3

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5. I found it difficult to work up the initiative to do things 0 1 2 3

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6. I tended to over-react to situations 0 1 2 3

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7. I experienced trembling (eg, in the hands) 0 1 2 3

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8. I felt that I was using a lot of nervous energy 0 1 2 3

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9. I was worried about situations in which I might panic and make a fool of myself 0 1 2 3

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The DASS questionnaire is public domain. The DASS questionnaires and scoring key may be downloaded from the DASS website and copied without restriction, but the scales may not be modified or sold for profit.

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Remember when using the DASS21 to multiply the obtained scale scores by 2, so that they can be compared to the DASS normative data and to other published DASS data.

Referencing norms: Dass21SubscaleScoreAnxiety, Dass21SubscaleScoreDepression, Dass21SubscaleScoreStress, dass21_subscale_score