The 12-Item Mini-DASS: A Concise and Efficient Measure of Depression, Anxiety, and Stress

Monteiro, Renan P.; Coelho, Gabriel Lins de Holanda; Hanel, Paul H. P.; Gouveia, Valdiney V.; Vilar, Roosevelt

doi:10.1007/s11482-023-10214-8

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Collective ambiguous loss after mass hostage-taking in war: exploring public mental health outcomes and resilience

Yehene,

Ohayon,

Yahav

et al. 2024

European Journal of Psychotraumatology

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Objective: Collective ambiguous loss can arise in communities facing the unresolved absence or presence of loved ones, marked by uncertainty and confusion. This study examines the impact of such loss on the general public in Israel after 251 individuals were taken hostage by Hamas on October 7 2023. Method: A diverse sample of 740 participants (ages 18–85, 58.2% women) took part in a comprehensive survey from December 2023 to January 2024. The survey measured boundary ambiguity (BA), separation distress related to disappearance (Ambiguous Loss Inventory Plus – ALI + - SD), general psychological distress (Mini-DASS), and personal resilience factors: ambiguity tolerance (Need for Closure Scale-Revised, NCSR) and psychological flexibility (PF). Results: Public stances indicated that 85% of respondents had moderate to very low confidence in the hostages’ return, coupled with high endorsement of psychological engagement indicators such as emotional pain, intrusive thoughts, and survivor guilt. Those acquainted with a hostage (12%) showed no differences in stances or ALI + -SD and Mini-DASS levels, except for higher BA and greater engagement in demonstrations activities for their return. SEM analysis showed that ALI + -SD mediated the relationship between BA and Mini-DASS (high BA related to high general distress). In this model, BA and ALI + -SD explained over half of the variation in general psychological distress (R 2 = 53%). A second model revealed serial mediation by BA and ALI + -SD in the relationship between NCSR and Mini-DASS, with lower ambiguity tolerance related to increased general distress. However, no such mediation was observed in the relationship between PF and Mini-DASS, and overall, the effect of personal resilience on general distress was relatively small. Conclusions: Mass hostage-taking substantially impacts society’s mental health, extending beyond personal acquaintance with a hostage. The findings underscore the need to shift focus from personal resilience to community-based policies and therapeutic approaches to effectively address communal ambiguous loss amid collective trauma.

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Collective ambiguous loss after mass hostage-taking in war: exploring public mental health outcomes and resilience

Yehene,

Ohayon,

Yahav

et al. 2024

European Journal of Psychotraumatology

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Psychometric validation of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale for Youth (DASS-Y) in Arabic and development of an Abridged Version (DASS-Y-12)

Obeid,

Kanj,

Ali

et al. 2024

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Background To better target the treatment of affective disturbances and improve the effectiveness of programs for prevention and intervention, the need for a reliable and valid measuring tool for the assessment of depression, anxiety, and stress among youth is notable. Therefore, the primary aim of the present study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale for Youth (DASS-Y) 21 items within a non-clinical sample of Arabic-speaking adolescents from Lebanon. The secondary aim was to develop and validate a new shortened version of the DASS-Y composed of 12 items (DASS-Y-12). Methods Seven hundred fifty-eight participants completed the survey, with a mean age of 15.95 ± 1.78 years and 63.2% females. The forward and backward translation method was applied with the approval of the original developers of the scales. Results CFA indicated that the fit of the three-factor model of the DASS-Y and the DASS-Y-12 was excellent. Internal reliability of the scale was excellent for depression, anxiety and stress in the long and short forms. Indices suggested that configural, metric, and scalar invariance was supported across gender in the long and short forms. Higher suicidal ideation and lower academic performance were significantly associated with higher depression, anxiety and stress as assessed by the DASS-Y and the DASS-Y-12. Conclusion The present findings indicate that the validated Arabic version of the DASS-Y, and the developed-shortened version DASS-Y-12 are reliable, valid, easy-to-use and low-cost tool to assess depression, anxiety, and stress among Arabic-speaking adolescents. Making those scales available in Arabic will hopefully stimulate research in this field within Arab countries, benefiting the struggling youth in these contexts.

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Evaluating the Impact of Depression, Anxiety, Occupational Stress and its Related Factors on Sleep Quality among Dental Practitioners in Madurai City – An Analytical Cross Sectional Study

Sahaya Sowmiya,

Chavan,

Pandian

et al. 2024

International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Techno

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Background: The field of dentistry is renowned not only for its intricate nature and professionalism but also high stress that permeating into realm of sleep health with serious mental health.  Aim: This study aimed to assess the prevalence of occupational stress and to explore the dynamics linking occupational stress and sleep disturbances among dental practitioners.  Materials and Methods: An online survey among 181 dentists was conducted in Madurai city using mini dass-12 item scale,modified 19 occupational stressors under 5 categories (cronbach’s α - 0.93,CVI -0.96),coping strategies and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and sociodemographic characteristics of the respondents was also collected. Chi square test and binary logistic regression was used to evaluate the effect.  Results: The prevalence of overall poor sleep quality was 65.7% which was high among anxious(49.6%,) and stressed(35.9%) population. The global PSQI score were found to be associated with anxiety and stress. Patient related stressors like coping with uncooperative patient,time related stressor like long working hours,workload pressure,taking only few breaks,income related factors like insufficient money after all expenses,job stressors like health impact, staff problems and coping strategies like self situation control, doing exercise,yoga and planning social gathering were also found to have statistically significant impact on sleep quality  Conclusion: This study throws light on the fact that various mental health states ,certain stress factors and some coping strategies undergone among dental professionals was linked to their quality of sleep.

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The 12-Item Mini-DASS: A Concise and Efficient Measure of Depression, Anxiety, and Stress

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Collective ambiguous loss after mass hostage-taking in war: exploring public mental health outcomes and resilience

Collective ambiguous loss after mass hostage-taking in war: exploring public mental health outcomes and resilience

Psychometric validation of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale for Youth (DASS-Y) in Arabic and development of an Abridged Version (DASS-Y-12)

Evaluating the Impact of Depression, Anxiety, Occupational Stress and its Related Factors on Sleep Quality among Dental Practitioners in Madurai City – An Analytical Cross Sectional Study

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