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. 2026 Aug 19;14:1858781. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1858781

Table 2.

Descriptives statistics for DASS subscales and local language proficiency.

Variable n M SD
Depression (0–42) 241 15.55 10.52
Anxiety (0–42) 241 10.59 9.56
Stress (0–42) 241 17.93 10.85
Host-country language proficiency 241 5.02 2.54

Scale ranges are shown in parentheses. DASS-21 subscale scores were multiplied by two prior to calculating the overall means and standard deviations for depression, anxiety, and stress, in accordance with recommended scoring procedures that allow comparison with DASS-42 interpretive guidelines.