Table 2.

Differences among TP, FP and TN groups on the DASS

	Screening outcome groups
	True negative (N = 30), mean (SD)	True positive (N = 8), mean (SD)	False positive (N = 18), mean (SD)	Clinical significance
DASS Score
Depression	2.47 (4.34)	2.62 (3.16)	2.33 (2.47)	Normal (TN, TP, FP)
Anxiety	3.40 (4.92)	1.38 (1.30)	3.11 (5.52)	Normal–mild (TN, FP), normal (TP)
Stress	8.17 (5.80)	6.00 (4.14)	5.67 (4.55)	Normal (TN, TP, FP)
Total	14.03 (13.59)	10.00 (6.74)	11.11 (10.56)	Normal

Three variables were tested in the DASS. The above table displays the descriptive statistics for each group. DASS-Depression score ranges: normal (0–9), mild (10–13), moderate (14–20), severe (21–27) and extremely severe (28+) [20]. DASS-Anxiety: normal (0–7), mild (8–9), moderate (10–14), severe (15–19) and extremely severe (20+) [20]. DASS-Stress: normal (0–14), mild (15–18), moderate (19–25), severe (26–33) and extremely severe (34+) [20]