TABLE 5.
Confirmatory factor analysis factor loadings (LX) and measurement errors (TD) for DASS constructs and Cronbach alpha reliabilities.
| Subscale α | Item | LX | TD | |
| Depression | 0.88 | DASS1* | 0.492 | 0.694 |
| DASS3 | 0.727 | 0.401 | ||
| DASS5 | 0.607 | 0.658 | ||
| DASS10 | 0.746 | 0.413 | ||
| DASS13 | 0.810 | 0.299 | ||
| DASS16 | 0.778 | 0.326 | ||
| DASS17 | 0.759 | 0.362 | ||
| DASS21 | 0.704 | 0.461 | ||
| Anxiety | 0.84 | DASS2* | 0.479 | 0.774 |
| DASS4 | 0.615 | 0.473 | ||
| DASS7 | 0.689 | 0.397 | ||
| DASS9 | 0.655 | 0.629 | ||
| DASS15 | 0.777 | 0.306 | ||
| DASS19 | 0.683 | 0.417 | ||
| DASS20 | 0.712 | 0.379 | ||
| Stress | 0.85 | DASS6* | 0.658 | 0.587 |
| DASS8 | 0.741 | 0.424 | ||
| DASS11 | 0.750 | 0.412 | ||
| DASS12 | 0.728 | 0.475 | ||
| DASS14 | 0.669 | 0.493 | ||
| DASS18 | 0.670 | 0.459 |
*Item set as reference per subscale. Standardised error covariance between DASS17 and DASS18 TD = 0.397.