Table 2.
Severity distribution of depression, anxiety, stress (N = 1,648).
| Domain |
Mean (SD) DASS-21 |
Mean (SD) DASS-42 |
Normal count (%) |
Mild count (%) |
Moderate count (%) |
Severe count (%) |
Extremely severe count (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depression | 5.91 (4.43) | 11.81 (8.86) | 736 (44.7%) | 252 (15.3%) | 377 (22.9%) | 171 (10.4%) | 112 (6.8%) |
| Anxiety | 5.39 (4.15) | 10.78 (8.3) | 643 (39.0%) | 169 (10.3%) | 378 (22.9%) | 175 (10.6%) | 283 (17.2%) |
| Stress | 6.27 (4.46) | 12.55 (8.92) | 1068 (64.8%) | 214 (13.0%) | 184 (11.2%) | 151 (9.2%) | 31 (1.9%) |
Cutoffs for Depression: Normal (0–9), Mild (10–13), Moderate (14–20), Severe (21–27), Extremely Severe (28+). Cutoffs for Anxiety: Normal (0–7), Mild (8–9), Moderate (10–14), Severe (15–19), Extremely Severe (20+). Cutoffs for Stress: Normal (0–14), Mild (15–18), Moderate (19–25), Severe (26–33), Extremely Severe (34+). The cutoffs are based on DASS-42.