DASS-Y severity cutoffs
For descriptive
purposes, we have calculated cutoff scores for the
DASS-Y scales and total scores, following the same procedure as described in
the DASS manual for the adult DASS.
These cutoffs were derived from the sample of N=2121 reported in Szabo
& Lovibond (2022), using the same percentile ranges as for the adult DASS.
|
|
Depression |
Anxiety |
Stress |
Total |
|
Normal |
0-6 |
0-5 |
0-11 |
0-23 |
|
Mild |
7-8 |
6-7 |
12-13 |
24-29 |
|
Moderate |
9-13 |
8-12 |
14-16 |
30-39 |
|
Severe |
14-16 |
13-15 |
17-18 |
40-46 |
|
Extremely severe |
17+ |
16+ |
19+ |
47+ |