Table 3

(A) Reliability statistics (Cronbach’s alpha), (B) ΚΜΟ and Bartlett test of sphericity, and (C) intercorrelation matrix of the 21 items of DASS-21

(A) Cronbach’s alpha value of the survey
Subscale (factor)No of ItemsCronbach’s alpha
Depression3, 5, 10, 13, 16, 17, 21 (DQ1–DQ7)0.830
Anxiety2,4,7,9,15,19,20 (AQ1–AQ7)0.656
Stress1,6,8,11,12,14,18 (SQ1–SQ7)0.876
Overall1–210.915
(B) KMO and Bartlett’s test
KMO measure of sampling adequacy0.838
Bartlett’s test of sphericityApproximate χ21914.511
Degrees of freedom210
Significance0.000
(C) Inter-item correlation matrix
DASS-D scoreDASS-A scoreDASS-S score
Depression1000
Anxiety0.596*1000
Stress0.754*0.668*1000
  • *Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed)

  • DASS-21, Depression–Anxiety–Stress Scales-21; KMO, Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin.