Brief Report: The Factor Structure of Mood States in an Early Adolescent Sample
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| Title: | Brief Report: The Factor Structure of Mood States in an Early Adolescent Sample |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Duffy, Christopher J., Cunningham, Everarda G., Moore, Susan M. |
| Source: | Journal of Adolescence. Oct 2005 28(5):677-680. |
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| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 4 |
| Publication Date: | 2005 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Early Adolescents, Secondary School Students, Depression (Psychology), Anxiety, Factor Structure, Factor Analysis, Foreign Countries |
| Geographic Terms: | Australia |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.adolescence.2005.08.013 |
| ISSN: | 0140-1971 |
| Abstract: | The purpose of this study was to examine the structure of negative mood states among young adolescents. Students (N=216) aged 11-15 years from a secondary school in Melbourne, Australia, completed the Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scales (DASS) [Lovibond, S. H., & Lovibond, P. F. (1996). "Depression anxiety stress scales." Sydney: The Psychology Foundation of Australia Inc.]. Confirmatory factor analyses (CFA) failed to find support for a three-factor model. Further analyses suggested that items from the DASS were best represented by two factors, namely a generalized negativity factor and a factor comprising items indicating physiological arousal. |
| Abstractor: | Author |
| Entry Date: | 2006 |
| Accession Number: | EJ724042 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | The purpose of this study was to examine the structure of negative mood states among young adolescents. Students (N=216) aged 11-15 years from a secondary school in Melbourne, Australia, completed the Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scales (DASS) [Lovibond, S. H., & Lovibond, P. F. (1996). "Depression anxiety stress scales." Sydney: The Psychology Foundation of Australia Inc.]. Confirmatory factor analyses (CFA) failed to find support for a three-factor model. Further analyses suggested that items from the DASS were best represented by two factors, namely a generalized negativity factor and a factor comprising items indicating physiological arousal. |
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| ISSN: | 0140-1971 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.adolescence.2005.08.013 |
