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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2024

Validating Constructs of the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale-21 and Exploring Health Indicators to Predict the Psychological Outcomes of Students Enrolled in the Pacific Islands Cohort of College Students.

Rebecca H Kim, Yvette C Paulino, Yoshito Kawabata

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. [ART adherence and its association with depression, anxiety and stress].Revista medica del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Rebecca H KimCollege of Natural and Applied Sciences, University of Guam, Mangilao, GU 96923, USA.ORCID 0009-0003-1326-5147
Yvette C PaulinoSchool of Health, University of Guam, Mangilao, GU 96923, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6214-6249
Yoshito KawabataCollege of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, University of Guam, Mangilao, GU 96923, USA.
University of Guam · GU

Funding

University of Guam/Cancer Research Center of Hawaii Partnership (2 of 2)U54CA143728 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF GUAM · PI TRESSA P DIAZ · 2009 to 2026
$20.1M
University of Guam/Cancer Research Center of Hawaii Partnership (1 of 2)U54CA143727 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA · PI LYNNE R WILKENS · 2009 to 2026
$19.1M
A Cohort for Studying the Burden of Cardiometabolic Diseases in Guam and PohnpeiU24MD011201 · NIMHD · UNIVERSITY OF GUAM · PI HATTORI, MARGARET P, LEON GUERRERO, RACHAEL T · 2016 to 2020
$2.8M
Enhancing Cross Disciplinary Infrastructure and Training at Oregon (EXITO)UL1MD009596 · NIMHD · PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY · PI CRESPO, CARLOS J. · 2014 to 2014
$1.6M
NCI NIH HHS U54 CA143727NCI NIH HHS U54 CA143728NIMHD NIH HHS U24 MD011201NIMHD NIH HHS UL1 MD009596
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21) has been used in various countries to assess the mental states of individuals. The objectives of this study were to validate the DASS-21 for use in Guam, an island that endures a high burden of mental health challenges, such as suicide, and examine the predictive impact of selected health indicators on DASS-21 variables. Three years of data (2017-2019) were pooled from the Pacific Islands Cohort of College Students (PICCS) study conducted annually at the University of Guam. In total, 726 students were included in the secondary data analysis. MPlus statistical software was used to perform a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) for the validation and structural equation modeling (SEM) for the predictive modeling. The results from the CFA suggested an acceptable model fit (RMSEA: 0.073, CFI: 0.901, TLI: 0.889, RMR: 0.044), while SEM suggested that sleep quality and physical activity were significant predictors of DASS-21 variables. Therefore, the DASS-21 is a valid instrument for measuring depression, anxiety, and stress among emerging adults in Guam.

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AnxietyDepressionStress, PsychologicalStudentsAdolescentAdultCohort StudiesFemaleGuamHumansMalePacific IslandsUniversitiesYoung Adultconstruct validationDASS-21Guam college studentshealth indicatorspsychological outcomes

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PMCPMC11050516
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