Standardizationof Anxiety, Depression and Stress Scale

Abstract

The research paper attempts to unfold the reliability of Anxiety, Depression and Stress Scale (Bhatnagar, Singh, Pandey, Sandhya, & Amitabh, 2011).Internal consistency as measured by Cronbach Alpha and Spearman Brown coefficient is .81 and .89 respectively for the total scale. Besides, convergent validity of Anxiety, Depression and Stress Scale (ADSS) (Bhatnagar, et.al., 2011) with Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS) (Lovibond &Lovibond, 1995) was also seen. Obtained Correlations between the Anxiety, Depression and Stress Scale total scale score and Depression Anxiety Stress Scale total scale score was 0.57 (p<0.01). The internal consistency,as well as, convergent validity between ADSS and DASS scales of anxiety, depression and stress have been also given along with the factors underlying ADSS.