Prevalence of pathological emotional states and psychometric properties of the DASS 42 questionnaire among the population of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)
T. M. Klimova,
R. N. Zakharova,
T. M. Sivtseva,
E. P. Ammosova,
S. G. Terentyeva,
A. A. Terentyeva,
D. E. Vasilyeva https://doi.org/10.25789/YMJ.2025.89.24
Abstract
The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of pathological emotional states and psychometric properties of the DASS 42 questionnaire in two groups of the population of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia): employees of ALROSA in Mirny and residents of two rural areas. The results of the study showed that women had higher scores on all scales of the DASS 42 questionnaire than men, and a higher frequency of anxiety and signs of stress. No statistically significant dependence of scale scores and the frequency of psychoemotional disorders on age and place of residence was found. The questionnaire showed reliability and construct validity, the absence of cross-cultural differences in the perception of test questions among different groups of the population of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). The results of the study of the psychometric characteristics of the DASS-42 questionnaire indicate the possibility of its use as a tool for screening depression, anxiety and stress among the population of Yakutia.
About the Authors
T. M. Klimova
Медицинский ин-т Северо-Восточного федеральн. ун-та им. М.К. Аммосова;
ЯНЦ КМП
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
R. N. Zakharova
Науч.-исслед. центр Медицинского ин-та СВФУ им. М.К. Аммосова
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
T. M. Sivtseva
Науч.-исслед. центр Медицинского ин-та СВФУ им. М.К. Аммосова
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
E. P. Ammosova
Науч.-исслед. центр Медицинского ин-та СВФУ им. М.К. Аммосова
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
S. G. Terentyeva
Науч.-исслед. центр Медицинского ин-та СВФУ им. М.К. Аммосова
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
A. A. Terentyeva
Науч.-исслед. центр Медицинского ин-та СВФУ им. М.К. Аммосова
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
D. E. Vasilyeva
Науч.-исслед. центр Медицинского ин-та СВФУ им. М.К. Аммосова
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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Klimova T.M., Zakharova R.N., Sivtseva T.M., Ammosova E.P., Terentyeva S.G., Terentyeva A.A., Vasilyeva D.E. Prevalence of pathological emotional states and psychometric properties of the DASS 42 questionnaire among the population of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). Yakut Medical Journal. 2025;(1):107-111. https://doi.org/10.25789/YMJ.2025.89.24
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