How to Answer the DASS 21 Test

Read each statement carefully.
Indicate how much the statement applied to you over the past week.
There are no right or wrong answers.
Answer every question.
Use the following scale to rate your answers:

0: Did not apply to me at all
1: Applied to me to some degree, or some of the time
2: Applied to me to a considerable degree, or a good part of the time
3: Applied to me very much, or most of the time

DASS21 Test

1. I found it hard to wind down

0 1 2 3

2. I was aware of dryness of my mouth

0 1 2 3

3. I couldn’t seem to experience any positive feeling at all

0 1 2 3

4. I experienced breathing difficulty (e.g. excessively rapid breathing, breathlessness in the absence of physical exertion)

0 1 2 3

5. I found it difficult to work up the initiative to do things

0 1 2 3

6. I tended to over-react to situations

0 1 2 3

7. I experienced trembling (e.g. in the hands)

0 1 2 3

8. I felt that I was using a lot of nervous energy

0 1 2 3

9. I was worried about situations in which I might panic and make a fool of myself

0 1 2 3

10. I felt that I had nothing to look forward to

0 1 2 3

11. I found myself getting agitated

0 1 2 3

12. I found it difficult to relax

0 1 2 3

13. I felt down-hearted and blue

0 1 2 3

14. I was intolerant of anything that kept me from getting on with what I was doing

0 1 2 3

15. I felt I was close to panic

0 1 2 3

16. I was unable to become enthusiastic about anything

0 1 2 3

17. I felt I wasn’t worth much as a person

0 1 2 3

18. I felt that I was rather touchy

0 1 2 3

19. I was aware of the action of my heart in the absence of physical exertion (e.g. sense of heart rate increase, heart missing a beat)

0 1 2 3

20. I felt scared without any good reason

0 1 2 3

21. I felt that life was meaningless

0 1 2 3

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Your DASS 21 Results

Rujukan:

Lovibond SH, Lovibond PF. Manual for the Depression Anxiety and Stress Scales (DASS21). Edisi Kedua. Sydney, NSW: Psychology Foundation of Australia; 1995. pp. 1–3. Tiada kebenaran diperlukan untuk menghasilkan semula, menterjemah, mempamer, atau mengedar.