Measures tendency to feel anxious and depressed
Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10)
How distressed are your participants?
The Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10) is a 10-question measure of people’s anxiety and depressive symptoms in the past month. The questions measure one variable: distress. This survey can be used to explore relationships between distress and variables like ability to focus, family dynamics, and physical activity. Past research suggests that family dysfunction, higher academic pressure, poor relationship with others and negative self-perception are associated with more distress in adolescents (Huang et al., 2009).
Resources :- Kessler, R.C., Barker, P.R., Colpe, L.J., Epstein, J.F., Gfroerer, J.C., Hiripi, E., Howes, M.J, Normand, S-L.T., Manderscheid, R.W., Walters, E.E., Zaslavsky, A.M. (2003). Screening for serious mental illness in the general population Archives of General Psychiatry. 60(2), 184-189.
- Huang, J. P., Xia, W., Sun, C. H., Zhang, H. Y., & Wu, L. J. (2009). Psychological distress and its correlates in Chinese adolescents. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 43(7), 674-681.
Parameters
This survey cannot be tweaked.Disclaimer
Any languages that are currently offered besides English for this survey are not necessarily validated translations. This survey was translated using Google Translate and verified by members of the community.
What data is collected? How is it scored?
The following variables are recorded:
- K10_distress: Higher scores mean participants reported having more anxiety and depressive symptoms in the last month.
Raw data: 10 questions combined to make 1 variable (distress). The variable's score ranges from 10-50.
Calculation:
The score is determined by adding the scores of the 10 questions. The Likert scale ranges from 1 ("none of the time") to 5 ("all of the time"), so the sum of the scores will range from 10-50.
- K10_distress: Sum of questions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Background
In this survey, you are asked about your mood in the past month.
What participants see before taking the survey
In this survey, you are asked about your mood in the past month.
What participants see after taking the survey
This survey can be used to explore relationships between distress and variables like ability to focus, family dynamics, and physical activity. Past research suggests that family dysfunction, higher academic pressure, poor relationship with others and negative self-perception are associated with more distress in adolescents (Huang et al., 2009).
Mobile compatible
Aggregate Variables
These data are automatically written to a csv file upon completion of the survey
more info
- K10_distress
Scoring
The score is determined by adding the scores of the 10 questions. The Likert scale ranges from 1 ("none of the time") to 5 ("all of the time"), so the sum of the scores will range from 10-50.
Format
This is a likert scale survey.
Duration
3 mins
Resources
- Kessler, R.C., Barker, P.R., Colpe, L.J., Epstein, J.F., Gfroerer, J.C., Hiripi, E., Howes, M.J, Normand, S-L.T., Manderscheid, R.W., Walters, E.E., Zaslavsky, A.M. (2003). Screening for serious mental illness in the general population Archives of General Psychiatry. 60(2), 184-189.
- Huang, J. P., Xia, W., Sun, C. H., Zhang, H. Y., & Wu, L. J. (2009). Psychological distress and its correlates in Chinese adolescents. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 43(7), 674-681.