Spanish Adaptation of the Overall Anxiety and Depression Severity and Impairment Scales in University Students

Jorge Osma, Víctor Martínez-Loredo, Amanda Díaz-García, Alba Quilez-Orden and Óscar Peris-Baquero
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Jorge Osma: Departamento de Psicología y Sociología, Universidad de Zaragoza, 44003 Teruel, Spain
Víctor Martínez-Loredo: Departamento de Psicología y Sociología, Universidad de Zaragoza, 44003 Teruel, Spain
Amanda Díaz-García: Departamento de Psicología y Sociología, Universidad de Zaragoza, 44003 Teruel, Spain
Alba Quilez-Orden: Departamento de Psicología y Sociología, Universidad de Zaragoza, 44003 Teruel, Spain
Óscar Peris-Baquero: Departamento de Psicología y Sociología, Universidad de Zaragoza, 44003 Teruel, Spain

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 19, issue 1, 1-12

Abstract: The lifetime prevalence of emotional disorders in Spain is 4.1% for anxiety and 5.2% for depression, increasing among university students. Considering the scarcity of screenings with adequate psychometric properties, this study aims to explore the validity evidence of the Overall Anxiety/Depression Severity and Impairment Scales (OASIS and ODSIS). A total of 382 university students from the general population were assessed on anxiety and depressive symptoms, as well as quality of life. The one-dimensional structure of both the OASIS and ODSIS explained 87.53% and 90.60% of variance, with excellent internal consistency (α = 0.94 and 0.95, respectively) and optimal cut-offs of 4 and 5, respectively. Both scales show a significant moderate association with other measures of anxiety, depression and quality of life. The OASIS and ODSIS have shown good reliability and sound validity evidence that recommend their use for the assessment and early detection of anxiety and depressive symptoms, and associated quality of life impairment in Spanish youth.

Keywords: transdiagnostic; psychometric properties; depression; anxiety; Spanish university students (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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