TITLE:
Assessing DASS-42 Models among Polytechnic Staff
AUTHORS:
A. A. Adetunji, J. A. Ademuyiwa
KEYWORDS:
Anxiety, DASS-42, Depression, Scale, Stress, Polytechnic, Staff
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Access Library Journal,
Vol.6 No.10,
October
23,
2019
ABSTRACT: The DASS-42 is examined among randomly selected staff of the Federal Poly-technic, Ile-Oluji, Nigeria with each respondent (based on their experience in the last one week) choosing between each score (0, 1, 2, 3) for depression, anxiety and stress. Results revealed that junior administrative staff are the most depressed, most stressed and most anxious; senior administrative staff are the least stressed and least anxious while academic staff are the least depressed. Results also show that there is a significant difference in the depressions and anxiety levels of staff in the various categories while the disparities observed in the stress level are not significant. Staff with lowest educational qualification are ranked first in depressions, anxiety and stress level. There is no significant difference between genders, although male staff are marginally more depressed and stressed than female staff while female staff are more anxious than male staff. Results also reveal that depressions, anxiety and stress decrease as age increases; this may be due to satisfaction deriving in life as one gets older and the need to accept fate as one experiences more about life.