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DAS-18
Dysfunctional Attitude Scale 18 – deutsche Kurzfassung
Short abstract
The short versions, DAS-18A and DAS-18B, are adapted from the English version and measure dysfunctional attitudes in depressive patients. They each consist of 18 items with two subscales (1) performance evaluation and (2) recognition by others included. Reliability: internal consistency ranges from α = .80 to α = .89 for both versions. The DAS-L subscale has an internal reliability between α = .76 and α = .88, whereas the DAS-A subscale reaches values between α = .66 and α = .69. Validity: There is a positive correlation between the DAS-18A or DAS-18B and the BDI II. Furthermore, there is a negative correlation between the DAS-A or DAS-B and the construct-remote test instrument FAH-II.
Leibniz Institute for Psychology (ZPID). (2022). Open Test Archive: DAS-18. Dysfunctional Attitude Scale 18 – deutsche Kurzfassung. Available at: https://www.testarchiv.eu/en/test/9008348
Citation
Rojas, R., Geissner, E. & Hautzinger, M. (2022). DAS-18. Dysfunctional Attitude Scale 18 – deutsche Kurzfassung [Verfahrensdokumentation, Fragebogen DAS-18A und DAS-18B mit Auswertungsanleitung]. In Leibniz-Institut für Psychologie (ZPID) (Hrsg.), Open Test Archive. Trier: ZPID.
https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.5252
Short information
Short Name DAS-18
English Name Dysfunctional Attitudes Scale 18 – German version
Authors Rojas, R., Geissner, E. & Hautzinger, M.
Published in Test archive 2022
Copyright/Licence Copyright Authors; CC-BY-SA 4.0
Key words Depression (Emotion); Cognitions; Attitudes
Language versions deu
Construct Dysfunctional Attitudes
Application age from the age of 18 up
Item number 18 items
Subscales (1) Performance Assessment (DAS-L), (2) Need for Recognition by Others (DAS-A).
Application Time 3-6 minutes
Interpretation time 3 minutes per case
Internal consistency: Cronbach's α = .80 to α = .89 (short versions); α = .76-.88 (DAS-L); α = .66-.69 (DAS-A).
Indications of construct validity; mean differences between healthy and clinical groups.
None; Reference values: Means and standard deviation.
Applications Therapy; Research
There is no abstract in English available. Short information about the measure can be found under Overview. More can be found on the German pages.
There is no review in English available. Short information about the measure can be found under Overview. More can be found on the German pages.
First published in
Rojas, R., Geissner, E. & Hautzinger, M. (2015). DAS-18 Form A und Form B. Entwicklung und psychometrische Überprüfung von zwei vergleichbaren Kurzversionen der Skala Dysfunktionaler Einstellungen (DAS). Diagnostica, 61(4), 173-183. https://doi.org/10.1026/0012-1924/a000123 PSYNDEX Dok.-Nr. 0300964
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Dr. Roberto Rojas, Universität Ulm, Psychotherapeutische Hochschulambulanz, Schaffnerstraße 3, D-89073 Ulm
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Edgar Geissner, Diplompsychologe, Psychologischer Psychotherapeut, Supervisor, Department Psychologie, Abt. Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Prof. Dr. Martin Hautzinger, Seniorprofessor, Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Geschwister-Scholl-Platz, D-72074 Tübingen