The Relationship between Bullying and Emotional State among Undergraduate Nursing Students: A Cross-Sectional Correlation Study

Table 3

Distribution of depression, anxiety, and stress scores (N = 286).

Variables	M						SD
DASS total (21 items, Cronbach’s α = 0.95)	20.9						15.7
DASS subscales	Total score		Normal		Mild		Moderate		Severe		Extremely severe
	M	SD	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
Depression (7 items, Cronbach’s α = 0.90)	7.34	5.91	118	41.3	32	11.2	53	18.5	29	10.1	54	18.9
Anxiety (7 items, Cronbach’s α = 0.86)	5.94	5.19	120	42.0	41	14.3	30	10.5	27	9.4	68	23.8
Stress (7 items, Cronbach’s α = 0.90)	7.62	5.67	158	55.2	29	10.1	32	11.2	43	15.0	24	8.4