Assessment of Measurement Invariance for the Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale Across Gender in a Sample of LGBTQ Individuals

The current research assessed measurement invariance of the DASS-21 between transgender and cisgender sexual minorities, and between gender identities, within these groups. The DASS-21 was found to be invariant at the scalar level between cisgender and transgender respondents. However, only partial metric invariance was found between cisgender men and women.