ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: A series of recent papers have reported normative data from the general adult population for commonly used self-report mood scales. AIMS: To bring together and supplement these data in order to provide a convenient means of obtaining percentile norms for the mood scales. METHOD: A computer program was developed that provides point and interval estimates of the percentile rank corresponding to raw scores on the various self-report scales. RESULTS: The program can be used to obtain point and interval estimates of the percentile rank of an individual's raw scores on the DASS, DASS-21, HADS, PANAS, and sAD mood scales, based on normative sample sizes ranging from 758 to 3822. The interval estimates can be obtained using either classical or Bayesian methods as preferred. CONCLUSION: The computer program (which can be downloaded at www.abdn.ac.uk/~psy086/dept/MoodScore.htm) provides a convenient and reliable means of supplementing existing cut-off scores for self-report mood scales.
