title: Development and initial validation of the Symptoms and Assets Screening Scale.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To develop and test a screening measure of mental health symptoms and well-being in college students, the Symptoms and Assets Screening Scale (SASS).
  
  
  METHODS
  Participants were 758 college students at 2 universities in the Northwest sampled between October 2009 and April 2011.
  
  
  METHODS
  Participants completed the SASS, as well as measures of depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms, substance problems, and eating problems in 1 session. A subset of participants (n = 259) completed the SASS 1 to 2 weeks later to allow an examination of test-retest stability.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The SASS demonstrated good reliability and validity and appears to assess similar constructs as well-established measures in college students. Fifty-nine percent of the sample reported having problems with their thoughts, behaviors, or emotions, whereas only 9.7% reported currently receiving treatment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The SASS is a brief instrument that has the potential to effectively screen for the most prevalent mental health problems in college students.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychology , University of Portland , Portland , Oregon.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Downs
authors.forename: Laura A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Boucher
authors.forename: Duncan G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dasse
mesh_terms: D019973:Alcohol-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D008603:Mental Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000379:methods*; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014495:Universities
keywords: assessment; mental health; psychopathology; screening; well-being