NF8 Psychometric Validation
Outcomes validated against gold-standard clinical scales — PHQ-9, GAD-7, and DASS-21.
| Scale | Correlation | p-value | Measures |
|---|
| PHQ-9 | r = 0.63 | < 0.001 | Depression |
| GAD-7 | r = 0.57 | < 0.001 | Anxiety |
| DASS-21 | r = 0.52 | < 0.001 | Stress / Anxiety / Depression |
| PCL-5 (est.)† | r ≥ 0.47 | — | PTSD (direct validation in progress) |
Cronbach's α = 0.80. Biomarker convergent: HRV, heart rate, and breathing rate (n=100,345 PPG observations from 12,845 users).
†PCL-5 transitive estimate via PHQ-9 ↔ PCL-5 correlation (Bovin et al., 2016). Direct validation in progress.
Correlations reflect convergent validity of the NF8 as a somatic stress measure, rather than diagnostic capability.