Psychometric Properties of the Beck Depression Inventory for Youth in a Sample of Girls

Autor/inn/en	Stapleton, Laura M.; Sander, Janay B.; Stark, Kevin D.
Titel	Psychometric Properties of the Beck Depression Inventory for Youth in a Sample of Girls
Quelle	In: Psychological Assessment, 19 (2007) 2, S.230-235 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1040-3590
Schlagwörter	Psychometrics; Females; Ethnic Groups; Predictive Validity; Factor Analysis; Depression (Psychology); Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Measures (Individuals); Reliability; Scores; Beck Depression Inventory + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Psychometry; Psychometrie; Weibliches Geschlecht; Ethnie; Faktorenanalyse; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Messdaten; Reliabilität
Abstract	A new measure has been developed to assess depressive symptoms, the Beck Depression Inventory for Youth (BDI-Y; J. S. Beck, A. T. Beck, & J. B. Jolly, 2001). This research extends previous validation research of BDI-Y total scores by examining internal consistency and convergent and predictive validity within a school-based sample (n = 859) of girls 9-13 years old by age level and for selected races or ethnic groups. Scores had high internal consistency, and there was support for using the BDI-Y to assess depressive symptoms. Reliability was slightly lower for 9-year-olds, but reliability and validity estimates did not differ by race or ethnic group. Finally, confirmatory factor analysis results provide some support for unidimensionality of scores but also point toward possible refinements. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10