Factor structure, concurrent validity, and internal consistency of the beck depression inventory?second edition in a sample of college students
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We examined the psychometric properties of the Beck Depression Inventory-Second Edition (BDI-II) [Beck et al., 1996, San Antonio: The Psychological Corporation]. Four hundred fourteen undergraduate students at two public universities participated. A confirmatory factor analysis supported the BDI-II two-factor structure measuring cognitive-affective and somatic depressive symptoms. In addition, the internal consistency was high and the concurrent validity of the BDI-II was supported by positive correlations with self-report measures of depression and anxiety. These findings replicate prior research supporting the validity and reliability of the BDI-II in a college sample.
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The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) are used clinically and possess strong psychometric validity and reliability.
“Both tests are used clinically and possess strong psychometric validity and reliability [64–66].”
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The Introduction describes the BDI-II as widely used in clinical populations, and the Results and Discussion report good internal consistency and evidence of validity in college students (article pp. 187–189). The paper does not assess the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI); its anxiety measure is the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. Thus it supports the claim about the BDI-II, but not about both tests. (LLM, conf=0.89)
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- Authors
- Storch, E. A., Roberti, J. W., & Roth, D. A.
- Affiliations
- University of Florida Health (US)
- New College of Florida (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
- Corresponding author
- Storch, Eric A.
- ORCID
- Storch, Eric A.
- Venue
- Depression and Anxiety
- Publisher
- Hindawi Limited
- Published
- 2004
- Volume
- 19
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 187-189
- ISSN
- 1091-4269 (ISSN-L)
- 1520-6394
- OpenAlex
- W2094249471
- Cited by
- 694
- References
- 8
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- FWCI
- 19.71
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Depression and Anxiety (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Psychological Testing and Assessment
- Keywords
- Beck Depression Inventory-II, depression assessment, psychometric properties, factor structure, somatic depressive symptoms, internal consistency, concurrent validity, university students, anxiety
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Affect, Cognition, Depression, Factor Analysis, Statistical, Female, Humans, Male, Personality Inventory, Self-Assessment, Students, Reproducibility of Results
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