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Reliabilität und Validität des revidierten Beck-Depressionsinventars (BDI-II): Befunde aus deutschsprachigen Stichproben

Kühner, C., Bürger, C., Keller, F., Hautzinger, M.·2007·Der Nervenarzt

Abstract

Background The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) underwent revision in 1996 (BDI-II) with the goal of addressing DSM-IV depression criteria. The present study assessed psychometric properties of the German version of the BDI-II.Patients and methods The BDI-II was translated into German and evaluated in a series of studies with clinical and nonclinical samples.Results The content validity of the BDI-II has improved by following DSM-IV symptom criteria. Internal consistency was satisfactorily high (alpha>or=0.84), and retest reliability exceeded r>or=0.75 in nonclinical samples. Associations with construct-related scales (depression, dysfunctional cognitive constructs) were high, while those with nonsymptomatic personality assessment (NEO-FFI) were lower. The BDI-II differentiated well between different grades of depression and was sensitive to change.Conclusion The German BDI-II demonstrates good reliability and validity in clinical and nonclinical samples. It may now replace the older version of the BDI for assessing self-rated severity of depression and course of depressed symptoms under treatment.

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Authors
Kühner, C., Bürger, C., Keller, F., & Hautzinger, M.
Affiliations
  • University Hospital Ulm (DE)
  • Central Institute of Mental Health (DE)
  • University of Tübingen (DE)
Corresponding author
Kühner, C.
Venue
Der Nervenarzt
Published
2007-06
Volume
78
Issue
6
Pages
651-656
ISSN
  • 0028-2804 (ISSN-L)
  • 1433-0407
OpenAlex
W1606961096
Cited by
935
References
20
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FWCI
4.61
Type
journal article
Language
de
Open access
closed
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  • Der Nervenarzt (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed
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, German translation, psychometric properties, content validity, internal consistency, test-retest reliability, construct validity, NEO-FFI
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Cross-Cultural Comparison, Depressive Disorder, Female, Germany, Hospitals, Psychiatric, Humans, Language, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Middle Aged, Personality Inventory, Psychometrics, Surveys and Questionnaires, Translating, Reproducibility of Results

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