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Assessing the Reliability of Beck Depression Inventory Scores: Reliability Generalization across Studies

Yin, Ping, Fan, Xitao·2000·Educational and Psychological Measurement
DOI 10.1177/00131640021970466
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Abstract

The reliability estimates for the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) scores across studies were accumulated and summarized in a meta-analysis. Only 7.5% of the articles reviewed reported meaningful reliability estimates, indicating that the logic of “test score reliability” generally has not prevailed in clinical psychology regarding application of BDI. Analyses revealed that for BDI, the measurement error due to time sampling as captured by test-retest reliability estimate is considerably larger than the measurement error due to item heterogeneity and content sampling as captured by internal consistency reliability estimate. Also, reliability estimates involving substance addicts were consistently lower than reliability estimates involving normal subjects, possibly due to restriction of range problems. Correlation analyses revealed that standard errors of measurement (SEMs) were not correlated with reliability estimates but were substantially related to standard deviations of BDI scores, suggesting that SEMs should be considered in addition to reliability estimates when interpreting individual BDI scores.

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Authors
Yin, P., & Fan, X.
Affiliations
  • University of Iowa (US)
  • Utah State University (US)
ORCID
Venue
Educational and Psychological Measurement
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2000-04
Volume
60
Issue
2
Pages
201-223
ISSN
  • 0013-1644 (ISSN-L)
  • 1552-3888
DOI
10.1177/00131640021970466
OpenAlex
W2030323646
Cited by
197
References
142
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 9 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 9 · 2016: 7 · 2015: 6 · 2014: 8 · 2013: 12 · 2012: 17
FWCI
17.54
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations
Educational and Psychological Measurement (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Psychological Testing and Assessment
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
Keywords
Beck Depression Inventory, test-retest reliability, internal consistency, standard error of measurement, restriction of range, measurement error, clinical psychology assessment, depression assessment

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