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Adaptation of the BDI–II in Mexico

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González, David Andrés, Psychology Service, South Texas Veterans Health Care System; Department of Psychology, University of North Texas., Reséndiz, Areli, Reyes, Isabel, Unidad de Investigaciones Psicosociales. División de Investigación y Posgrado. Facultad de Psicología. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.·2015·Salud mental

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Abstract Background. The number of Spanish-speaking individuals and immigrants in the United States has risen dramatically and is projected to continue to rise. The availability of appropriately translated and validated measurement instruments, such as the Beck Depression Inventory, is a priority for researchers and clinicians in the U.S. and Mexico, where the first edition of the BDI is still prominently used. Objective. The purpose of this study was to pilot a Mexican adaptation of the BDI-II and report its initial psychometric characteristics. Method. Two samples were used: students from across Mexico and community adults from Mexico City. Descriptives and internal consistency, in addition to convergent, discriminant, and structural validity were considered. Results. Results indicated that the translation was easily understood by most individuals. It had an adequate internal consistency, a three-factor structure (negative attitude, performance difficulties, and somatic elements) and the best fit. Discussion and conclusion. Implications and future directions for use with Spanish speakers of Mexican origin are discussed.

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  • The Spanish version of the BDI-II for the Mexican population showed adequate concurrent validity (r≥0.66) and reliability (Cronbach α between 0.87 and 0.92).

    “Studies of the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the BDI-II for the Mexican population were conducted by Jurado et al [59] and González et al [60] for version II, showing adequate concurrent validity (r≥0.66) and reliability (Cronbach α values between 0.87 and 0.92) coefficients.”

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    The Discussion reports adequate internal consistency for the Mexican adaptation (α = .87–.92). The Results report correlations with the HADS depression and anxiety scales of r = .65 and .71, respectively, and describe these as evidence of convergent validity. Thus, the claimed reliability range is supported, but r ≥ .66 does not hold for the depression-scale correlation. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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González, D. A., Psychology Service, S. T. V. H. C. S. D. O. P., Reséndiz, A., Reyes, I., & de México., U. D. I. P. D. D. I. Y. P. F. D. P. U. N. A.
Affiliations
  • University of North Texas (US)
  • Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (MX)
Venue
Salud mental
Published
2015-08-20
Volume
38
Issue
4
Pages
237-244
ISSN
0185-3325 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2225519255
Cited by
88
References
41
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FWCI
4.53
Type
journal article
Language
es
Open access
Licence
cc-by-nc
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  • Salud Mental (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (T37MD003405)
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 › Education › Health Education and Validation
Keywords
Beck Depression Inventory-II, depression assessment, Spanish adaptation, cross-cultural adaptation, psychometric validation, factor structure, internal consistency, convergent and discriminant validity, Mexican students, Mexican immigrants, Spanish-speaking populations

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