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Validity and reliability of the Beck Depression Inventory‐Short Form in a group of adult bereaved females
Author(s) -
Leahy Julia M.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(199201)48:1<64::aid-jclp2270480109>3.0.co;2-9
Subject(s) - psychology , beck depression inventory , dysphoria , clinical psychology , depression (economics) , reliability (semiconductor) , test validity , psychometrics , factor analysis , construct validity , developmental psychology , psychiatry , anxiety , statistics , power (physics) , physics , mathematics , quantum mechanics , economics , macroeconomics
This study investigated the reliability and validity of the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) Short Form in a group of female bereaved adults. Two hundred fifty‐five community‐based women bereaved less than 2 years completed the BDI. Estimate of the alpha coefficient indicates that the short‐ form BDI possesses adequate internal reliability for this sample. Principal‐ component factor analysis indicated a two‐factor model for depression associated with bereavement. The first factor, which combined items related to anergy and dysphoria, corresponded to the affective and behavioral components of depression, while the second factor related to the cognitive domain of depression and was associated with a negative self‐esteem.