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Factor structure, concurrent validity, and internal consistency of the beck depression inventory—second edition in a sample of college students
Author(s) -
Storch Eric A.,
Roberti Jonathan W.,
Roth Deborah A.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
depression and anxiety
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.634
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1520-6394
pISSN - 1091-4269
DOI - 10.1002/da.20002
Subject(s) - psychology , beck depression inventory , clinical psychology , beck anxiety inventory , concurrent validity , confirmatory factor analysis , anxiety , depression (economics) , internal consistency , test validity , construct validity , sample (material) , psychometrics , psychiatry , structural equation modeling , statistics , macroeconomics , chemistry , chromatography , mathematics , economics
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. Depression and Anxiety 19:187–189, 2004. © 2004 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.