Psychometric characteristics of the Beck Depression Inventory-II with college students of diverse ethnicity
Psychometric characteristics of the Beck Depression Inventory-II with college students of diverse ethnicity
复制标题
DOI：
10.1080/13651500510014800
复制
发表时间：
2005-03-01
影响因子：
3
通讯作者：
Carmody, DP
中科院分区：
文献类型：
--
作者：
Carmody, DP
简介：用贝克抑郁量表第二版（BDI-II）对不同民族大学生进行心理测量学特征的评价。研究方法：BDI-II由一组502名大学生（54%为女性）完成，种族分布为非洲裔美国人（n = 49，10%）、亚裔美国人（n = 33，7%）、西班牙裔美国人（n = 113，22%）、土著美国人（n = 10，2%）和白色人（n = 297，59%）。心理特征的库存与种族多样化的组进行了比较，在测试手册中公布的结果主要由欧洲和白色参与者的非临床样本。结果如下：使用验证性因素分析，一个三因素模型，确定消极的态度，性能困难，和躯体尺寸，提供了一个更好的拟合的数据比两因素模型。在不同种族的学生样本和标准化样本之间发现了类似的心理测量学特征。多变量方差分析结果显示，白色学生的焦虑得分高于亚裔学生，焦虑和易怒得分高于西班牙裔学生。结论：心理测量学分析的结果表明，BDI-II是适合作为抑郁症的筛查工具，在不同种族的大学人群。
Introduction: To evaluate the psychometric characteristics of the Beck Depression Inventory - Second Edition (BDI-II) with an ethnically diverse sample of college students. Methods: The BDI-II was completed by a group of 502 college students (54% women) with an ethnic distribution of African-American ( n = 49, 10%), Asian-American ( n = 33, 7%), Hispanic ( n = 113, 22%), Native-American ( n = 10, 2%), and White ( n = 297, 59%). Psychometric characteristics of the inventory with the ethnically diverse group were compared to the results published in the test manual for nonclinical samples composed predominantly of European and White participants. Results: Using confirmatory factor analyses, a three-factor model that identified negative attitude, performance difficulty, and somatic dimensions, provides a better fit of the data than does the two-factor model. Similar psychometric characteristics were found between the ethnically diverse student sample and the standardization sample. Based on multivariate analysis of variance, White students had higher scores on the item of agitation compared to Asian-American students and on the items of worthlessness and irritability compared to Hispanic students. Conclusion: The results of the psychometric analyses suggest that the BDI-II is suitable as a screening instrument for depression in college populations of diverse ethnicity.