The relationship between depression indicators measured by the Beck Depression Inventory-II and the Depression Scale D-92

BDI-II instrument je samoprocjene namijenjen mjerenju težine depresije. U ovom smo radu ispitali konstruktnu valjanost BDI-II u uzorku srednjoškolaca. BDI-II i Skala depresije D-92 primijenjeni su na 78 adolescenata te 131 adolescentici dobi od 16 do 20 godina. Kako bismo provjerili konstruktnu valjanost BDI-II, provedena je faktorska analiza instrumenta te su rezultati na BDI-II korelirani s rezultatima Skale D-92. Koristeći faktorsku analizu, metodom zajedničkih faktora, pronađene su dvije dimenzije samoiskazane depresije. Prvi faktor reprezentira kognitivno-afektivnu, a drugi tjelesnu dimenziju. Pozitivna povezanost BDI-II rezultata i rezultata Skale D-92 (r = 0,74; p < 0,01) upućuje na konvergentnu valjanost BDI-II u ispitanom uzorku adolescenata.BDI-II is a self-report instrument for measuring the severity of depression. In this study we examined construct validity of the BDI-II in a sample of highschool adolescents. BDI-II and Depression Scale D-92 were administered to 78 male and 131 female adolescents whose ages ranged from 16 to 20 years old. To ascertain the construct scores. Using principal axis factor analysis we found two dimensions of self-reported depression. First factor represented cognitive-affective and second somatic dimension. The positive relationship between the BDI-II and D-92 scores (r = 0,74; p < 0,01) supports convergent validity of the BDI-II in this sample of adolescents