title: Reliability and validity of the trait form of set 2 of the Depression Adjective Check Lists with Canadian elderly.
abstract: In order to determine the suitability of the trait form of the Depression Adjective Check Lists (DACL) for use with the elderly, Forms E, F, and G and a question that required a self-rating of health were administered as part of a larger questionnaire to two groups of nonhospitalized Canadian elderly: (1) 259 subjects (120 males and 139 females) between 60 and 74 years of age; and (2) 136 subjects (50 males and 96 females) 75 to 93 years of age. The reliability of each list (overall mean alpha = .84; overall mean alternate form reliability = .84; and overall mean split-half reliability = .76) seemed to be at an adequate level. Also, the magnitude of these correlations was very similar to those found on the same instrument for a sample of college students.
authors.affiliation: McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Beckingham
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lubin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010556:Personality Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results