title: [Stability, reliability and factor structure of a German version of the Children's Depression Inventory (Kovacs 1983)].
abstract: A German version of the Children's Depression Inventory (Kovacs, 1983) was used three times in a study with 84 elementary school pupils (4th grade) aged between 9 and 12. The scale was sounded out on its psychometric properties. Results obtained offered a satisfactory reliability (Cronbachs's alpha between .81 and 87, Retest-reliability = .80 for an four weeks interval) and stability (r = .75 and r = .72 for intervals of 5 and 6 months). The factor analyses indicate that the German version of the CDI is an unidimensional scale. The results are compared with those of the American original and to other German CDI-Versions.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie, Psychiatrische Klinik der Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf.
authors.forename: H G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Reinhard
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Bowi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rulcovius
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010553:Personality Development; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics; D012016:Reference Values
vernacular_title: Stabilität, Reliabilität und Faktorenstruktur einer deutschen Fassung des Children's Depression Inventory (Kovacs 1983).