title: Use of the reasons for depression questionnaire with adolescents.
abstract: The Reasons For Depression Questionnaire (RFD) was developed to examine the explanations that people give for being depressed. In its original form it was evaluated with samples of non-depressed and depressed university students and other adults. The data reported here were used to evaluate the use of the RFD with a community sample of New Zealand adolescents. While the underlying eight-factor structure reported by the original authors was confirmed, with the addition of a ninth biological factor, additional principal component-factor analysis supported the existence of a six-factor solution for adolescents. The revised factor structure incorporated a revision of the scale's item content. It is proposed that an abbreviated scale (RFD-A) using 35 of the original 48 items would be more appropriate for use with adolescents.
authors.affiliation: The Psychology Centre, Hamilton, New Zealand. john@tpc.org.nz
authors.forename: John M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Fitzgerald
authors.forename: Hayley
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Richardson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires