title: Factor structure, concurrent validity, and internal consistency of the Beck Depression Inventory-Second Edition in a sample of college students.
abstract: We examined the psychometric properties of the Beck Depression Inventory-Second Edition (BDI-II) [Beck et al., 1996, San Antonio: The Psychological Corporation]. Four hundred fourteen undergraduate students at two public universities participated. A confirmatory factor analysis supported the BDI-II two-factor structure measuring cognitive-affective and somatic depressive symptoms. In addition, the internal consistency was high and the concurrent validity of the BDI-II was supported by positive correlations with self-report measures of depression and anxiety. These findings replicate prior research supporting the validity and reliability of the BDI-II in a college sample.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, USA. estorch@psychiatry.ufl.edu
authors.forename: Eric A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Storch
authors.forename: Jonathan W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Roberti
authors.forename: Deborah A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Roth
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D003071:Cognition; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000592:standards*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012647:Self-Assessment; D013334:Students