title: Factor structure of the Depression Self-Rating Scale in an Iranian adolescent sample.
abstract: Previous research showed concurrent validity for the Depression Self-rating Scale for Iranian adolescents, so the present purpose was to evaluate construct validity. The scale was distributed to 2012 school students in Grades 5 to 10. Factor analysis using varimax rotation yielded four factors interpretable as depressed mood, hopelessness, lack of pleasurable activities, and physiological symptoms. These factors accounted for 44% of the variance and provide some support for construct validity of the scale in Iranian adolescents.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Psychology, College of Education and Psychology, Shiraz University, Shiraz 71344, Iran. mtaghavi@rose.shirazu.ac.ir
authors.forename: Mohammad Reza
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Taghavi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D003906:Developing Countries; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D025341:Principal Component Analysis; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*