title: Psychometric properties and cut-off scores of the Beck Depression Inventory-II in Turkish adolescents.
abstract: The current study examined the psychometric properties and cut-off scores of the Beck Depression Inventory II in Turkish adolescents. A total of 503 non-clinical and 166 clinical adolescents participated in the study. Test-retest (r = .89) and internal consistency (alpha = .90) reliabilities, convergent validity (r = .81) and discriminant validities (r = .39, r = .49 and r = .42) were satisfactory. Exploratory factor analyses yielded two factors. The cut-off score for mild depression in Turkish adolescents was lower than that reported previously for adults. The findings are discussed in relation to those of previous studies conducted in other countries.
authors.affiliation: Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey. ruslu@medicine.ankara.edu.tr
authors.forename: Runa I
authors.initials: RI
authors.lastname: Uslu
authors.forename: Emine G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Kapci
authors.forename: Bedriye
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Oncu
authors.forename: Mert
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ugurlu
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Turkcapar
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D016002:Discriminant Analysis; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology