title: The dysfunctional attitudes scale: psychometric properties in depressed adolescents.
abstract: The psychometric properties and factor structure of the Dysfunctional Attitudes Scale were examined in a sample of 422 male and female adolescents (ages 12-17) with current major depressive disorder. The scale demonstrated high internal consistency (alpha = .93) and correlated significantly with self-report and interview-based measures of depression. Confirmatory factor analysis indicated that a correlated 2-factor model, with scales corresponding to perfectionism and need for social approval, provided a satisfactory fit to the data. The goodness-of-fit was equivalent across sexes and age groups. The findings support the use of the Dysfunctional Attitudes Scale and its subscales in the assessment of clinically depressed adolescents.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Madison, WI 53719-1176, USA. grogers@wisc.edu
authors.forename: Gregory M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Rogers
authors.forename: Jong-Hyo
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Marilyn J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Essex
authors.forename: Marjorie H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Klein
authors.forename: Susan G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Rick H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Hoyle
authors.forename: John F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Curry
authors.forename: Norah C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Feeny
authors.forename: Betsy
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kennard
authors.forename: Christopher J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Kratochvil
authors.forename: Sanjeev
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pathak
authors.forename: Mark A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Reinecke
authors.forename: David R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Rosenberg
authors.forename: Elizabeth B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Weller
authors.forename: John S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: March
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D001290:Attitude; D002648:Child; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011582:Psychological Theory; D012649:Self Concept; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires