title: Avoidance and activation as keys to depression: adaptation of the Behavioral Activation for Depression Scale in a Spanish sample.
abstract: In this paper we present the adaptation of the Behavioral Activation for Depression Scale (BADS), developed by Kanter, Mulick, Busch, Berlin, and Martell (2007), in a Spanish sample. The psychometric properties were tested in a sample of 263 participants (124 clinical and 139 non-clinical). The results show that, just as in the original English version, the Spanish BADS is a valid and internally consistent scale. Construct validity was examined by correlation with the BDI-II, AAQ, ATQ, MCQ-30, STAI and EROS. Factor analysis justified the four-dimensions of the original instrument (Activation, Avoidance/Rumination, Work/School Impairment and Social Impairment), although with some differences in the factor loadings of the items. Further considerations about the usefulness of the BADS in the clinical treatment of depressed patients are also suggested.
authors: Dpto. de Psicología, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Camilo José Cela. C/. Castillo de Alarcón, 49. Urb. Villafranca del Castillo, 28692 Madrid, Spain. jbarraca@ucjc.edu
authors: Jorge
authors: J
authors: Barraca
authors: Marino
authors: M
authors: Pérez-Alvarez
authors: José Héctor
authors: JH
authors: Lozano Bleda
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001362:Avoidance Learning; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012016:Reference Values; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012931:Social Environment; D014040:Token Economy; D014175:Translating; D055815:Young Adult