title: Normative Data on the Beck Depression Inventory--Second Edition (BDI-II) in College Students.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study was conducted to provide normative data on the Beck Depression Inventory--Second Edition (BDI-II) in college students.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data were obtained from 15,233 college students drawn from 17 universities in the United States, weighted to match the gender and race/ethnicity of enrollment in degree-granting institutions.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Descriptive statistics, point prevalence of individuals exceeding cutoff scores, and mean differences by gender and race/ethnicity were provided. Because the distribution of BDI-II scores was not normal, percentile ranks for raw scores were provided for the total sample and separately by gender and race/ethnicity for the total sample and by race/ethnicity for men and women. Normative data were used to calculate the Reliable Change Index on the BDI-II for college students.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Because the distribution of BDI-II scores demonstrated significant skewness and non-normal kurtosis, percentile ranks are important to consider in interpreting scores on the measure, in addition to descriptive statistics.
authors.affiliation: University of Colorado Boulder.
authors.forename: Mark A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Whisman
authors.affiliation: University of Colorado Boulder.
authors.forename: Emily D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Richardson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013334:Students; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: BDI-II; Beck Depression Inventory - Second Edition; Reliable Change Index; normative data; norms