title: Longitudinal Predictions of Depression Symptoms Using the Activation and Avoidance Subscales of the Japanese Behavioral Activation for Depression Scale-Short Form.
abstract: The Behavioral Activation for Depression Scale-Short Form (BADS-SF) is a questionnaire containing two subscales: Activation and Avoidance and was developed to measure changes in client behavior over the course of behavioral activation therapy. This study examines whether the subscales of the Japanese BADS-SF predict the future development of depression. Japanese university students ( N = 129) completed the BADS-SF and the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) at the baseline and second test conducted eight weeks later, with no intervention in between. Multiple regression analyses revealed that baseline avoidance scores predicted the scores of CES-D during the second test, after controlling for baseline CES-D and the other BADS-SF subscale scores, but the relationship of the Activation subscale with the CES-D scores was not significant. Therefore, the results indicate that the avoidance scale predicts the occurrence of symptoms of depression.
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology, Chukyo University, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
authors.forename: Yusuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shudo
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Psychology, Chukyo University, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
authors.forename: Tatsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology, Chukyo University, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sakai
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011594:Psychometrics; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Depression; Japan; behavioral activation therapy; predictive; scale