Psychometric properties of the Beck Depression Inventory-II: a comprehensive review
Objective: To review the psychometric properties of the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) as a self-report measure of depression in a variety of settings and populations. Methods: Relevant studies of the BDI-II were retrieved through a search of electronic databases, a hand search, and contact...
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| description | Objective: To review the psychometric properties of the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) as a self-report measure of depression in a variety of settings and populations. Methods: Relevant studies of the BDI-II were retrieved through a search of electronic databases, a hand search, and contact with authors. Retained studies (k = 118) were allocated into three groups: non-clinical, psychiatric/institutionalized, and medical samples. Results: The internal consistency was described as around 0.9 and the retest reliability ranged from 0.73 to 0.96. The correlation between BDI-II and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-I) was high and substantial overlap with measures of depression and anxiety was reported. The criterion-based validity showed good sensitivity and specificity for detecting depression in comparison to the adopted gold standard. However, the cutoff score to screen for depression varied according to the type of sample. Factor analysis showed a robust dimension of general depression composed by two constructs: cognitive-affective and somatic-vegetative. Conclusions: The BDI-II is a relevant psychometric instrument, showing high reliability, capacity to discriminate between depressed and non-depressed subjects, and improved concurrent, content, and structural validity. Based on available psychometric evidence, the BDI-II can be viewed as a cost-effective questionnaire for measuring the severity of depression, with broad applicability for research and clinical practice worldwide. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8351bbec604147e39168d291c3cfe76c2022-12-21T20:19:30ZengAssociação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP)Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry1809-452X2013-12-0135441643110.1590/1516-4446-2012-1048S1516-44462013000400416Psychometric properties of the Beck Depression Inventory-II: a comprehensive reviewYuan-Pang WangClarice GorensteinObjective: To review the psychometric properties of the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) as a self-report measure of depression in a variety of settings and populations. Methods: Relevant studies of the BDI-II were retrieved through a search of electronic databases, a hand search, and contact with authors. Retained studies (k = 118) were allocated into three groups: non-clinical, psychiatric/institutionalized, and medical samples. Results: The internal consistency was described as around 0.9 and the retest reliability ranged from 0.73 to 0.96. The correlation between BDI-II and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-I) was high and substantial overlap with measures of depression and anxiety was reported. The criterion-based validity showed good sensitivity and specificity for detecting depression in comparison to the adopted gold standard. However, the cutoff score to screen for depression varied according to the type of sample. Factor analysis showed a robust dimension of general depression composed by two constructs: cognitive-affective and somatic-vegetative. Conclusions: The BDI-II is a relevant psychometric instrument, showing high reliability, capacity to discriminate between depressed and non-depressed subjects, and improved concurrent, content, and structural validity. Based on available psychometric evidence, the BDI-II can be viewed as a cost-effective questionnaire for measuring the severity of depression, with broad applicability for research and clinical practice worldwide.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-44462013000400416&lng=en&tlng=enPsychometric scaledepressionreliabilityvalidityclassical testing theoryitem response theory |
| spellingShingle | Yuan-Pang Wang Clarice Gorenstein Psychometric properties of the Beck Depression Inventory-II: a comprehensive review Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry Psychometric scale depression reliability validity classical testing theory item response theory |
| title | Psychometric properties of the Beck Depression Inventory-II: a comprehensive review |
| title_full | Psychometric properties of the Beck Depression Inventory-II: a comprehensive review |
| title_fullStr | Psychometric properties of the Beck Depression Inventory-II: a comprehensive review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Psychometric properties of the Beck Depression Inventory-II: a comprehensive review |
| title_short | Psychometric properties of the Beck Depression Inventory-II: a comprehensive review |
| title_sort | psychometric properties of the beck depression inventory ii a comprehensive review |
| topic | Psychometric scale depression reliability validity classical testing theory item response theory |
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