Exploratory Factor Analysis of Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II) in College Students from Cajamarca

Background: The aim of this study was to analyze psychometric properties of Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) in college students from Cajamarca through exploratory factor analysis (EFA). Methods: The sample was conformed by326 students (73.3% female and 26.7% males) whose average age was 19.7 years o...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Andy Rick Sánchez-Villena, Eduardo Farfán Cedrón
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Peruano de Orientación Psicológica – IPOPS 2019-09-01
Series:Interacciones: Revista de Avances en Psicología
Subjects:
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.24016/2019.v5n3.177
_version_ 1811270773091860480
author Andy Rick Sánchez-Villena
Eduardo Farfán Cedrón
author_facet Andy Rick Sánchez-Villena
Eduardo Farfán Cedrón
author_sort Andy Rick Sánchez-Villena
collection DOAJ
description Background: The aim of this study was to analyze psychometric properties of Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) in college students from Cajamarca through exploratory factor analysis (EFA). Methods: The sample was conformed by326 students (73.3% female and 26.7% males) whose average age was 19.7 years old (SD=2.28). The beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II) was applied. Results: The initial results showed a single factor explaining 48.16% variance with a reliability of α = .945; however, due to international, national and theoretical background, a second exploratory factor analysis was forced extracting two factors that explained 54.48% variance and a reliabity of = .843 for the first factor and α = .935 for the second on. Validity in relation with other variables shows a correlation between the BDI-II and the Alarcón Happiness Scale (r = - 585, p <.001), Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale (r = .392, p <. 001) and the Reynolds Depression Scale (r = .708, p <.001). Conclusion: Two factor model fits better than the one factor model; however, the BDI-II could be unidimensional.
first_indexed 2024-04-12T22:08:07Z
format Article
id doaj.art-f41803332a8a483886bd9caf2d60054c
institution Directory Open Access Journal
issn 2411-5940
2413-4465
language English
last_indexed 2024-04-12T22:08:07Z
publishDate 2019-09-01
publisher Instituto Peruano de Orientación Psicológica – IPOPS
record_format Article
series Interacciones: Revista de Avances en Psicología
spelling doaj.art-f41803332a8a483886bd9caf2d60054c2022-12-22T03:14:53ZengInstituto Peruano de Orientación Psicológica – IPOPSInteracciones: Revista de Avances en Psicología2411-59402413-44652019-09-0153e17710.24016/2019.v5n3.177Exploratory Factor Analysis of Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II) in College Students from CajamarcaAndy Rick Sánchez-Villena0Eduardo Farfán Cedrón1Universidad Privada Antonio Guillermo UrreloUniversidad Privada del NorteBackground: The aim of this study was to analyze psychometric properties of Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) in college students from Cajamarca through exploratory factor analysis (EFA). Methods: The sample was conformed by326 students (73.3% female and 26.7% males) whose average age was 19.7 years old (SD=2.28). The beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II) was applied. Results: The initial results showed a single factor explaining 48.16% variance with a reliability of α = .945; however, due to international, national and theoretical background, a second exploratory factor analysis was forced extracting two factors that explained 54.48% variance and a reliabity of = .843 for the first factor and α = .935 for the second on. Validity in relation with other variables shows a correlation between the BDI-II and the Alarcón Happiness Scale (r = - 585, p <.001), Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale (r = .392, p <. 001) and the Reynolds Depression Scale (r = .708, p <.001). Conclusion: Two factor model fits better than the one factor model; however, the BDI-II could be unidimensional.http://dx.doi.org/10.24016/2019.v5n3.177depressioncollege studentsfactor análisisvalidityreliability
spellingShingle Andy Rick Sánchez-Villena
Eduardo Farfán Cedrón
Exploratory Factor Analysis of Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II) in College Students from Cajamarca
Interacciones: Revista de Avances en Psicología
depression
college students
factor análisis
validity
reliability
title Exploratory Factor Analysis of Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II) in College Students from Cajamarca
title_full Exploratory Factor Analysis of Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II) in College Students from Cajamarca
title_fullStr Exploratory Factor Analysis of Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II) in College Students from Cajamarca
title_full_unstemmed Exploratory Factor Analysis of Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II) in College Students from Cajamarca
title_short Exploratory Factor Analysis of Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II) in College Students from Cajamarca
title_sort exploratory factor analysis of beck depression inventory bdi ii in college students from cajamarca
topic depression
college students
factor análisis
validity
reliability
url http://dx.doi.org/10.24016/2019.v5n3.177
work_keys_str_mv AT andyricksanchezvillena exploratoryfactoranalysisofbeckdepressioninventorybdiiiincollegestudentsfromcajamarca
AT eduardofarfancedron exploratoryfactoranalysisofbeckdepressioninventorybdiiiincollegestudentsfromcajamarca