ERIC Number: EJ688487
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Publication Date: 2005-Mar
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Validation of the Beck Depression Inventory-II in a Low-Income African American Sample of Medical Outpatients
Grothe, Karen B.; Dutton, Gareth R.; Jones, Glenn N.; Bodenlos, Jamie; Ancona, Martin; Brantley, Phillip J.
Psychological Assessment, v17 n1 p110-114 Mar 2005
The psychometric properties of the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) are well established with primarily Caucasian samples. However, little is known about its reliability and validity with minority groups. This study evaluated the psychometric properties of the BDI-II in a sample of low-income African American medical outpatients (N = 220). Reliability was demonstrated with high internal consistency (.90) and good item-total intercorrelations. Criterion-related validity was demonstrated. A confirmatory factor analysis supported a hierarchical factor structure in which the BDI-II reflected 2 first-order factors (Cognitive and Somatic) that in turn reflected a second-order factor (Depression). These results are consistent with previous findings and thus support the use of the BDI-II in assessing depressive symptoms for African American patients in a medical setting.
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Minority Groups, Validity, Factor Analysis, Depression (Psychology), Factor Structure, African Americans, Low Income Groups, Measures (Individuals)
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Language: English
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