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Affective Disorders and Depression as Measured by the Diagnostic Interview Schedule and the Beck Depression Inventory in an Unselected Adult Population.
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Oliver, J. M.; Simmons, M. E. – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1985
Examined rates, demographic correlates, and differential symptomatic expression as a function of gender of affective disorders and depression. Diagnostic Interview Schedule (DIS) and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) scores from 298 adults revealed significant correlations between occupation and current primary unipolar depression on DIS, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adults, Demography, Depression (Psychology)
A Factor Analytic Study of the Beck Depression Inventory for Female College Students.
Hedl, John J., Jr. – 1983
Previous factor studies of the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) have not analyzed the item data as a function of sex, or reported more than one factor solution. To further study the factor structure of the BDI, items were factor analyzed and multiple solutions were examined for simple structure, parsimony, and psychological meaningfulness. A sample…
Descriptors: College Students, Depression (Psychology), Emotional Problems, Factor Analysis
The Incidence of Depressive Symptomatology in Juvenile Sex Offenders with a History of Abuse.
Becker, Judith V.; And Others – Child Abuse and Neglect: The International Journal, 1991
Depressive symptomatology was assessed in 246 male juvenile sex offenders. Scores on the Beck Depression Inventory indicated 42 percent showed appreciable depressive symptomatology. A history of sexual or physical abuse was related to high Beck scores. Racial differences were not statistically significant. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Abuse, Criminals, Delinquency