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Person Heterogeneity of the BDI-II-C and Its Effects on Dimensionality and Construct Validity: Using Mixture Item Response Models
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Wu, Pei-Chen; Huang, Tsai-Wei – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2010
This study was to apply the mixed Rasch model to investigate person heterogeneity of Beck Depression Inventory-II-Chinese version (BDI-II-C) and its effects on dimensionality and construct validity. Person heterogeneity was reflected by two latent classes that differ qualitatively. Additionally, person heterogeneity adversely affected the…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Validity, Depression (Psychology), Item Response Theory
Psychometric Characteristics of the Beck Depression Inventory-II with College Students.
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Steer, Robert A.; Clark, David A. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1997
Administered the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) to 160, first-year college students so as to ascertain its convergent and discriminant validities with respect to other psychological instruments. Results indicate that the internal consistency of the BDI-II is high with college students and it displays convergent validity with other…
Descriptors: Cognitive Measurement, College Freshmen, Construct Validity, Depression (Psychology)
A Methodological Contribution to Identifying Depressed College Students.
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Funabiki, Dean; And Others – 1981
Research directed toward examining clinical depression among college students requires valid criterion measures for identifying depressed individuals. The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), the most widely-used self-report screening instrument for identifying depressed college students, has been criticized for its heavy emphasis on cognitive items…
Descriptors: Classification, Clinical Diagnosis, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Processes
The Measurement of Depression: Enhancing the Predictive Validity of the Beck Depression Inventory.
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Burkhart, Barry R.; And Others – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1984
Investigated whether the predictive validity of the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) could be enhanced by having subjects (N=600 students) complete current and projected BDI protocols. Results confirmed that BDI scores typically decline with repeated administrations, suggesting the BDI does not discriminate between stable and unstable forms of…
Descriptors: College Students, Depression (Psychology), Higher Education, Measurement Techniques
Validation of the Beck Depression Inventory in a University Population Using Psychiatric Estimate as the Criterion
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Bumberry, William; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1978
Findings indicate the Beck Depression Inventory is a valid instrument for use in a college population. The Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient between the inventory and psychiatric estimate fell to .30 in a second sample in which one-14 days intervened between administration of the inventory and the psychiatric interview (N=27). (Author)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Higher Education, Measurement Techniques, Psychometrics
Assessing the Stability of Depression in College Students.
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Tanaka, J. S.; Huba, G. J. – Multivariate Behavioral Research, 1987
Two approaches are used to assess the one-month stability of depression affect in college students: (1) a high retest correlation is demonstrated for a latent depressive affect construct using self-reports from the previous month; and (2) predictive validity of depressive categorization is examined using logistic regression techniques. (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: Affective Measures, College Students, Depression (Psychology), Higher Education