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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