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Psychometric Evaluation of the Beck Depression Inventory-II.

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Dozois, David J. A.; Ahnberg, Jamie L.; Dobson, Keith S. – Psychological Assessment, 1998

Provides psychometric information on the second edition of the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II) (A. Beck, R. Steer, and G. Brown, 1996) for internal consistency, factorial validity, and gender differences. Results indicate that the BDI-II is a stronger instrument than its predecessor in terms of factor structure. (SLD)

Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Factor Analysis, Factor Structure, Psychometrics

Nonparametric Item Analyses of the Beck Depression Inventory: Evaluating Gender Item Bias and Response Option Weights.

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Santor, Darcy A.; And Others – Psychological Assessment, 1994

Nonparametric item response models were used to investigate psychometric properties of the Beck Depression Inventory in 648 depressed outpatients and 1,182 nonpatient college students. Estimated values for some options did not align with a priori weights in the college sample, and some option characteristic curves were problematic in both samples.…

Descriptors: College Students, Depression (Psychology), Estimation (Mathematics), Higher Education