1. Factor Structure of the Beck Depression InventoryII in a Medical Outpatient Sample.
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Viljoen, Jodi L., Iverson, Grant L., Griffiths, Stephanie, and Woodward, Todd S.
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BECK Depression Inventory , *DIAGNOSIS of mental depression , *GENERAL practitioners , *PRIMARY care , *BEHAVIORAL medicine - Abstract
This study examined the factor structure of the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) in a sample of 127 individuals referred by their primary care physicians. Using exploratory factor analysis with oblique rotation, a 2-factor model appeared to be the most parsimonious representation of the data. The rotated factors accounted for approximately 53% of the variance. Consistent with previous research, the first factor was interpreted as a somatic-affective dimension and the second factor reflected a cognitive dimension. The correlation between these 2 factors was .79. It appears possible to divide the BDI-II into subscales to facilitate interpretation in medical patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2003
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