Emma J Palmer1, Claire Binks. 1. Clinical Division of Psychiatry, Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK. ejp8@le.ac.uk
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The Beck Depression Inventory - Second Edition (BDI-II) is a self-report measure of depression. Studies have shown it to have good psychometric properties with adult and adolescent clinical and non-clinical populations. However, this research has mostly been conducted with North American samples. AIMS/HYPOTHESES: To examine the psychometric characteristics of the BDI-II with male young adult offenders in the UK. METHODS: The BDI-II was administered to 117 incarcerated male young adult offenders aged 18-21 years from the UK. RESULTS: The BDI-II showed good internal consistency and concurrent validity. Factor analysis revealed two factors, relating to cognitive-affective items and somatic items. The items loading on the two factors were very similar to those found in a North American adolescent (13-17 years) psychiatric inpatient sample. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH: The findings suggest that the BDI-II can be used with confidence in young adult male offenders. It would be useful to confirm its psychometric properties in other offender samples and establish offender population norms. Copyright (c) 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
BACKGROUND: The Beck Depression Inventory - Second Edition (BDI-II) is a self-report measure of depression. Studies have shown it to have good psychometric properties with adult and adolescent clinical and non-clinical populations. However, this research has mostly been conducted with North American samples. AIMS/HYPOTHESES: To examine the psychometric characteristics of the BDI-II with male young adult offenders in the UK. METHODS: The BDI-II was administered to 117 incarcerated male young adult offenders aged 18-21 years from the UK. RESULTS: The BDI-II showed good internal consistency and concurrent validity. Factor analysis revealed two factors, relating to cognitive-affective items and somatic items. The items loading on the two factors were very similar to those found in a North American adolescent (13-17 years) psychiatric inpatient sample. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH: The findings suggest that the BDI-II can be used with confidence in young adult male offenders. It would be useful to confirm its psychometric properties in other offender samples and establish offender population norms. Copyright (c) 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Authors: Danny J O'Sullivan; Maura E O'Sullivan; Brendan D O'Connell; Ken O'Reilly; Kiran M Sarma Journal: PLoS One Date: 2018-02-14 Impact factor: 3.240