| Literature DB >> 20183662 |
Gregory M Rogers1, Jong-Hyo Park, Marilyn J Essex, Marjorie H Klein, Susan G Silva, Rick H Hoyle, John F Curry, Norah C Feeny, Betsy Kennard, Christopher J Kratochvil, Sanjeev Pathak, Mark A Reinecke, David R Rosenberg, Elizabeth B Weller, John S March.
Abstract
The psychometric properties and factor structure of the Dysfunctional Attitudes Scale were examined in a sample of 422 male and female adolescents (ages 12-17) with current major depressive disorder. The scale demonstrated high internal consistency (alpha = .93) and correlated significantly with self-report and interview-based measures of depression. Confirmatory factor analysis indicated that a correlated 2-factor model, with scales corresponding to perfectionism and need for social approval, provided a satisfactory fit to the data. The goodness-of-fit was equivalent across sexes and age groups. The findings support the use of the Dysfunctional Attitudes Scale and its subscales in the assessment of clinically depressed adolescents.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID： 20183662 DOI： 10.1080/15374410903259007
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol ISSN： 1537-4416