Tobias Teismann1, Andrea Ertle2, Nadine Furka3, Ulrike Willutzki4, Juergen Hoyer5. 1. Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany. 2. Institute of Psychology, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany. 3. Institute of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany. 4. Department for Psychology and Psychotherapy, Universität Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Germany. 5. Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
Abstract
UNLABELLED: The Behavioral Activation for Depression Scale (BADS) was developed to measure core concepts of behavioural activation for depression. A number of studies, mostly based on analogue samples, have provided initial support for the BADS. In the present study, we examined the psychometric properties of the German version of the scale more broadly, including change sensitivity and clinical treatment data. A mixed sample of students (N = 312) and depressed outpatients in partial remission undergoing cognitive-behavioural group treatment for depressive rumination (N = 59) was examined. To analyze construct validity, a set of theoretically relevant constructs such as perseverative thinking, distraction and mindfulness was also assessed. Results indicated good psychometric properties, additional evidence for construct validity of the total scale and subscales, and adequate fit of the data to the original factor structure. Furthermore, the BADS proved to be sensitive to changes in participants undergoing treatment for depression.
UNLABELLED: The Behavioral Activation for Depression Scale (BADS) was developed to measure core concepts of behavioural activation for depression. A number of studies, mostly based on analogue samples, have provided initial support for the BADS. In the present study, we examined the psychometric properties of the German version of the scale more broadly, including change sensitivity and clinical treatment data. A mixed sample of students (N = 312) and depressed outpatients in partial remission undergoing cognitive-behavioural group treatment for depressive rumination (N = 59) was examined. To analyze construct validity, a set of theoretically relevant constructs such as perseverative thinking, distraction and mindfulness was also assessed. Results indicated good psychometric properties, additional evidence for construct validity of the total scale and subscales, and adequate fit of the data to the original factor structure. Furthermore, the BADS proved to be sensitive to changes in participants undergoing treatment for depression.
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