TY - JOUR
T1 - Psychometric properties of the beck depression inventory-II in low-income, African American suicide attempters
AU - Joe, Sean
AU - Woolley, Michael E.
AU - Brown, Gregory K.
AU - Ghahramanlou-Holloway, Marjan
AU - Beck, Aaron T.
PY - 2008/9
Y1 - 2008/9
N2 - Cross-cultural examinations of the validity and reliability of the Beck Depression Inventory-II (Beck, Steer, Ball, & Ranieri, 1996) is essential for its use in assessment and monitoring of the effectiveness of suicide interventions across racial groups. We tested the fit of a second-order, two-factor model and the internal reliability of the BDI-II in a sample of 133 African Americans with a recent history of suicide attempts. Additionally, we examined the convergent validity with the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (Reynolds & Koback, 1995). The results indicate that the BDI-II is a reliable and valid measure of depressive symptoms for African American suicide attempters.
AB - Cross-cultural examinations of the validity and reliability of the Beck Depression Inventory-II (Beck, Steer, Ball, & Ranieri, 1996) is essential for its use in assessment and monitoring of the effectiveness of suicide interventions across racial groups. We tested the fit of a second-order, two-factor model and the internal reliability of the BDI-II in a sample of 133 African Americans with a recent history of suicide attempts. Additionally, we examined the convergent validity with the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (Reynolds & Koback, 1995). The results indicate that the BDI-II is a reliable and valid measure of depressive symptoms for African American suicide attempters.
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U2 - 10.1080/00223890802248919
DO - 10.1080/00223890802248919
M3 - Article
C2 - 18704812
AN - SCOPUS:49649087959
SN - 0022-3891
VL - 90
SP - 521
EP - 523
JO - Journal of Personality Assessment
JF - Journal of Personality Assessment
IS - 5
ER -