A Meta-Analysis of the Generalization of the Reliability of State/Trait Depression Inventory Scores.
Psicothema
; 32(4): 476-489, 2020 Nov.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-33073753
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Depression is a disorder that is highly prevalent nowadays. Within the dimensional explanatory model of depression, the State/Trait Depression Inventory was developed. Its objective is to identify the degree of affectation (state) and the frequency of occurrence (trait) of the affective component of depression. The instrument has proven reliable and comprises two factors in its structure state and trait, with two euthymia and dysthymia subscales in each one. The objective of this meta-analysis is to find an average alpha for the questionnaire.METHOD:
A bibliographical search was conducted on Web of Science and Scopus. Forty-five articles were selected.RESULTS:
The alpha ranges from .84 to .89 for all factorizations, and in most studies a bifactorial structure of state and trait depression was found.CONCLUSIONS:
The State/Trait Depression Inventory is a reliable and suitable instrument for measuring depression.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Transtorno Distímico
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Depressão
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Systematic_reviews
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Psicothema
Assunto da revista:
PSICOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Article