Development and validation of a depression scale for Asian adolescents.
J Adolesc
; 27(6): 677-89, 2004 Dec.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-15561310
ABSTRACT
Items covering both core and culture-specific facets of depression were generated based on literature review and clinical experience. They were modified following focus group discussions with depressed adolescents and adolescents in the community. The newly constructed Asian Adolescent Depression Scale (AADS) was administered to a clinical and a community sample of adolescents together with other rating scales. The AADS comprised 4 factors (negative self-evaluation, negative affect, cognitive inefficiency and lack of motivation) and demonstrated sound psychometric properties. Negative socially oriented self-evaluation and cognitive inefficiency were important in Singaporean adolescents' conceptualization of depression and are likely to be Asian culture-specific dimensions.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Parenting
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Psychology, Adolescent
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Asian People
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Depression
Type of study:
Qualitative_research
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
En
Journal:
J Adolesc
Year:
2004
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Singapore