Cross-cultural examination of measurement invariance of the beck depression inventory-II

Psychological Assessment

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 68-81

  Dere, Jessica ^a   Watters, Carolyn A ^a   Yu, Stephanie Chee Min ^b,e   Michael Bagby R , ^a   Ryder, Andrew G ^c,d   Harkness, Kate L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Beck depression inventory second edition; Cross cultural; Factor analysis; Major depressive disorder; Measurement invariance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CAUCASIAN; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FACTOR ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORTH AMERICA; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NORTH AMERICA; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84939501532     PISSN: 10403590     EISSN: 1939134X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/pas0000026     Document Type: Article

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