Abstract
Objective: We aimed to examine whether demographic characteristics (i.e., sex, age and education) correlate with total scores of the Czech version of the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II), understand the factorial structure of this scale, compare our results with findings of studies conducted in other countries and provide preliminary normative data for use in clinical practice. Methods: Data of 450 participants were analysed using correlation analysis, non-parametric tests and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Results: Women, and participants with lower education, tended to score higher than men, and participants with higher education. There was no significant relationship between age and total scores. CFA confirmed two factors: cognitive-affective and somatic. Czech participants scored lower than participants in other studies. Preliminary normative data are presented in the form of percentile values for the whole sample and stratified according to gender and education level. Conclusions: We recommend the usage of the BDI-II total score while taking into account also the cognitive-affective and somatic factor subscores. The comparison of our results with other foreign findings shows the need for the development of locally specific normative values for self-reported depression scales.KEY POINTS Women scored higher in the BDI-II than men. Participants with lower education scored higher in the BDI-II than participants with higher education. CFA confirmed two factors: cognitive-affective and somatic. Preliminary normative data for the Czech version of the BDI-II are stratified according to gender and education.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 371-379 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Early online date | 18 Jun 2020 |
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| Publication status | Published - Nov 2020 |
Funding
This study was supported by the Czech Science Foundation (GA CR) (?Cognitive Predictors of Neurodegeneration,? Grant Nr. 16-01781S and ?Emotional Creativity and Cognitive Decline in the Elderly?, Grant Nr. 18-26094S); by Prague College of Psychosocial Studies (Grant Nr. GA PV?PS ?. 18.0619.01); by Charles University, PROGRES Q27, by Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic, grant Nr. AZV 17-32445A; and by GA17-09797S (?Method studies for Czech versions of measures of psychological characteristics of adolescents and young adults?). The authors are grateful to Prague College of Psychosocial Studies for support regarding the place for the organisation of the study and personal resources. The authors would like to thank for help with data collection to following students: Barbori?ov? Sandra, Bystro?ov? Tereza, ???kov? Jana, Galu?kov? Karol?na, Giunta Veronika, Havl?k Filip, Hejlov? Krist?na, He?m?nkov? Tereza, Hol?rekov? Michaela, Hole?kov? Hellen, Hor?k Jaroslav, Jan?ovi?ov? Mark?ta, Juha??k Jan, Kochov? Kate?ina, Kosov? Jana, Kr??marov? Lucie, Kuldov? Kate?ina, Landa Vojt?ch, Lojkov? Ji?ina, M?tina Ond?ej, Plecha? V?t, Popova Alina, Samkov? Nikola, So?sov? Nina, Sou?kov? Mark?ta, Stan??kov? Anna, ?im?nkov? Nina, ?teklov? Kate?ina, ?vejnohov? Iveta, Tulachov? Karol?na, Va?atov? Veronika, Veverkov? Martina, Vintoniv Roksana, Vovsov? Lucie, Wagner Daniel, Zborn?k Tade?? Samuel, Zika V?ra, Zoubek Martin.
Keywords
- Beck Depression Inventory
- confirmatory factor analysis
- Depression
- factorial structure
- normative data
