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Psychometric Properties and Cut-off Scores of the Beck Depression Inventory-II in Turkish Adolescents

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The current study examined the psychometric properties and cut-off scores of the Beck Depression Inventory II in Turkish adolescents. A total of 503 non-clinical and 166 clinical adolescents participated in the study. Test-retest (r = .89) and internal consistency (α = .90) reliabilities, convergent validity (r = .81) and discriminant validities (r = .39, r = .49 and r = .42) were satisfactory. Exploratory factor analyses yielded two factors. The cut-off score for mild depression in Turkish adolescents was lower than that reported previously for adults. The findings are discussed in relation to those of previous studies conducted in other countries.

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  1. Beck Depression Inventory-Second Edition. Copyright © 1996 by Aaron T. Beck with permission of publisher, Harcourt Assessment, Inc. Turkish translation copyright © 2005 by Aaron T. Beck. Translated and reproduced with permission of publisher, Harcourt Assessment, Inc. All rights reserved.

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This research was supported by a grant from the Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey (Turkiye Bilimsel ve Teknik Araştırma Kurumu; TUBITAK) Project No. 105K150.

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    Runa I. Uslu, Emine G. Kapci, Bedriye Oncu & Mert Ugurlu

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Uslu, R.I., Kapci, E.G., Oncu, B. et al. Psychometric Properties and Cut-off Scores of the Beck Depression Inventory-II in Turkish Adolescents. J Clin Psychol Med Settings 15, 225–233 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10880-008-9122-y

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