TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - Psychometric properties of the Beck Depression Inventory-II with incarcerated male offenders aged 18-21 years
JO  - Criminal behaviour and mental health
A1  - Palmer, Emma J.
A1  - Binks, Claire
SP  - 232
EP  - 242
VL  - 18
IS  - 4
N2  - BACKGROUND: The Beck Depression Inventory - Second Edition (BDI-II) is a self-report measure of depression. Studies have shown it to have good psychometric properties with adult and adolescent clinical and non-clinical populations. However, this research has mostly been conducted with North American samples. AIMS/HYPOTHESES: To examine the psychometric characteristics of the BDI-II with male young adult offenders in the UK. METHODS: The BDI-II was administered to 117 incarcerated male young adult offenders aged 18-21 years from the UK. RESULTS: The BDI-II showed good internal consistency and concurrent validity. Factor analysis revealed two factors, relating to cognitive-affective items and somatic items. The items loading on the two factors were very similar to those found in a North American adolescent (13-17 years) psychiatric inpatient sample. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH: The findings suggest that the BDI-II can be used with confidence in young adult male offenders. It would be useful to confirm its psychometric properties in other offender samples and establish offender population norms.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0957-9664
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cbm.701
ID  - ref1
ER  -