The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) was factor analyzed to examine its potential multidimensionality. Results indicate that the items on the BDI assess two primary dimensions of depression: cognitive-affective and physiological symptoms. Reliabilities for the items comprising each of the factors wer
A factor analysis of the beck depression inventory in a mildly depressed population
β Scribed by Sanford Golin; Mary A. Hartz
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1979
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 340 KB
- Volume
- 35
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0021-9762
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