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The Depression–Happiness Scale: Reliability and validity of a bipolar self-report scale

✍ Scribed by Stephen Joseph; Christopher Alan Lewis

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1998
Tongue
English
Weight
82 KB
Volume
54
Category
Article
ISSN
0021-9762

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✦ Synopsis

This article reports two studies aimed at validating the 25-item self-report McGreal and Joseph (1993) Depression-Happiness Scale (D-H S). In the first study, principal component data are reported on the D-H S with 194 respondents. A forced 1-factor solution confirmed the unidimensionality of the scale (item loadings ranged from .38 to .77) and thus the feasibility of a statistically bipolar measure. In the second study, data on the convergent validity of the D-H S with the Beck Depression Inventory (r ϭ Ϫ.75) and the Oxford Happiness Inventory (r ϭ .59) with 100 respondents are reported confirming the construct validity of the scale. Implications for research in social and clinical psychology are discussed along with the possible uses of the D-H S in a clinical setting.

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