An examination of racial bias in the Beck Depression Inventory-II

Sashidharan, Tracy; Pawlow, Laura A.; Pettibone, Jon

doi:10.1037/e683152011-354

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“…Psychometric evaluations of the BDI-II have revealed that the test has high internal consistency (α = .92) and adequate construct and factorial validity (Beck et al, 1996). Sashidharan, Pawlow, and Pettibone (2012) detected no racial biases in the BDI-II and added that the test is a valid measure of depressive symptoms among African Americans. Similarly, Grothe et al (2005) examined the reliability of the measure among low-income African Americans, which demonstrated high internal consistency (α = .90) and yielded good item-total intercorrelations.…”

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Understanding the Link Between Multiple Oppressions and Depression Among African American Women

Carr

Szymanski

Taha

et al. 2013

Psychology of Women Quarterly

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The purpose of our study was to examine the multiple oppression experiences of sexual objectification, racism, and gendered racism as predictors of depressive symptoms among a clinical sample of low-income African American women. In addition, we examined coping with oppression via internalization (i.e., the tendency to attribute responsibility or the cause of an oppressive event to oneself) as a mediator between these three intersecting forms of oppression and depressive symptoms. Participants included 144 African American women who sought some type of mental health treatment at a U.S. southeastern, public, urban, university-affiliated hospital that attends to a primarily indigent and underserved population. The results of our mediational analysis using bootstrapping provided support for a theorized model in which coping with oppressive events via internalization mediated the links between sexual objectification and depression and between racist events and depression but not between gendered racism and depression. In addition, a unique and direct effect of racist events on depression was found. Finally, the four variables in the model accounted for 42% of variance in depression scores. The study includes implications for future research and clinical work such as exploration of other mediators and the importance of comprehensive intake assessments and multicultural/feminist coping interventions.

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Understanding the Link Between Multiple Oppressions and Depression Among African American Women

Carr

Szymanski

Taha

et al. 2013

Psychology of Women Quarterly

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“…Past research using the BDI-II has reported high internal consistency, whereby alpha values range from .89 to .93 ( M = .91) in college and community samples (Abela, Webb, Wagner, Ho, & Adams, 2006; Segal, Coolidge, Cahill, & O’Riley, 2008). Of note, the BDI-II is psychometrically validated for use with African Americans experiencing mood disturbance with no racial bias (Joe, Woolley, Brown, Ghahramanlou-Holloway, & Beck, 2008; Sashidharan, Pawlow, & Pettibone, 2012). In the current study, tests for internal consistency were similar to previous studies (α = .93).…”

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Helplessness Mediates Racial Discrimination and Depression for African American Young Adults

Madubata

Odafe

Talavera

et al. 2018

Journal of Black Psychology

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Racial discrimination is associated with depressive symptoms for young African American adults. Yet few studies have examined the psychological mechanisms for this association. The purpose of this preliminary study was to examine the mediating effect of helplessness on the association between perceived racial discrimination and depressive symptoms in a sample of 172 African American young adults. Measures of perceived racial discrimination, depression, and helplessness were administered. Though the majority of the sample reported minimal or no symptoms of depression, approximately 37% of the sample reported dysphoric or more severe depression symptomatology. After controlling for age, perceived racial discrimination was directly and indirectly associated with depressive symptoms via helplessness. These findings provide some insight into the cognitive mechanisms through which depressive symptoms may emerge for African American young adults exposed to racial discrimination.

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“…Depression was measured with the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI; Beck, Steer, & Brown, 1996), which is commonly used to assess depression in clinical and research settings. The BDI is a valid and reliable scale, and it has been used in a variety of patient groups and validated across ethnic groups including African Americans (Beck et al, 1996; Sashidharan, Pawlow, & Pettibone, 2012).…”

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Family Functioning and Stress in African American Families

Pollock

Kazman

Deuster

2014

Journal of Black Psychology

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Having social support substantially reduces the effects of stressful experiences. Family relationships are central components of social support for African Americans. In a community-based sample of African Americans (n = 255), the relationship between family functioning and stress was examined, as well as possible mediators of this relationship, independent of demographic variables. Using multiple regression analysis, close and flexible family relationships were linked to lower perceived stress levels. The association of family functioning and stress operated through the internal processes of anxiety, depression, daily hassles, and higher hardiness and explained more than half of the variance in stress levels. These findings also remained above and beyond the known stressor of discrimination and the known stress reducer of spirituality. These findings suggest that expanding traditional stress management programs to include strategies for bolstering family functioning could have significant benefits.

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An examination of racial bias in the Beck Depression Inventory-II

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Understanding the Link Between Multiple Oppressions and Depression Among African American Women

Understanding the Link Between Multiple Oppressions and Depression Among African American Women

Helplessness Mediates Racial Discrimination and Depression for African American Young Adults

Family Functioning and Stress in African American Families

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