Meta-Analysis of the English Version of the Beck Depression Inventory–Second Edition

Abstract

This meta-analysis reviewed 144 studies from 1996 to 2013 using the Beck Depression Inventory-Second Edition. Internal consistency was .89 and test-retest reliability .75. Convergent comparisons were robust across 43 depression instruments. Structural validity supported both one-and two-factor solutions and diagnostic accuracy varied according to sample and criterion cutoff.

A Systematic Review of the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist (PCL)

“…Although PTSD is diagnosed twice as often in women as men in the general population, screening three times as many women as men is high, suggesting that the gap is due to the tendency for men to report fewer symptoms and less severity than women, rather than due to a difference in PTSD prevalence in the population. The same effect has been observed using the Beck Depression Inventory, Second Edition (Erford, Johnson, & Bardhoshi, ) and the Beck Anxiety Inventory (Bardhoshi, Duncan, & Erford, ). It is possible that adjustments could be made to the cutoff score to correct for the differences in gender.…”

Systematic Review of the Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test

“…Following the systematic model for psychometric syntheses outlined by Erford, Johnson, and Bardhoshi (2015;Bardhoshi, Duncan, & Erford, 2016), journal articles, dissertations, and other electronically available sources (e.g., ERIC, conference proceedings) meeting the following criteria were included in this systematic analysis: (a) used the English version of MAST (Selzer, 1971); (b) were published between 1971 and 2016; and (c) provided some type of validity, reliability, or (nonclinical) sample mean data.…”

Maternal Depressive Symptoms During and After Pregnancy and Psychiatric Problems in Children

“…28 A sum-score of !14 indicates at least mild depressive symptomatology. 28,29 Both depression scales have good psychometric properties, 26,31 and the CES-D has been used extensively and validated also in pregnant populations. 30,31 In our sample, the CES-D (Cronbach's a ¼ .88À.92 in the 14 biweekly measurement points) and the BDI-II (a ¼ .91) showed high internal consistency.…”