Abstract
To develop an inventory for screening depressive adolescents in Taiwan, this study aimed to (1) investigate the important symptoms of adolescent depression in Taiwan; (2) determine the items of this inventory according to the results of the first part and analyze the psychometric characteristics; (3) explore the diagnostic validity of the inventory and determine the cutoff score.
The main results are as follows: (1) All of the 31 items can effectively discriminate high from low depressive groups; (2) The internal consistency reliability coefficient is 0.86. The test-retest reliability for a retest interval of 2 weeks is 0.76; (3) Correlations between the score of Adolescent Depression Inventory and Children’s Depression Inventory, Life Condition Scale, and the Suicidal Probability Inventory are significantly positive. The correlation between the scores of this inventory and the Coping Scale is significantly negative. (4) The score of the depressive group is significantly higher than the delinquency and normal groups; the score of the delinquency group is significantly higher than the normal group. Based on the results mentioned above, the screening function of this inventory is good. (5) Subjects with a score of 19 and above should be referred to psychiatric professionals for appropriate help.
| Keywords: | Adolescent Depression Inventory; a screening test |
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