Study Cheng & Furnham (2003a): study GB London 2003
- Public
- Students, London, UK, 2003
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 234
- Non Response
- 0%
- Assessment
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Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Questionnaire completed in class
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Beck Depression Inventory
- Our Classification
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- Remarks
- Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) comprises 21 items measuring both affects and symptoms. (Beck et al. 1961 Archives of General Psychiatry 4, 561-571).
- Distribution
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Mean SD
males 6.85 6.14
females 9.59 6.54 - Operationalization
- Self- report on 21 items
a: I am sad
b: I am afraid of the future
c: I failed as a person
d: I am not happy
e: I feel guilty
f: I have being punished
g: I feel disapointed
h: I am a bad person
i: I think often over a suicide
j: I am crying very often
k: I feel get annoyed
l: I have lack of interest in other persons
m: I have lack of dississsion
n: I am not good-looking
o: I dislike work
p: I sleep not well
q: I am fatigue
r: I have a lack of appetite
s: Ihave lost weight
t: I am afraid of my health
u: I have lack of interst in sex
Rated: Never (0); Rarely (1); Sometimes(2); Often (3)
indicating the severity of symptoms.