Study Joseph et al. (1996): study GB 1995
- Public
- 18-48-aged students, Ulster, 1995
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 194
- Non Response
- Assessment
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Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Questionnaire completed in class
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Depression (SDS)
- Our Classification
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- Error Estimates
- Alpha 0.85
- Remarks
- Zung (1965) Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS).
- Distribution
- m 38,01 SD 8,47 Range 21-59
- Operationalization
- Self-report on 20 questions:
1. I feel down-hearted and blue
2. Morning is when I feel the best
3. I have crying spells or feel like it
4. I have trouble sleeping at night
5. I eat as much as I used to
6. I still enjoy sex
7. I notice that I am losing weight
8. I have trouble with constipation
9. My heart beats faster than usual
10. I get tired for no reason
11. My mind is as clear as it used to be
12. I find it easy to do the things I used to
13. I am restless and can't keep still
14. I feel hopeful about the future
15. I am more irritable than usual
16. I find it easy to make decisions
17. I feel that I am useful and needed
18. My life is pretty full
19. I feel that others would be better off if I were dead
20. I still enjoy the things I used to do
Rated: a little of the time, some of the time, good part of the time, most of the time.