Factor structure of symptoms in the Kraków Depression Inventory KID IO “C1”
Journal Title: Archives of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy - Year 2011, Vol 13, Issue 2
Abstract
Aim. The aim of this article is partial empirical verification of the depression image theoretical concept underlying the KID IO “C1” construction, and also, a check of the questionnaire’s factor relevancy. Material. KID results of a study of an untreated population sample of 17-year-olds were analysed statistically. Out of 1823 questionnaires, 1349 were included in the analysis (560 filled in by boys and 789 girls by girls). Of these, 499 respondents received a screening diagnosis of depression. 474 sheets were rejected at random to standardise the distribution of the overall scale results. In search of the presence of a general factor and to verify the legitimacy of the division of depressive symptoms according to the clinical criterion, factor analyses were conducted using the principal components method with oblimin, quartimax and varimax rotations separately and jointly for both sexes. Results. The following new factors were identified: I – pessimism, II – mood instability, III – difficulty in learning, IV – self-destruction, V – fear of the future, VI – eating problems. Conclusions. The analyses conducted only partially confirm the validity of a clinical-picture based questionnaire. A non-compliance of a number of factors with the assumed questionnaire scales emerges. A non-uniform symptomatic depression image in late adolescence phase is confirmed. Two factors stand out decidedly: self-destructive behaviours and eating problems.
Authors and Affiliations
Renata Modrzejewska, Jacek Bomba, Andrzej Beauvale
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP124506
- DOI -
- Views 84
- Downloads 0
Comparison of caregiver burden in schizophrenia and obsessive–compulsive disorder
Aim of the study 1.To assess and compare the burden of care and psychiatric morbidity in caregivers of patients with schizophrenia and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). 2.To study burden with relation to socio-demogra...
The intensity of anxiety, neurotic symptoms and perceived control among patients with neurotic and personality disorders
Aim of the study The study aimed to determine the relationship between the intensity of anxiety, neurotic symptoms and perceived control using Bryant’s model - A Four-Factor Model of Perceived Control. The goal of the st...
FROM EDITORS
There is still deficit in the number of health care specialists dealing with child and adolescent psychiatry and in the subject literature, that could be a solid ground for the practitioners. Opening this Spring issue...
A quantitative/qualitative study on metaphors used by Persian depressed patients
Aim. This study was designed to examine qualitatively/quantitatively the metaphors used by Iranian depressed patients. Metaphors, used by depressed patients, seem to be associated with personal failings or inadequacies....
Classifications in child and adolescent psychiatry
The diagnostic approach is essential to medicine. It is one of the binding terms of the doctor-patient relationship. In child psychiatry, the questioning concerning diagnosis and its theoretical background is coupled wit...