Reliability and validity of the Beck Depression Inventory-II applied to Chinese construction workers

Publisher： Scientific Journal Publishers

E-ISSN： 1179-6391|46|2|249-258

ISSN： 0301-2212

Source： Social Behavior and Personality: An international journal, Vol.46, Iss.2, 2018-02, pp. : 249-258

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Abstract

As previous researchers have found that depression is prevalent among construction workers, we applied the Chinese version of the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) to 712 construction workers in Nanjing, China, to measure their depression. In doing so, we analyzed the reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the BDI-II, and aimed to provide more extensive empirical data for its further development. Results indicated that the Chinese version of the BDI-II has good reliability and validity, and can therefore be used to screen for depressive symptoms.

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