Validation of the Behavioral Activation for Depression Scale (BADS) – psychometric properties of the long and short form

With the development of the Behavioral Activation for Depression Scale (BADS) by Kanter, Malick, Busch, Berlin, and Martell Kanter et al. (2007) , different behavioral aspects of depression like activation, rumination or avoidance, and functional impairment can be measured. The long and the short version of the BADS, however, show differences in the quality of psychometric properties. We wanted to validate the short and long form of the BADS. We therefore evaluated the factor structure, the psychometric properties, and the construct validity of the long version and the subscales in a clinically depressed German sample (n = 258) in study 1.

Source: Comprehensive Psychiatry - February 9, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Kristina Fuhr, Martin Hautzinger, Katharina Krisch, Matthias Berking, David Daniel Ebert Source Type: research