Validation of the Kutcher Adolescent Depression Scale in a Caribbean student sample.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Research on depression among Caribbean children has been limited by a lack of valid and reliable measures. We addressed this problem by exploring the internal consistency reliability and the concurrent and discriminant validity of the Kutcher Adolescent Depression Rating Scale (KADS) among a wide cross-section of the student population attending elementary schools in Jamaica and Barbados.

Methods

Students enrolled in grade 6 in a cross-section of schools in Jamaica and Barbados were invited to participate in the study. Schools included a balance of government-funded public schools and privately funded preparatory schools. All schools that were invited to participate accepted, and all grade 6 classrooms in each school were sampled. The following instruments were ad

SUBMITTER: Lowe GA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7868086 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul-Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature