{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Williams ZJ"],"funding":["National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences","Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development","NICHD NIH HHS","NCATS NIH HHS","NIMH NIH HHS","Belgian American Educational Foundation","National Institute of Mental Health","Nancy Lurie Marks Family Foundation","National Institute of General Medical Sciences","NIGMS NIH HHS"],"pagination":["858-876"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8522206"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["28(3)"],"pubmed_abstract":["Depressive disorders are common in autistic adults, but few studies have examined the extent to which common depression questionnaires are psychometrically appropriate for use in this population. Using item response theory, this study examined the psychometric properties of the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) in a sample of 947 autistic adults. BDI-II latent trait scores exhibited strong reliability, construct validity, and moderate ability to discriminate between depressed and nondepressed adults on the autism spectrum (area under the receiver operating characteristic curve = 0.796 [0.763, 0.826], sensitivity = 0.820 [0.785, 0.852], specificity = 0.653 [0.601, 0.699]). These results collectively indicate that the BDI-II is a valid measure of depressive symptoms in autistic adults, a"],"journal":["Assessment"],"pubmed_title":["Measuring Depression in Autistic Adults: Psychometric Validation of the Beck Depression Inventory-II."],"pmcid":["PMC8522206"],"funding_grant_id":["R01 MH113576","K01-MH103500","U54-HD083211","UL1-TR000445","UL1 TR000445","T32 GM007347","T32-GM007347","K01 MH103500","U54 HD083211","P50 HD103537","T32-MH18921","R01-MH113576","T32 MH018921"],"pubmed_authors":["Everaert J","Gotham KO","Williams ZJ"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Measuring Depression in Autistic Adults: Psychometric Validation of the Beck Depression Inventory-II.","description":"Depressive disorders are common in autistic adults, but few studies have examined the extent to which common depression questionnaires are psychometrically appropriate for use in this population. Using item response theory, this study examined the psychometric properties of the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) in a sample of 947 autistic adults. BDI-II latent trait scores exhibited strong reliability, construct validity, and moderate ability to discriminate between depressed and nondepressed adults on the autism spectrum (area under the receiver operating characteristic curve = 0.796 [0.763, 0.826], sensitivity = 0.820 [0.785, 0.852], specificity = 0.653 [0.601, 0.699]). These results collectively indicate that the BDI-II is a valid measure of depressive symptoms in autistic adults, a","dates":{"release":"2021-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2021 Apr","modification":"2025-04-18T13:34:40.728Z","creation":"2025-04-04T10:56:09.787Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC8522206","cross_references":{"pubmed":["32864993"],"doi":["10.1177/1073191120952889"]}}