Research Article

Psychometric Properties and Factor Structure of the Turkish Version of the Short Form of Behavioral Activation for Depression Scale (BADS-SF) in Non-Clinical Adults / Davranışsal Aktivasyon Depresyon Ölçeği-Kısa Formu’nun (DADÖ-KF) Türkçe Uyarlamasının Klinik Olmayan Yetişkin Örnekleminde Psikometrik Özellikleri

Volume: 14 Number: 3 June 30, 2023
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Psychometric Properties and Factor Structure of the Turkish Version of the Short Form of Behavioral Activation for Depression Scale (BADS-SF) in Non-Clinical Adults / Davranışsal Aktivasyon Depresyon Ölçeği-Kısa Formu’nun (DADÖ-KF) Türkçe Uyarlamasının Klinik Olmayan Yetişkin Örnekleminde Psikometrik Özellikleri

Abstract

Behavioral activation therapy is an evidence-based method to reduce depression in individuals with depressive symptoms. Behavioral activation therapy basically focuses more on two types of behaviour. The first one is behavioral activation, which is expressed as increased engagement in enjoyable social activities as a result of increased reinforcement resources. The second type of behavior is avoidance, which occurs when a person's sources of reward become less, leading them to avoid engaging in social activities. Individuals with depressive symptoms are less likely to engage in enjoyable activities, resulting in a decrease in activation levels and an increase in avoidance behaviors. Therefore, determining the activation levels contributes to the effective execution of a possible intervention in depression. Accordingly, Manos and colleagues (2011) developed the Behavioral Activation for Depression Scale-Short Form to measure the activation levels of individuals. This study aimed to examine the psychometric properties of the Turkish translation of the Behavioral Activation for Depression Scale-Short Form. We recruited a non-clinical sample group of 540 participants (F/M = 368/172) aged between 18 and 44 (M=22.57, SD=3.670) using the convenience sampling method. We performed exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses by forming two different sub-samples. As a result of these analyses, we found that the two-factor, eight-item structure consisting of activation and avoidance subscales showed a good fit. In addition, we found that the internal consistency coefficients for the entire scale and activation subscale were moderate and good, while they were weak for the avoidance subscale but were at an acceptable level. We examined the relationship between depression and life satisfaction for criterion validity. We observed that the Behavioral Activation for Depression Scale-Short Form has a negative correlation with depression and a positive correlation with life satisfaction and showed that the criterion validity is ensured based on the results obtained. Accordingly, we showed that the Turkish version of the Behavioral Activation for Depression Scale-Short Form has sufficient qualifications to measure the activation level in adults.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Studies on Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

June 30, 2023

Submission Date

January 1, 2023

Acceptance Date

June 17, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 1970 Volume: 14 Number: 3

APA
Koşan, Y., & Kaya, M. S. (2023). Psychometric Properties and Factor Structure of the Turkish Version of the Short Form of Behavioral Activation for Depression Scale (BADS-SF) in Non-Clinical Adults / Davranışsal Aktivasyon Depresyon Ölçeği-Kısa Formu’nun (DADÖ-KF) Türkçe Uyarlamasının Klinik Olmayan Yetişkin Örnekleminde Psikometrik Özellikleri. E-Uluslararası Eğitim Araştırmaları Dergisi, 14(3), 198-211. https://doi.org/10.19160/e-ijer.1227934

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