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The self-efficacy questionnaire for depression in adolescents (SEQ-DA): development and psychometric evaluation
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posted on 2005-10-01, 00:00 authored by B Tonge, N King, E Klimkeit, Glenn MelvinGlenn Melvin, D Heyne, M GordonThe 12-item clinician or self-administered Self-Efficacy Questionnaire for Depression in Adolescents (SEQ-DA) was developed as a measure of perceived ability to cope with depressive symptomatology. This study examined the reliability and validity of the SEQ-DA in a clinical population of 130 adolescents that were receiving treatment for depression. Psychometric evaluation revealed good internal consistency and test-retest reliability. Results indicated that higher SEQ-DA scores were associated with lower self-rated depression scores (Reynolds Adolescent Depression Scale), which is evidence of good construct validity. Further, higher SEQ-DA scores prior to treatment predicted better outcome at the end of the 3 months of treatment and at 6 months post-treatment. Therefore, the SEQ-DA has a potentially useful role in clinical work and research with depressed young people.
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European child and adolescent psychiatryVolume
14Issue
7Pagination
357 - 363Publisher
SpringerLocation
Berlin, GermanyPublisher DOI
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1018-8827eISSN
1435-165XLanguage
engPublication classification
C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2005, Steinkopff VerlagUsage metrics
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