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Children's Inventory
Children's Depression Inventory
The Child Depression Inventory (CDI) is a psychological measure designed as a symptom-oriented instrument that assess children's level of depression between the ages of seven and 17 years of age, and was established to evaluate symptomology associated with dysthymic disorder and major depressive disorder (Finch, 1987). The basic form of the Child Depression Inventory consists of a 27 item evaluative tool; however, there is a 10 item CDI that many practitioners use as a measure to screen clients for depression early in the assessment process. The Child Depression Inventory was originally published by Maria Kovacs in 1992 as many practitioners found it difficult to assess and diagnose depression in young children; as historically, depression was seen as a disorder usually exemplified by adults (Liss, Phares, & Liljequist, 1992).
Research Studies
Stark and Laurent in their 2001 article, "Joint Factor Analysis of the Children's Depression Inventory and the Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale" used the two psychological...
Joint factor analyses utilized by researchers, employed items from common self report adult measures of depression and anxiety. Data was secured from 750 children in grades 4 through 7, representing the ages of 7 to 13. 43% of participants were male with the remaining 57% being female. According to the distribution by grade, 29% of participants were fourth graders (n=216), 24% fifth grade (n=183), 24% 6th grade (n=183) and 22% were seventh grade students (n-168). The demographic breakdown with regard to participants revealed that 76% of the students were Caucasian, 8% African America, 12% Hispanic, and 4% labeled as other. Only .9% of the participants were registered in classes for special education. Researchers conducted analysis using a principal axis factoring with an oblique (sloped) rotation in relation to guidelines provided by Gorusch Factor Analysis (1997). Data analysis revealed large negative affectivity and overlap in items regarding anxiety and depression.…
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Liss, H., Phares, V., & Liljequist, L. (1992). Symptom endorsement differences on the Children's Depression Inventory with children and adolescents on an inpatient unit. Journal of Personality Assessment, 76, 396-411.
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