Jang Y, Small B J, Haley W E
Department of Gerontology, University of South Florida, Tampa 33620, USA.
Aging Ment Health. 2001 Feb;5(1):31-7. doi: 10.1080/13607860020020618.
It is becoming increasingly clear that, in order to better understand the implications of global aging, more cross-cultural research is needed. In the present study, the structure and validity of the Geriatric Depression Scale-Short Form (GDS-SF) was examined in Korean and US samples of older adults. The participants included 153 older adults living in Korea (mean age=65.9 years) and 459 older adults from Florida (mean age=72.4 years). All participants completed the original or translated versions of the GDS-SF, as well as additional demographic and health-related measures. The results indicated that the GDS-SF exhibited good reliability in both samples. However, the results of a principal components analysis indicated that the structure was not well replicated across the two samples. In general, the present study suggests that, despite great efforts to make the questionnaires equivalent in the two cultures, the concept of depression for older adults may vary greatly in Korea and the USA. Possible explanations for cross-cultural differences are discussed, as well as implications.
越来越明显的是，为了更好地理解全球老龄化的影响，需要更多的跨文化研究。在本研究中，对老年抑郁量表简版（GDS-SF）在韩国和美国老年人样本中的结构和效度进行了检验。参与者包括153名居住在韩国的老年人（平均年龄=65.9岁）和459名来自佛罗里达州的老年人（平均年龄=72.4岁）。所有参与者都完成了GDS-SF的原始版本或翻译版本，以及其他人口统计学和健康相关测量。结果表明，GDS-SF在两个样本中均表现出良好的信度。然而，主成分分析结果表明，该结构在两个样本中并未得到很好的重复。总体而言，本研究表明，尽管在使问卷在两种文化中具有等效性方面付出了巨大努力，但韩国和美国老年人的抑郁概念可能存在很大差异。文中讨论了跨文化差异的可能解释及其影响。
