Research Area, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad César Vallejo, Lima, Peru.
School of Psychology, Universidad Nacional de San Agustín, Arequipa, Perú.
PLoS One. 2023 May 25;18(5):e0286081. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0286081. eCollection 2023.
Depression in young people is considered a public health problem, given that it affects their personal, social, and academic lives; therefore, early detection of depressive symptoms is of importance for a favorable prognosis. This study aimed to estimate the psychometric properties of the second edition of the Reynolds Adolescent Depression Scale (RADS-2) in Peruvian adolescents. The sample was composed of 917 Peruvian adolescents, aged 13 to 18 years (M = 15,241, SD = 1,020), who were selected from two public educational institutions in Metropolitan Lima. Confirmatory factor analysis supported the 25-item model with the four-dimensional structure and its overall and interdimensional reliability. This structure was found to be gender invariant. Finally, network analysis was performed to assess the relationships and centralities of the depressive symptoms of the validated version of the RADS-2. The results show that the RADS-2 measure is a consistent and reliable test that yields valid results in the Peruvian adolescent context.
年轻人的抑郁症被认为是一个公共卫生问题，因为它会影响他们的个人、社交和学业生活；因此，早期发现抑郁症状对于良好的预后很重要。本研究旨在评估第二版 Reynolds 青少年抑郁量表（RADS-2）在秘鲁青少年中的心理测量特性。该样本由来自利马大都市的两所公立教育机构的 917 名 13 至 18 岁的秘鲁青少年（M = 15.241，SD = 1.020）组成。验证性因素分析支持具有四维结构及其整体和各维度可靠性的 25 项模型。该结构被发现具有性别不变性。最后，进行了网络分析，以评估经验证的 RADS-2 版本的抑郁症状的关系和中心性。结果表明，RADS-2 测量是一种一致且可靠的测试，在秘鲁青少年环境中产生有效的结果。
