Boyle G J
Br J Clin Psychol. 1985 Feb;24 ( Pt 1):45-59. doi: 10.1111/j.2044-8260.1985.tb01312.x.
This paper examines some aspects of the psychometric adequacy of existing self-report depression measures, so that clinicians might better appreciate their reliability and validity. Issues addressed include the desirability of moderate rather than maximum test-retest and item homogeneity/internal consistency estimates; the distinction between measurement at the surface syndrome level vs. that at the fundamental source state/trait level; the importance of appropriate rather than arbitrary factor analytic procedures; and the need for multivariate measures instead of the single-scale instruments so often employed to measure depression in isolation from interacting emotions such as anxiety or stress. Apart from these more general issues, a number of specific criticisms is considered, along with recommendations for better self-report measures of depression.
本文探讨了现有自陈式抑郁量表在心理测量学方面的一些情况，以便临床医生能更好地理解其信度和效度。所涉及的问题包括：更可取的是适度而非最大的重测信度和项目同质性/内部一致性估计；表面症状水平测量与根本源状态/特质水平测量之间的区别；恰当而非随意的因素分析程序的重要性；以及需要多变量测量而非经常单独用于测量抑郁、与焦虑或压力等相互作用情绪相分离的单量表工具。除了这些更普遍的问题外，还考虑了一些具体的批评意见，以及对更好的自陈式抑郁测量方法的建议。
