West J
Int J Soc Psychiatry. 1985 Autumn;31(3):230-4. doi: 10.1177/002076408503100310.
This study compares the responses to a self-report depression inventory administered to a sample of 243 Saudi and American expatriate psychiatric outpatients of a large Eastern Province medical centre in Saudi Arabia. The inventory was developed by Beck et al. (1961), and the Arabic language form was validated by West and Al-Kaisi (1982). A Kruskal-Wallis statistical analysis revealed that American male patients tended to be more depressed than American female patients, Saudi female patients reported "depression scores" higher than those of Saudi male patients, and Saudi patients overall reported higher "depression scores" than American patients participating in the same study. The highest and lowest significant response frequencies for Saudis were: Pessimism (H = 74.26) and Hypochondria (H = 17.13); for Americans: Indecisiveness (H = 25.57) and Self-Image (H = 7.85). (Statistical significance when H = 7.82, p less than .05; H = 16.27, p less than .001; df = 3). Although explanations are offered, the appearance of psychopathology as designated by this cross-cultural scale requires further cultural examination.
本研究比较了沙特阿拉伯东部省一家大型医疗中心的243名沙特和美国外籍精神科门诊患者对一份自我报告抑郁量表的反应。该量表由贝克等人（1961年）编制，其阿拉伯语版本经韦斯特和凯西（1982年）验证。克鲁斯卡尔 - 沃利斯统计分析显示，美国男性患者往往比美国女性患者更抑郁，沙特女性患者报告的“抑郁得分”高于沙特男性患者，并且总体而言，沙特患者报告的“抑郁得分”高于参与同一研究的美国患者。沙特人最高和最低的显著反应频率分别为：悲观主义（H = 74.26）和疑病症（H = 17.13）；美国人则为：犹豫不决（H = 25.57）和自我形象（H = 7.85）。（当H = 7.82时具有统计学意义，p < 0.05；H = 16.27时，p < 0.001；自由度 = 3）。尽管给出了解释，但这种跨文化量表所界定的精神病理学表现仍需进一步的文化审视。
