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dc.contributor.authorLiu, Xin
dc.contributor.authorFuruya-Kanamori, Luis
dc.contributor.authorSiskind, Dan
dc.contributor.authorCrompton, David
dc.contributor.authorWilliams, Gail M
dc.contributor.authorKostner, Karam
dc.contributor.authorVitetta, Luis
dc.contributor.authorDoi, Suhail A
dc.date.accessioned2021-08-18T05:44:42Z
dc.date.available2021-08-18T05:44:42Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.issn1039-8562
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/1039856216629842
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/407073
dc.description.abstractObjective: To develop and test a self-reported scale designed to measure the antecedents of depression. Methods: Participants of the Sustainable Mastery of Innovative Lifelong Exercise (SMILE) Tai Chi program were invited to complete the scale for antecedents of depressive symptoms. The scale included questions regarding events/factors the participants have experienced over the past three months and preceded their depressive symptoms. The reliability of the questions was assessed using the Cronbach's alpha. Principal components analysis was used to examine if there were domains of interest across the scale questions. Results: A total of 126 participants completed the scale. The scale had a good internal consistency (Cronbach's α = 0.82). Principal components analysis identified three components (life events, psychosocial problems, and physical/health problems) in the scale and the components detected the root categories of depression in more than 56% of the cases. Conclusions: This simple self-administered scale has proven to provide a reliable measure for the antecedent factors of depression in the SMILE Tai Chi cohort; further validation of the scale in different settings is encouraged.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherSAGE Publications
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom466
dc.relation.ispartofpageto469
dc.relation.ispartofissue5
dc.relation.ispartofjournalAustralasian Psychiatry
dc.relation.ispartofvolume24
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBiomedical and clinical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPsychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode32
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode52
dc.subject.keywordsScience & Technology
dc.subject.keywordsLife Sciences & Biomedicine
dc.subject.keywordsPsychiatry
dc.subject.keywordsdepression
dc.subject.keywordsdepressive symptoms
dc.titleAn evidence-based scale for the antecedents of depressive symptoms in Australian adults
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dcterms.bibliographicCitationLiu, X; Furuya-Kanamori, L; Siskind, D; Crompton, D; Williams, GM; Kostner, K; Vitetta, L; Doi, SA, An evidence-based scale for the antecedents of depressive symptoms in Australian adults, Australasian Psychiatry, 2016, 24 (5), pp. 466-469
dc.date.updated2021-08-18T05:41:52Z
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gro.griffith.authorCrompton, David R.


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