Weitkamp K, Romer G, Rosenthal S, Wiegand-Grefe S, Daniels JK. [Parent version of the German Children's Depression Inventory (DIKJ) - reliability and validity in a clinical sample].
ZEITSCHRIFT FUR KINDER-UND JUGENDPSYCHIATRIE UND PSYCHOTHERAPIE 2012;
40:315-23. [PMID:
22869225 DOI:
10.1024/1422-4917/a000188]
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE
The psychometric properties and crossinformant agreement of the adapted parent version of the German Child Depression Inventory (DIKJ) were assessed in a clinical sample with various psychiatric diagnoses.
METHOD
129 parents were included in the study, each with a child or adolescent (7 to 18 years old) in outpatient psychotherapy. In 80 cases both parent and self-report was available. Participants filled out the DIKJ as well as the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL)/Youth Self Report (YSR) at the beginning of therapy.
RESULTS
The parent version of the DIKJ proved to be reliable as well as convergently and divergently valid: moderate to high correlations with the internalising sacles of the CBCL and low correlations with the externalising scale of the CBCL. The findings were similar for both parent and self-ratings. Intraclass correlations between parent and child ratings were moderate. DIKJ scores above the cut-off corresponded with the diagnostic status from the K-SADS diagnostic interview in 59% of the self-reports and 57% of the parent reports.
CONCLUSIONS
The DIKJ parent version shows promising reliability and validity in a clinical setting. The DIKJ may be used as a biperspective instrument to screen for depressive symptoms. However, the cut-off should be re-examined.
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