The purpose of this study was to investigate psychometric properties of university student depression inventory (USDI) and correlation with academic achievement. Sample in this study consists of 442 university students (246 femaleo and 196 males). Exploratory and confirmatory Factor analysis revealed three factors: Academic motivation, cognitive - Emotional and lethargy. Internal consistency and test-re test reliability coefficients were 0.93 and 0.86. Respectively the subscale reliabilities were acceptable. Convergent and divergent validity coefficients were appropriate. From the findings of this study, results shouwed that USDI is a reliable and valid in strument to measure students deression.
Hejazi, E., Rezaei Sharif, A., & Shalchi, B. (2008). Investigation of psychometric properties of university student depression inventory (USDI). Journal of Psychological Studies, 4(2), 125-149. doi: 10.22051/psy.2008.1630
MLA
Elahe Hejazi; Ali Rezaei Sharif; Behzad Shalchi. "Investigation of psychometric properties of university student depression inventory (USDI)", Journal of Psychological Studies, 4, 2, 2008, 125-149. doi: 10.22051/psy.2008.1630
HARVARD
Hejazi, E., Rezaei Sharif, A., Shalchi, B. (2008). 'Investigation of psychometric properties of university student depression inventory (USDI)', Journal of Psychological Studies, 4(2), pp. 125-149. doi: 10.22051/psy.2008.1630
VANCOUVER
Hejazi, E., Rezaei Sharif, A., Shalchi, B. Investigation of psychometric properties of university student depression inventory (USDI). Journal of Psychological Studies, 2008; 4(2): 125-149. doi: 10.22051/psy.2008.1630
)