Abstract

This study is to translate and validate Korean BDI-Ⅱ, which is developed and updated by Beck, Steer, & Brown(1996) according to the criterions of DSM-Ⅳ of Major Depression. 461 female university students participated in this study. Main results were as follows; First, the reliablity of the Korean BDI-Ⅱ was good, the coffecient of Cronbach α was .80. And the range of corrected item-total correlation was .21(changes of appetite) to .53(loss of energy). Second, the exploratory factor analysis was done for 18 items, except 10, 16, 18 items less than .30 of item-total correlation. Finally 5 factors(low motivation, irritabllity and fatigue, indeciveness, pessimism and guilty feeling) were testified comprising of the Korean BDI-Ⅱ. And 1, 2 ,5 factors belong to SA factor(Somatic-Affective Factor), 3, 4 factors to C(Cognitive Factor) factor. Thirdly, the confirmatory factor analysis was done for 21 items and 19 items. SA-C model for 21 items (Beck, et. al. 1996), CA-S model for 19 items(Whisman, et. al., 2000) were testified on the fitness and economy of the model. Finally SA-C model was more economic and fit than CA-S model. This study and other studies were discussed on the similarites and differences of them, the cause, and implications. This study has advantegies of translating and validating BDI-Ⅱ at first in korea. But the number of subjects was not enough and male universty students were not included, so the problem of sex bias of sampling. In the future study, more enough and various subjects will be studied in the Korean BDI-Ⅱ validation study.