TY - JOUR
T1 - The Depression-Happiness Scale
T2 - reliability and validity of a bipolar self-report scale
AU - Joseph, Stephen
AU - Lewis, Christopher Alan
PY - 1998/12/6
Y1 - 1998/12/6
N2 - This article reports two studies aimed at validating the 25-item self- report McGreal and Joseph (1993) Depression-Happiness Scale (D-H S). In the first study, principal component data are reported on the D-H S with 194 respondents. A forced 1-factor solution confirmed the unidimensionality of the scale (item loadings ranged from .38 to .77) and thus the feasibility of a statistically bipolar measure. In the second study, data on the convergent validity of the D-H S with the Beck Depression Inventory (r = -.75) and the Oxford Happiness Inventory (r = .59) with 100 respondents are reported confirming the construct validity of the scale. Implications for research in social and clinical psychology are discussed along with the possible uses of the D-H S in a clinical setting.
AB - This article reports two studies aimed at validating the 25-item self- report McGreal and Joseph (1993) Depression-Happiness Scale (D-H S). In the first study, principal component data are reported on the D-H S with 194 respondents. A forced 1-factor solution confirmed the unidimensionality of the scale (item loadings ranged from .38 to .77) and thus the feasibility of a statistically bipolar measure. In the second study, data on the convergent validity of the D-H S with the Beck Depression Inventory (r = -.75) and the Oxford Happiness Inventory (r = .59) with 100 respondents are reported confirming the construct validity of the scale. Implications for research in social and clinical psychology are discussed along with the possible uses of the D-H S in a clinical setting.
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U2 - 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4679(199806)54:4<537::AID-JCLP15>3.0.CO;2-G
DO - 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4679(199806)54:4<537::AID-JCLP15>3.0.CO;2-G
M3 - Article
C2 - 9623758
AN - SCOPUS:0031804844
SN - 0021-9762
VL - 54
SP - 537
EP - 544
JO - Journal of Clinical Psychology
JF - Journal of Clinical Psychology
IS - 4
ER -