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Table 2 Psychometric characteristics of the BDI-II: N = 624

From: Dimensional and hierarchical models of depression using the Beck Depression Inventory-II in an Arab college student sample

BDI-II item

Corrected item total correlation

Mean (SD)

% subjects scoring > 0

BDI 1: sadness

0.46

0.86(0.73)

70.0

BDI 2: pessimism

0.42

0.52(0.80)

36.4

BDI 3: past failure

0.48

0.49(0.76)

33.5

BDI 4: loss of pleasure

0.42

0.95(0.97)

62.0

BDI 5: guilty feelings

0.36

0.91(0.86)

60.4

BDI 6: punishment feelings

0.41

0.75(0.95)

45.7

BDI 7: self-dislike

0.51

0.40(0.73)

28.2

BDI 8: self-criticalness

0.36

1.1(0.87)

76.6

BDI 9: suicidal thoughts

0.45

0.26(0.54)

22.4

BDI 10: crying

0.39

0.73(1.1)

40.5

BDI 11: agitation

0.37

0.98(1.1)

63.5

BDI 12: loss of interest

0.39

0.64(0.79)

45.7

BDI 13: indecisiveness

0.52

0.98(0.89)

63.1

BDI 14: worthlessness

0.40

0.49(0.81)

29.3

BDI 15: loss of energy

0.50

0.99(0.81)

67.9

BDI 16: sleep pattern

0.43

0.83(0.82)

61.7

BDI 17: irritability

0.49

1.1(0.93)

72.3

BDI 18: appetite

0.37

0.68(0.84)

49.0

BDI 19: concentration

0.14

0.75(1.0)

44.6

BDI 20: tiredness

0.26

0.68(0.84)

49.0

BDI 21: loss of interest in sex

0.23

0.47(0.81)

30.8