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Table 3 Factorial weights for each item of the BDI-II according to sex

From: Detecting depression among adolescents in Santiago, Chile: sex differences

 

Total

Boys

Girls

BDI items

w

c2

w

SE

w

SE

1. Sadness

0.70

0.48

0.77

0.03

0.66

0.04

2. Pessimism

0.59

0.35

0.72

0.03

0.60

0.05

3. Past failure

0.61

0.37

0.73

0.03

0.60

0.04

4. Loss of pleasure

0.56

0.32

0.65

0.03

0.56

0.03

5. Guilty

0.59

0.35

0.61

0.02

0.62

0.03

6. Punishment

0.46

0.21

0.50

0.06

0.58

0.07

7. Self-dislike

0.60

0.36

0.65

0.04

0.61

0.05

8. Self-criticalness

0.59

0.35

0.55

0.04

0.60

0.05

9. Suicidal ideas

0.61

0.37

0.67

0.02

0.62

0.04

10. Crying

0.49

0.24

0.58

0.06

0.41

0.08

11. Agitation

0.39

0.16

0.41

0.05

0.45

0.06

12. Loss of interest

0.58

0.34

0.55

0.04

0.66

0.05

13. Indecisiveness

0.51

0.26

0.53

0.04

0.51

0.05

14. Worthlessness

0.69

0.48

0.72

0.03

0.71

0.04

15. Loss of energy

0.61

0.37

0.59

0.03

0.62

0.04

16. Insomnia

0.34

0.12

0.29

0.06

0.38

0.06

17. Irritability

0.56

0.31

0.47

0.04

0.61

0.05

18. Loss of appetite

0.41

0.17

0.33

0.06

0.50

0.06

19. Concentration difficulties

0.45

0.20

0.43

0.05

0.46

0.04

20. Tiredness or fatigue

0.63

0.40

0.66

0.03

0.64

0.04

21. Loss of libido

0.47

0.22

0.59

0.03

0.48

0.06

  1. EFA over total and CFA over boys and girls; w = standarized weights; c2 = communalities; SE = standard errors.