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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Psychol Assess. 2014 Nov 24;27(2):457–466. doi: 10.1037/pas0000040

Table 3. Beck Depression Inventory-II Statistics.

Time 1 Sample Time 2 Sample
BDI-II Item n M (SD) Range n M (SD) Range Test-retest r
Sadness 1579 0.45 (0.66) 0-3 698 0.40 (0.62) 0-3 0.60***
Pessimism 1579 0.55 (0.76) 0-3 698 0.48 (0.68) 0-3 0.65***
Past-Failure 1579 0.77 (0.86) 0-3 698 0.59 (0.77) 0-3 0.74***
Loss of Pleasure 1579 0.71 (0.75) 0-3 698 0.63 (0.72) 0-3 0.73***
Guilty Feelings 1579 0.57 (0.67) 0-3 698 0.47 (0.66) 0-3 0.69***
Punishment Feelings 1579 0.49 (0.93) 0-3 698 0.38 (0.82) 0-3 0.59***
Self-Dislike 1579 0.66 (0.89) 0-3 698 0.51 (0.79) 0-3 0.64***
Self-Criticalness 1578 0.64 (0.85) 0-3 698 0.55 (0.81) 0-3 0.58***
Suicidal Thoughts or Wishes 1578 0.23 (0.47) 0-3 698 0.20 (0.41) 0-2 0.70***
Crying 1578 0.55 (0.90) 0-3 698 0.46 (0.83) 0-3 0.53***
Agitation 1579 0.57 (0.79) 0-3 697 0.47 (0.71) 0-3 0.54***
Loss of Interest 1579 0.70 (0.86) 0-3 698 0.61 (0.80) 0-3 0.70***
Indecisiveness 1579 0.58 (0.80) 0-3 698 0.46 (0.72) 0-3 0.71***
worthlessness 1578 0.42 (0.71) 0-3 698 0.38 (0.68) 0-3 0.69***
Loss of Energy 1579 0.92 (0.71) 0-3 698 0.84 (0.71) 0-3 0.70***
Changes in Sleeping Pattern 1572 1.16 (0.95) 0-3 696 1.05 (0.95) 0-3 0.54***
Irritability 1579 0.58 (0.76) 0-3 698 0.50 (0.72) 0-3 0.62***
Changes in Appetite 1571 0.87 (0.88) 0-3 697 0.79 (0.87) 0-3 0.48***
Concentration Difficulty 1579 0.77 (0.76) 0-3 698 0.63 (0.71) 0-3 0.70***
Tiredness or Fatigue 1579 0.89 (0.79) 0-3 698 0.82 (0.77) 0-3 0.71***
Loss of Interest in Sex 1579 0.90 (0.97) 0-3 698 0.84 (0.95) 0-3 0.75***
Total 1566 13.94 (10.81) 0-58 694 12.07 (10.51) 0-56 0.83***

Note.

*

p<.05

**

p<.01

***

p<.001