Developing a Japanese Version of the Baron Depression Screener for Athletes among Male Professional Rugby Players

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ID15464985
AutoresYasutaka Ojio (0000-0002-9660-206X, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, autor correspondente), Asami Matsunaga (0000-0001-8375-0146, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry), Kensuke Hatakeyama (Japan Rugby Players Association, Tokyo 108-0074, Japan), Shin Kawamura (Japan Rugby Players Association, Tokyo 108-0074, Japan), Masanori Horiguchi (Japan Rugby Players Association, Tokyo 108-0074, Japan), David Baron (0000-0001-7670-2613, Western University of Health Sciences), Chiyo Fujii (0000-0003-1715-1940, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry)
Ano2020
Volume17
Fascículo15
Páginas5533-5533
Data de publicação2020-07-31
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
EditoraMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph17155533
PMID32751819
OpenAlexW3046731878
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas2
Referências citadas35

The Baron Depression Screener for Athletes (BDSA) is a brief, valid, and reliable athlete- specific assessment tool developed in the US to assess depressive symptoms in elite athletes. We examined the applicability and reliability of a Japanese version of the BDSA (BDSA-J) in a Japanese context, and further examined the construct validity of the BDSA-J. Web-based anonymous self-report data of 235 currently competing Japanese professional male rugby players (25-29 years = 123 [52.3%]) was analyzed. A two-stage process was conducted to validate the factor structure of the BDSA-J using exploratory factor analysis in a randomly partitioned calibration sample, and confirmatory factor analysis in a separate validation sample. Cronbach's alpha was used to assess internal consistency. Spearman's rank-order correlation coefficients were calculated to examine convergent validity with the Kessler-6. We identified a one-factor structure for BDSA-J. Confirmatory factor analysis supported this one-factor model, revealing good model fit indices. The standardized path coefficients for each of the items were β = 0.52 to 0.79 ( p < 0.001). A Cronbach's alpha of 0.71 was obtained for the BDSA-J. BDSA-J showed significant positive correlations with the Kessler-6. The BDSA-J is an appropriate and psychometrically robust measure for identifying depressive symptoms in Japanese male rugby players

Athletes · Depression (economics · Physical therapy · Psychiatry · Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise · Clinical Psychology · Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases · Medicine · Meta-analysis and systematic reviews · Psychology