A Cross-Cultural Survey of Depressive Symptomatology in Normal Adults
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2315410 |
|---|---|
| Authors | William W K Zung (Duke University Medical Center; Veterans Administration Hospital, Durham, N. C. 27705., corresponding author) |
| Year | 1972 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 177-183 |
| Publication date | 1972-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0221 • E-ISSN: 1552-5422 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/002202217200300206 |
| OpenAlex | W2134602348 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 3 |
Depression as a diagnostic entity consists of signs and symptoms which may be manifest in normal individuals. The purpose of this study was to determine how much depressive symptomatology as measured by the Self-rating Depression Scale is present in a normal adult population representing different countries and cultures. A total of 1981 normal subjects was tested in six countries. Rank ordering of the mean SDS indices showed Czechoslovakia to be highest, followed by Sweden, Germany, Spain, England, and the U. S. A. Statistical testing by using analysis of variance indicated that these differences were quantitatively significant. Factor analysis of items indicated qualitative similarities across the countries studied, as evidenced by the fact that loadings were larger on items reflecting the psychological features of depression in all countries studied. This is in contrast to factor analysis results of previous data from depressed patients, where the factor loadings contained physiological as well as psychological items. A similarity between rank ordering of self-rated depression scores and reported suicide death rates for the countries studied was noted
Analysis of variance · Anxiety · Depression (economics · Depressive symptoms · Developmental psychology · Normal population · Population · Psychiatry · Rank (graph theory · Rating scale · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Demography · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Mental Health Research Topics · Psychology · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
Psychological Adjustment of Expatriate Children in Cultural Transitions
The Convergent, Discriminant, and Incremental Validity of Scores on a Self-Report Measure of Cultural Intelligence
A cross-cultural study of depressive symptomology
Acculturation, psychological adjustment (stress, depression, self-esteem) and the academic achievement of Jamaican immigrant college students
Level of Depression in Nations and Their Suicide Rate
The role of communication, technology, and cultural identity in repatriation adjustment
Acculturation in a postcolonial context
Cultural fit”
Cross-Cultural Variations in the Phenomenological Experience of Depression
Ethnic Variations in the Expression of Depression
A Cross-Cultural Study of Self-Report Depressive Symptoms among College Students
Depression and Body Image Satisfaction
Comparisons of Psychopathology Across Cultures
Personality and Sojourner Adjustment
| Citations per year | 0.26 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1973 - 2021 (49) |
| Highly cited | No |