Test-retest reliability and factor structure of the Danish 6-item version of the Hopkins Symptom Checklist-core depression (SCL-6) in adolescents
SCL-6 showed acceptable internal consistency and test-retest reliability. The results from the CFA were inconclusive in terms of demonstrating unidimensionality, but Mokken analyses supported unidimensionality like previous studies. We find the scale usable for population-based research on depressive symptoms in adolescents, but do not recommend it as screening tool on individual level.
Authors
- Karin Biering (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7038-9566)
- Christine Leonhard Birk Sørensen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3058-9445)
- Therese Koops Grønborg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6583-3319)
Institutions
- Aarhus University Hospital (DK)
- Danish Ramazzini Center (DK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Pediatrics
- Published
- 2025-03-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-025-05510-1
- Primary Topic
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00