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The Self-Efficacy Questionnaire for Depression in Adolescents (SEQ-DA)

Development and psychometric evaluation

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The 12-item clinician or self-administered Self-Efficacy Questionnaire for Depression in Adolescents (SEQ-DA) was developed as a measure of perceived ability to cope with depressive symptomatology. This study examined the reliability and validity of the SEQ-DA in a clinical population of 130 adolescents that were receiving treatment for depression. Psychometric evaluation revealed good internal consistency and test-retest reliability. Results indicated that higher SEQ-DA scores were associated with lower self-rated depression scores (Reynolds Adolescent Depression Scale), which is evidence of good construct validity. Further, higher SEQ-DA scores prior to treatment predicted better outcome at the end of the 3 months of treatment and at 6 months post-treatment. Therefore, the SEQ-DA has a potentially useful role in clinical work and research with depressed young people.

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  1. Monash University Centre for Developmental Psychiatry and Psychology, School of Psychology, Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine Monash Medical Centre, 246 Clayton Road, Clayton,Victoria 3168, Australia

    Bruce Tonge,  Ester Klimkeit, Glenn Melvin & Michael Gordon

  2. Developmental and Educational Psychology, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Leiden University, 9555, 2300, RB Leiden, The Netherlands

    David Heyne

  3. Monash University, Faculty of Education Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia

    Neville King

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Tonge, B., King, N., Klimkeit, E. et al. The Self-Efficacy Questionnaire for Depression in Adolescents (SEQ-DA). Europ.Child & Adolescent Psych 14, 357–363 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-005-0462-y

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