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Die Skala dysfunktionaler Einstellungen für Jugendliche (DAS-J)

Entwicklung und Evaluation

Published Online:November 01, 2010https://doi.org/10.1026/1616-3443/a000054

Abstract

Zusammenfassung.Theoretischer Hintergrund: Dysfunktionale Einstellungen spielen eine wichtige Rolle im Rahmen kognitiv-behavioraler Störungsmodelle. Fragestellung: Während mit der Skala dysfunktionaler Einstellungen (DAS) seit längerem ein Messinstrument für Erwachsene vorliegt, existiert im Deutschen bislang keine für Jugendliche geeignete Version. Methode: Ein für Jugendliche adaptierter Fragebogen (DAS-J) wurde bei 266 Schülern im Alter von 13–18 Jahren an vier Schulen zusammen mit der Allgemeinen Depressionsskala (ADS) und dem Inventar zur Lebensqualität (ILK) eingesetzt. Ergebnisse: Die psychometrischen Kriterien der DAS-J entsprechen denen der DAS; die interne Konsistenz der Skala ist zufriedenstellend (Cronbachs Alpha = 0.83). Eine Hauptkomponentenanalyse repliziert die bekannte Struktur mit den Faktoren „Leistungsbewertung” und „Anerkennung durch Andere”. Korrelationen liegen mit der ADS bei r = .39 und mit den ILK-Bereichen zwischen r = .14–.35. Schlussfolgerungen: Den Studienergebnissen zufolge kann die DAS-J zur Erfassung dysfunktionaler Grundüberzeugungen bei Jugendlichen empfohlen werden.


Dysfunctional Attitude Scale for adolescents (DAS-J): Development and evaluation

Abstract.Background: Dysfunctional attitudes are vital for the explanation of the development and maintenance of depression in cognitive-behavioral models. Objective: The Dysfunctional Attitude Scale (DAS) measures dysfunctional attitudes in adults and is already available in German. However, no such instrument exists in the German language for adolescents. Methods: An instrument to measure dysfunctional attitudes in adolescents (DAS-J) was developed and administered to 266 students (aged 13–18 years) from four schools, together with the Center for Epidemiological Studies – Depression Scale (CES-D) and the Inventar zur Lebensqualität (ILK). Results: Psychometric properties are equivalent to the DAS and internal consistency is satisfactory (a = .83). A principal component analysis replicated the well-known factors of ”performance evaluation” and ”approval by others”. Correlations were r = .39 with the CES-D and r = .14–.35 with the ILK areas of life. Conclusion: Based on the results the DAS-J is a useful measure of dysfunctional attitudes in adolescents.

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