Abstract

LOMAS-MARTINEZ, Diego; FERNANDEZ-MUNOZ, Juan José  and  NAVARRO-PARDO, Esperanza. Spanish version of the Short Depression-Happiness Scale (SDHS): a reliability and validity study in a sample of Spanish elderly people. Acción psicol. [online]. 2018, vol.15, n.1, pp.17-24.  Epub July 24, 2023. ISSN 2255-1271.  https://dx.doi.org/10.5944/ap.15.1.21196.

The psychometric properties of the Short Depression- Happiness Scale (SDHS) were analyzed in a sample of 216 Spanish elderly people with an average age of 73.89 (SD = 6.49). An exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis were developed in order to identify the factorial solution and the best model fit. Just on factor was identified. Regarding reliability and validity, internal consistency index was .757 and the correlation between the Short Depression-Happiness Scale (SDHS) and measures of others construct, General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) and Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CESD) (CESD), were significance. The practical implications of the scale and the index values obtained are discussed.

Keywords : Happiness; Depression; Psychometric properties; Elderly.

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