Translation And Psychometric Properties Of Kucher Adolescents’ Depression Scale (Kads) In Pakistan

Abstract

This study investigated the translation and psychometric properties of English version Kutcher adolescents scale¹ in a sample of student adolescents between ages of 11-19 years. The language equivalence of the scale was estimated as .848 significant at 0.01 alpha levels, by using bilingual design on the target group. The KADS demonstrated good psychometric properties with high levels of internal consistency and reliability (0.75), test re-test reliability (0.78) and split half (0.71) at 0.01 level of significance. The Pakistani version of KADS-A has found to be a reliable and worth using instrument to assess depression among adolescents in Pakistan.