Psychiatry Investig.  2021 Feb;18(2):172-178. 10.30773/pi.2020.0390.

A Brief Depression and Anxiety Rating Scale for Sexual Violence Victims

Affiliations
  • 1Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
  • 2Department of Psychiatry, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
  • 3Department of Psychiatry, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Jinju, Republic of Korea
  • 4Department of Psychiatry, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
  • 5Department of Psychiatry, Myongji Hospital, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Goyang, Republic of Korea
  • 6Department of Psychiatry, Chonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, Republic of Korea
  • 7Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea
  • 8Sunflower Center of Chungnam for Women and Children Victims of Violence, Cheonan, Republic of Korea
  • 9Department of Psychiatry, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Republic of Korea
  • 10Department of Social Welfare, College of Social Sciences, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Abstract


Objective
This study aimed to develop a brief self-report measure of depressive and anxiety symptoms in victims of sexual violence.
Methods
The sample, which consisted of 215 victims and 255 healthy controls, was recruited between December 2016 and November 2018 from eight Sunflower Centers. Eligible items were selected from existing scales of depression (CES-DC and CES-D) and anxiety (SAI-C and BAI) symptoms by item-total correlation coefficients and item response theory (IRT) analysis. Internal consistency coefficients were computed and the receiver operating characteristics curve was inspected to assess the validity of the brief scale and determine optimal cutoff scores.
Results
The brief scales showed high internal consistency across all age groups. The optimal cutoff score of brief depression scale was 1.5 for children, 2.5 for adolescents, and 2.5 for the adults. That of brief anxiety scale was 8.5, 6.5, and 3.5, respectively.
Conclusion
The results underscore the need for age-appropriate screening measures of depressive and anxiety symptoms in victims of sexual violence.

Keyword

Sexual violence victim, Brief scale, Item response theory, Receiver operating characteristics.
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