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Abstract

Background: The main objective of this study was to provide Spanish normative data for the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Assessment-7 (GAD-7) in a community-derived sample of adolescents. Method: A total of 2,235 adolescents ( M = 14.68 years, SD = 1.76 years), selected through stratified cluster sampling, participated in the study. Results: Self-reported symptoms of depression and anxiety were common. Statistically significant differences were found when comparing the means scores of PHQ-9 and GAD-7 across sex and age. Percentile scores were computed for both total scores and were stratified by sex and age. Conclusions: Both the PHQ-9 and the GAD-7 are brief, simple, and useful measurement instruments with adequate psychometric properties for the assessment of self-reported depressive and anxious symptomatology among Spanish adolescents. A reliable and valid assessment of mental health is essential, as it allows for early detection and identification, which in turn can help in guiding psychological preventive interventions in a critical human developmental stage such as adolescence.

Alternate abstract:

Antecedentes: El objetivo principal de este estudio ha sido proporcionar datos normativos para el Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) y el Generalized Anxiety Disorder Assessment-7 (GAD-7) en una muestra comunitaria de adolescentes. Método: Un total de 2,235 adolescentes ( M = 14.68 años, DT = 1.76 años), seleccionados mediante muestreo estratificado por conglomerados, participaron en el estudio. Resultados: Los síntomas autoinformados de depresión y ansiedad fueron frecuentes. Se encontraron diferencias estadísticamente significativas al comparar las puntuaciones medias del PHQ-9 y el GAD-7 en función del sexo y la edad. Se calcularon las puntuaciones percentiles para los valores totales y se estratificaron por sexo y edad. Conclusiones: Tanto el PHQ-9 como el GAD-7 son instrumentos de medida breves, sencillos y útiles, con propiedades psicométricas adecuadas para la evaluación de la sintomatología depresiva y ansiosa autoinformada. Una evaluación fiable y válida de la salud mental es esencial, ya que permite la detección e identificación temprana, lo que a su vez puede ayudar a orientar las intervenciones psicológicas preventivas en una etapa crítica del desarrollo humano como es la adolescencia.

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Title
Depressive and Anxious Symptoms in Spanish Adolescents: Normative Data for the PHQ-9 and GAD-7
Author
Casares, María Ángeles; Díez-Gómez, Adriana; Pérez-Albéniz, Alicia; Lucas-Molina, Beatriz; Fonseca-Pedrero, Eduardo
Pages
77-83
Section
Research Article
Publication year
2024
Publication date
Jul 2024
Publisher
Revista de Psicología del Trabajo y de las Organizaciones
ISSN
11305274
e-ISSN
21740550
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
Spanish; Castilian
ProQuest document ID
3234204480
Copyright
© 2024. This work is licensed under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.