CORRELATIONS BETWEEN THE BDI AND CES-D IN A SAMPLE OF ADOLESCENT MOTHERS

Adolescent mothers were administered the Beck Depression Inventory (BD I), the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D), and the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children (DISC). They also were asked if they preferred the BDI or CES-D. The findings indicated that BDI and CES-D scores were significantly correlated, and that more ado lescent mothers preferred the CES-D. Both the BDI and CES-D were corre lated with the DISC; however, the BDI was more highly correlated with the Major Depression subscale, and the CES-D with the Dysthymia subsca le.