The development and psychometric investigation of the university student depression inventory

Background sion is prevalent among university students. It is debilitating and affects the academic performance of students. One of the most common reasons why students consult counselling centres is depression. Therefore it is important to assess the university studentsʹ depression by valid measures designed particularly for this purpose. esent study developed the “University Student Depression Inventory” (USDI) to measure the depressive symptoms of university students. based on a broad range of depression symptoms were subjected to factor analysis, resulting in a 30 item scale with three subscales: Lethargy; Cognitive/Emotional; and Academic Motivation. Psychometric investigation revealed satisfactory reliability and divergent and convergent validity. sion expected that multidimensional USDI would be a useful tool for university counselling services to assess the depression of the students.