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Development of the Japanese version of the Depression Literacy Scale

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  • Tomomi Imano
  • Kazuhito Yokoyama
  • Hiroaki Itoh
  • Eri Shoji
  • Keiko Asano

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Background: Depression is a major social concern in Japan. It is therefore necessary to develop a scale in Japanese that can assess depression literacy. Aims: The present study aimed to develop the Japanese version of the Depression Literacy Scale (D-Lit-J), and examined its validity and reliability. Methods: Three groups were administered the D-Lit-J, including 117 first-year university English literature students, 112 first-year medical school students, and 53 psychiatrists. Among these, 112 (95.7%), 112 (100%), and 29 subjects (54.7%) returned completed questionnaires, respectively. The total D-Lit-J scores were compared between the three groups to assess known-group validity, and internal reliability was examined by calculating Cronbach’s alpha coefficients. Medical students were asked to complete the questionnaire a second time, 3 weeks later (11 students did not respond), to assess the test–retest reliability using the intra-class correlation coefficient. Results: The total D-Lit-J scores (mean ±  SD ) were 7.61 ± 4.18, 9.51 ± 4.37, and 17.7 ± 3.15, for English literature students, medical students, and psychiatrists, respectively, and there were significant differences between the three groups ( p  

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  • Tomomi Imano & Kazuhito Yokoyama & Hiroaki Itoh & Eri Shoji & Keiko Asano, 2022. "Development of the Japanese version of the Depression Literacy Scale," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 68(8), pages 1708-1715, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:socpsy:v:68:y:2022:i:8:p:1708-1715
    DOI: 10.1177/00207640211057728
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