The Korean Journal of Human Development

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The Validation of the Korean Masculine Depression Scale

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우성범,양은주
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pp. 115~132 / 2014 Vol.21 No.2
e-ISSN2982-6845
p-ISSN1226-4474
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Abstract

This study sought to validate the Masculine Depression Scale (MDS) with Korean men, examining itsapplicability in assessing male depression in South Korea. The MDS is a self-report measure used to assessthe behaviors related to masculine depression. Two bilinguals who were fluent in English and Koreantranslated the questions of the MDS into Korean and then another two bilinguals confirmed theconsistency of meaning by translating them again into English. A total of 342 Korean men participated inthe initial data collection for exploratory factor analyses. Factor analyses yielded a three-factor solution:‘internalizing’, ‘externalizing’, and ‘repression of expression’ accounting for 46.3% of the variance. Toconduct confirmatory factor analyses, data from another sample with 160 male participants were collected.The participants completed a questionnaire consisting of the Korean-translated MDS, the Beck DepressionInventory (BDI), and the Korea Sex Role Inventory (KSRI). Masculinity predicted the differences betweenBDI and externalizing symptoms and between BDI and suppression of symptoms, but did not predict thedifference between BDI and internalizing symptoms. These results imply that the expression of depressionmay be related to gender role identity, and the unique characteristics of male depression should beconsidered in the development of screening procedures and treatment programs.

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남성우울 남성규범 가면우울 남성우울척도 타당화 male depression masculine gender role in depression masked depression

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