Psychometric properties of the Masculine Depression Scale in Turkish male university students.

Abstract

This study aims to examine the psychometric properties of the "Masculine Depression Scale" (MDS) in Turkish male university students. This methodological study was conducted with 337 male university students in 2018. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) reduced the total item number from 44 to 18; the scale included two factors explaining 51.94% of the total variance. Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) showed standard regression coefficients between .59 and .75. The Cronbach's α values were .74 to .92 and item-total coefficients were 0.22 to 0.71. The two-factor, 18-item MDS is appropriate to assess masculine depression properties in Turkish male university students.