VALIDATION OF THE CHILDREN’S DEPRESSION INVENTORY SECOND EDITION (CDI-2) IN ARABIC WITHIN THE PALESTINIAN CONTEXT

Abstract

This study aims to identify The Validation of the Children’s Depression Inventory Second Edition (CDI-2) in Arabic Language within a Palestinian Context, To achieve the objectives and answer the hypotheses of the study the researcher utilized a Description analytical approach which focus on collect the information about the validation of the children’s depression inventory second edition (CDI-2) in Arabic language within a Palestinian context, and describe the characteristics of CDI-2 scale and the stress scale applied on the children of Palestine, so the Description methodology is the perfect one. The research results showed statistically significant differences in children's perspectives regarding the validation of the Children's Depression Inventory Second Edition (CDI-2) in Arabic within the Palestinian context attributed to gender in favor of females. However, there were no statistically significant differences in children's perspectives regarding the validation of the Children's Depression Inventory Second Edition (CDI-2) in Arabic within the Palestinian context attributed to gender in favor of females, but there were no statistically significant differences in children's perspectives regarding the validation of the Children's Depression Inventory Second Edition (CDI-2) in Arabic within the Palestinian context attributed to gender in favor of females, but there were no statistically significant differences in children's perspectives regarding the validation of the Children's Depression Inventory Second Edition (CDI-2) in Arabic within the Palestinian context attributed to gender in favor of females, but there were no statistically significant differences in children's perspectives regarding the validation of the Children's Depression Inventory Second Edition (CDI-2) in Arabic within the Palestinian context attributed to gender in favor of females, but there were no statistically significant differences in children's perspectives regarding the validation of the Children's Depression Inventory Second Edition (CDI-2) in Arabic within the Palestinian context attributed to age.