| Factorial structure of a short version of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale. | |
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PMID: 16570325 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the factor structure of a ten-item version of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CESD-10). METHOD: Two hundred and thirty-one Chinese persons aged 60-92 were individually interviewed with the CESD-10. The data were subject to confirmatory factor analysis testing several competing models. The one-factor model hypothesizes that all ten items are loaded on a single factor. In the two-factor model, positive affect items are loaded on one factor, and the remaining items on the other. The three-factor model distinguishes between positive affect, depressed affect, and somatic symptoms. RESULTS: The three-factor model was the best fitting model, with a comparative fit index of 0.95 and a standardized root mean square residual of 0.06. Depressed affect and somatic symptoms were highly correlated, and both were moderately correlated with positive affect. Nonetheless, all three factors appeared to tap a common underlying construct of depression-when a higher-order construct of depression was allowed to explain the intercorrelations of the three factors, depressed affect loaded at 0.88, somatic symptoms loaded at 0.92, and positive affect loaded at 0.51, on the higher-order construct. CONCLUSION: The data provided support for the factorial validity of the CESD-10. |
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Authors:
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Sheung-Tak Cheng; Alfred C M Chan; Helene H Fung |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: International journal of geriatric psychiatry Volume: 21 ISSN: 0885-6230 ISO Abbreviation: Int J Geriatr Psychiatry Publication Date: 2006 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2006-04-04 Completed Date: 2006-12-21 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8710629 Medline TA: Int J Geriatr Psychiatry Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 333-6 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright (c) 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
Affiliation:
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Department of Applied Social Studies, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. tak.cheng@cityu.edu.hk |
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Aged Aged, 80 and over Asian Continental Ancestry Group Depressive Disorder / diagnosis*, psychology Factor Analysis, Statistical Humans Middle Aged Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / standards* Questionnaires / standards* Reproducibility of Results |
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