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| The factor structure of the CES-D in two surveys of elderly Mexican Americans | | Author(s) | Todd Q Miller, Kyriakos S Markides, Sandra A Black |
| Journal title | The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological sciences and social sciences, vol 52B, no 5, September 1997 |
| Pages | pp S259-S269 |
| Keywords | Depression ; Screening ; Evaluation ; Ethnic groups ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) has been widely used as an indicator of depressive affect, and factor analyses of the instrument have usually found four dimensions of somatic symptoms, depressive affect, positive affect, and interpersonal behaviour. However, some research suggests that the factor structure may vary with culture. In addition, research of other depression inventories suggest only two factors: a general depression factor and a psychological well-being factor. This study examined the number of factors for the CES-D in two groups of older Mexican Americans. Results revealed that only the two-factor model yielded results across subgroups (such as male versus female, and Spanish versus English language of interview). |
| Accession Number | CPA-971125291 A |
| Classmark | ENR: 3V: 4C: TK: 7T |
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