Factorial invariance of the CES-D in low socioeconomic status African Americans compared with a nationally representative sample
Factorial invariance of the CES-D in low socioeconomic status African Americans compared with a nationally representative sample
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DOI：
10.1016/j.psychres.2004.02.004
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发表时间：
2004-04-30
影响因子：
11.3
通讯作者：
Zonderman, AB
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作者：
Nguyen, HT;Kitner-Triolo, M;Zonderman, AB
本研究考察了低社会经济地位非裔美国人 (n = 426) 流行病学研究中心抑郁量表 (CES-D) 的因素结构。验证性因素分析表明，先前在一般人群中发现的 CES-D 量表的四个因素（1）抑郁情绪、（2）积极情绪、（3）躯体抱怨和（4）人际关系问题在该样本中得到支持。这些结果在非裔美国人参与者 (n = 988) 和白种人 (n = 666) 的其他全国代表性样本中进行了交叉验证，并且 CES-D 量表的四因素结构在本研究的所有三个组中都得到了重复。还对另一种模型进行了测试，将抑郁情绪和躯体投诉结合为一个因素，这一发现经常在少数群体中报告。结果表明，与所有三组的四因素模型相比，三因素模型的拟合度明显较差。此外，非洲裔美国人和白人群体之间的负荷差异显着明显，而两个非洲裔美国人群体之间的负荷相似性也较高。这些发现进一步证明了 CES-D 量表在具有不同特征（包括种族和社会经济地位）的样本中的测量等效性。 (C) 2004 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. 保留所有权利。
This study examined the factor structure of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) in low socioeconomic status African Americans (n = 426). Confirmatory factor analysis indicated that the four factors(1) depressed affect, (2) positive affect, (3) somatic complaints, and (4) interpersonal problems-of the CES-D scale previously found in the general population were supported in this sample. These results were cross-validated in other nationally representative samples of African-American participants (n = 988) and Caucasians (n = 666), and the four-factor structure of the CES-D scale replicated in all three groups in this study. An alternative model was also tested with the factors depressed affect and somatic complaints combined as a single factor, a finding often reported in minority groups. Results indicated a significantly poorer fit for the three-factor model compared with the four-factor model for all three groups. In addition, higher loading differences were significantly evident between African-American and Caucasian groups, while higher loading similarities were found between the two African-American groups. These findings provide further evidence of measurement equivalency of the CES-D scale in samples with differential characteristics including race and socioeconomic status. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.