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The factorial invariance of the CES-D during adolescence: are symptom profiles for depression stable across gender and time?

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dc.contributor.authorVerhoeven, M.
dc.contributor.authorSawyer, M.
dc.contributor.authorSpence, S.
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractThis study examined the factorial invariance of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies of Depression Scale (CES-D) across gender and time during adolescence. The factor structure of the CES-D was compared at four annual measurement waves in a community sample of 2650 Australian adolescents. Confirmatory factor analyses showed that the factor structure of the CES-D was generally invariant across gender and time. However, gender differences were found on three items: for all waves the item 'I had crying spells' was a stronger indicator for depressive affect in females than males. On the final three waves the item 'people were unfriendly' loaded significantly higher on the factor 'Interpersonal Relations' for males than females. On Wave 2 and 3 males interpreted the item 'everything I did was an effort' with a positive connotation, whereas females interpret it with a negative association. These gender-differences are discussed from both a theoretical and a methodological perspective.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityMarjolein Verhoeven, Michael G. Sawyer and Susan H. Spence
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Adolescence, 2013; 36(1):181-190
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.adolescence.2012.10.007
dc.identifier.issn0140-1971
dc.identifier.issn1095-9254
dc.identifier.orcidSawyer, M. [0000-0002-7834-0561]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/82731
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAcademic Press Ltd Elsevier Science Ltd
dc.relation.grantNHMRC
dc.rights© 2012 The Foundation for Professionals in Services for Adolescents. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2012.10.007
dc.subjectDepression
dc.subjectfactorial invariance
dc.subjectadolescence
dc.subjectgender
dc.subjectCES-D
dc.titleThe factorial invariance of the CES-D during adolescence: are symptom profiles for depression stable across gender and time?
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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