Measurement invariance of the center for epidemiological studies depression scale (CES-D) among chinese and dutch elderly

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	Measurement invariance of the center for epidemiological studies depression scale (CES-D) among chinese and dutch elderly
	Zhang,Baoshan 1; Fokkema,Marjolein 2; Cuijpers,Pim 2; Li,Juan 1; Smits,Niels 2; Beekman,Aartjan 3
通讯作者	Li,Juan(lijuan@psych.ac.cn)
摘要	AbstractBackgroundAlthough previous studies using non- elderly groups have assessed the factorial invariance of the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) across different groups with the same social-cultural backgrounds, few studies have tested the factorial invariance of the CES-D across two elderly groups from countries with different social cultures. The purposes of this study were to examine the factorial structure of the CES-D, and test its measurement invariance across two different national elderly populations.MethodsA total of 6806 elderly adults from China (n = 4903) and the Netherlands (n = 1903) were included in the final sample. The CES-D was assessed in both samples. Three strategies were used in the data analysis procedure. First, a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was carried out to determine the factor structures of the CES-D that best fitted the two samples. Second, the best fitting model was incorporated into a multi-group CFA model to test measurement invariance of the CES-D across the two population groups. Third, latent mean differences between the two groups were tested.ResultsThe results of confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) showed: 1) in both samples, Radloff's four-factor model resulted in a significantly better fit and the four dimensions (somatic complaints, depressed affect, positive affect, and interpersonal problems) of the CES-D seem to be the most informative in assessing depressive symptoms compared to the single-, three-, and the second-order factor models; and 2) the factorial structure was invariant across the populations under study. However, only partial scalar and uniqueness invariance of the CES-D items was supported. Latent means in the partial invariant model were lower for the Dutch sample, compared to the Chinese sample.ConclusionsOur findings provide evidence of a valid factorial structure of the CES-D that could be applied to elderly populations from both China and the Netherlands, producing a meaningful comparison of total scores between the two elderly groups. However, for some specific factors and items, caution is required when comparing the depressive symptoms between Chinese and Dutch elderly groups.
	2011-05-20
语种	英语
DOI	10.1186/1471-2288-11-74
发表期刊	BMC Medical Research Methodology
ISSN	1471-2288
卷号	11 期号:1
出版者	BioMed Central
WOS记录号	BMC:10.1186/1471-2288-11-74
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文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://ir.psych.ac.cn/handle/311026/41972
通讯作者	Li,Juan
作者单位	1.Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Center on Aging Psychology, Key Laboratory of Mental Health 2.Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; Department of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Education 3.Vrije Universiteit; Institute for Research in Extramural Medicine and Department of Psychiatry
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Zhang,Baoshan,Fokkema,Marjolein,Cuijpers,Pim,et al. Measurement invariance of the center for epidemiological studies depression scale (CES-D) among chinese and dutch elderly[J]. BMC Medical Research Methodology,2011,11(1).
APA	Zhang,Baoshan,Fokkema,Marjolein,Cuijpers,Pim,Li,Juan,Smits,Niels,&Beekman,Aartjan.(2011).Measurement invariance of the center for epidemiological studies depression scale (CES-D) among chinese and dutch elderly.BMC Medical Research Methodology,11(1).
MLA	Zhang,Baoshan,et al."Measurement invariance of the center for epidemiological studies depression scale (CES-D) among chinese and dutch elderly".BMC Medical Research Methodology 11.1(2011).