The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale: A Review with a Theoretical and Empirical Examination of Item Content and Factor Structure
Date
2013-03-01
Authors
Carleton, R. Nicholas
Thibodeau, Michel, A.
Teale, Michelle, J. N.
Welch, Patrick, G.
Abrams, Murray, P.
Robinson, Thomas
Asmundson, Gordon, J. G.
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Public Library of Science
Abstract
The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D; Radloff, 1977) is a commonly used freely available self-report measure of depressive symptoms. Despite its popularity, several recent investigations have called into question the robustness and suitability of the commonly used 4-factor 20-item CES-D model. The goal of the current study was to address these concerns by confirming the factorial validity of the CES-D.
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© 2013 Carleton et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Carleton, R. N., Thibodeau, M. A., Teale, M. J. N., Welch, P. G., Abrams, M. P., Robinson, T., & Asmundson, G. J. G. (2013). The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale: A review and empirical examination of item content and factor structure. PLOS One, 8, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0058067