Abstract
MEASURING DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS WITH 8-ITEM AND 9-ITEM CES-D: DOES RACE/ETHNICITY MATTER?
Innovation in aging, Vol.1(Suppl 1), pp.1149-1149
06/30/2017
DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igx004.4196
PMCID: PMC6183278
Abstract
Several shortened versions of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CESD) have been developed to screen depressive symptoms. Studies relating to the different versions of CESD measures usually focus on the reliability of the overall scale without considering possible racial differences in these versions. This study examines the psychometric qualities of 8-item CESD (CESD-8) and 9-item CESD (CESD-9), and explores possible racial/ethnic differences in overall depressive symptoms. Using data from the 2010 Health and Retirement Study, 19,592 community-dwelling adults (40+) who self-identify as White, African-American, and Hispanic are included. Confirmative Factor Analysis results indicated 3 expected factors (subscales) in both CESD-8 and CESD-9 versions: depressed mood (depressed, lonely, sad), lack of well-being (reverse-coded happy, enjoyed life), and psychomotor retardation (everything an effort, restless sleep, couldn’t get going, and the 9
th
item, reverse-coded full of energy). ANOVA results demonstrated that both versions differed among racial/ethnic groups: the average scores of CESD-8 and CESD-9 were lowest among Whites and highest among Hispanics. Two Ordinary Least Squares regression models were used to explore whether racial differences existed in both CESD-8 and CESD-9. When socio-demographic characteristics (age, gender, marital status, education and self-related health) were controlled, African-Americans and Hispanics had higher CESD-8 scores than their White counterparts; however, racial difference disappeared when the CESD-9 version was used. Findings suggest that different versions of the CESD may better capture depressive symptoms among different racial/ethnic groups, and further exploration of the psychometric properties within racial and ethnic groups is encouraged.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- MEASURING DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS WITH 8-ITEM AND 9-ITEM CES-D: DOES RACE/ETHNICITY MATTER?
- Creators
- Y. Wang - University of Iowa, School of Social WorkH. Shen - University of Missouri–St. LouisM. Hurwicz - University of Missouri–St. Louis
- Resource Type
- Abstract
- Publication Details
- Innovation in aging, Vol.1(Suppl 1), pp.1149-1149
- DOI
- 10.1093/geroni/igx004.4196
- PMCID
- PMC6183278
- ISSN
- 2399-5300
- eISSN
- 2399-5300
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 06/30/2017
- Academic Unit
- School of Social Work
- Record Identifier
- 9984318052102771
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