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Validating an American scale in Hong Kong: the Center for Epidemiological Studies of Depression Scale (CESD)

Validating an American scale in Hong Kong: the Center for Epidemiological Studies of Depression Scale (CESD)
Validating an American scale in Hong Kong: the Center for Epidemiological Studies of Depression Scale (CESD)
The construct validity of a Chinese-language version of the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D; Radloff, 1977) was tested on a sample of 138 Hong Kong Chinese married couples. Confirmatory factor analysis identified 2 fac­tors: (a) depressive symptom factors and (b) interpersonal problem factors. Those factors attained convergent, discriminant, and structural validity when evaluated against social desirability. The CES-D also manifested nomological validity in terms of its significant relationships with measures of life satisfaction and stressful life events.
169-186
Cheung, Chau-Kiu
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Bagley, Christopher
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Cheung, Chau-Kiu
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Bagley, Christopher
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Cheung, Chau-Kiu and Bagley, Christopher (1998) Validating an American scale in Hong Kong: the Center for Epidemiological Studies of Depression Scale (CESD). Journal of Psychology, 132 (2), 169-186.

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The construct validity of a Chinese-language version of the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D; Radloff, 1977) was tested on a sample of 138 Hong Kong Chinese married couples. Confirmatory factor analysis identified 2 fac­tors: (a) depressive symptom factors and (b) interpersonal problem factors. Those factors attained convergent, discriminant, and structural validity when evaluated against social desirability. The CES-D also manifested nomological validity in terms of its significant relationships with measures of life satisfaction and stressful life events.

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Published date: 1998

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Local EPrints ID: 33710
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/33710
PURE UUID: 8a94d017-e751-4078-8693-cdce7d2cb25a

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Date deposited: 14 Dec 2007
Last modified: 11 Dec 2021 15:21

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Author: Chau-Kiu Cheung
Author: Christopher Bagley

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