Concurrent validity and exploratory factor analysis of the malay version of Center for epidemiologic studies-depression Scale (cesd) among Malaysian adolescents
Objectives: The objective of this study is to validate the Malay version of the Centre for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression scale (CESD) among adolescents. Methods: Nine hundred and thirty-one adolescents completed the Malay version of CESD and Hopkins Symptom Checklist-depression scale (HSCL-dep...
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ASEAN federation of Psychiatry and Mental Health
2016
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| Online Access: | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11973/1/Elklit.pdf http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11973/ http://www.aseanjournalofpsychiatry.org/index.php/aseanjournalofpsychiatry/article/view/336 |
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| Summary: | Objectives: The objective of this study is to validate the Malay version of the
Centre for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression scale (CESD) among adolescents.
Methods: Nine hundred and thirty-one adolescents completed the Malay version
of CESD and Hopkins Symptom Checklist-depression scale (HSCL-depression).
Results: Results showed that the internal consistency of both the scale as a whole
and the subscales was highly consistent. The concurrent validity was established
by examining the relationship between CESD with the HSCL-depression scale. It
showed a significant correlation between the two scales. The factor structure was
similar to that observed in previous studies in other samples. Three factors were
extracted, which accounted for 48.4% of the variance: a depressive affect factor;
a positive affect factor and somatic symptoms factor which were combined with
interpersonal items. Conclusion: The Malay version of CESD with 20 items has
satisfactory psychometric properties and can be used for Malaysian adolescents. |
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