Depressive Symptoms Among Children and Adolescents in Iran: A Confirmatory Factor Analytic Study of the Centre for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale for Children

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作者：
Cecilia A. Essau
Beatriz Olaya
Gholamreza Pasha
Catherine Gilvarry
Diane Bray
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[1] University of Roehampton,Department of Psychology, Whitelands College
[2] Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu-CIBERSAM,Research Unit
[3] Islamic Azad University,undefined
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Child Psychiatry & Human Development | 2013年 / 44卷
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Depression; Children and adolescents; Psychometric properties; Centre for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale for Children;
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This study investigated the psychometric properties of the Iranian translation of the Centre for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale for Children (CES-DC) in school children and adolescents in Iran. The CES-DC is a 20-item self-report scale designed to measure depressive symptoms in children and adolescents. A total of 1,984 children and adolescents, aged 12–17 years, participated in this research. In addition to the CES-DC, all participants completed the Spence Children’s Anxiety Scale (SCAS) and the Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). The CES-DC demonstrated high internal consistency (Cronbach Alpha = .87). Confirmatory factor analyses revealed the same four factor structure as proposed by Radloff. Invariance tests showed an equivalent structure among boys and girls and younger and older adolescents. The CES-DC total scores correlated significantly with the SCAS total scores and the SDQ emotional symptoms subscale, providing support of its convergent validity. To conclude, the CES-DC proved to be a reliable and valid measure of depressive symptoms in the Iranian context.
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