Factor structure of the CES-D-20 scale in young adults in Singapore: An examination of six alternative structures and measurement invariance by sex

Author

Nadyanna M. MAJEED
K. T. A. Sandeeshwara KASTURIRATNA, Singapore Management UniversityFollow
Nicole Ruiying CHEN, Singapore Management UniversityFollow
Andree HARTANTO, Singapore Management UniversityFollow

Publication Type

Journal Article

Version

publishedVersion

Publication Date

12-2024

Abstract

Building on past research that has indicated cultural variations in the factor structure of the 20-item Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D-20), as well as several limitations validating the CES-D-20 within a Singapore context, this study investigated the CES-D-20's factor structure and sex-based measurement invariance in Singapore. A large young adult sample in Singapore (N = 1008) was utilised, and the original CES-D-20 was administered to all participants. The findings confirmed the four-factor model's robustness over five other alternative models (RMSEA = .05, SRMR = .04), where each of the 20 items loaded significantly onto its respective factor (all loadings≥.42, all ps ps

Keywords

CES-D-20, Depression, Factor structure, Measurement invariance, Latent variable analysis

Discipline

Applied Behavior Analysis | Asian Studies | Multicultural Psychology | Social Psychology

Research Areas

Psychology

Publication

Psychiatry Research Communications

Volume

4

Issue

4

First Page

1

Last Page

7

ISSN

2772-5987

Identifier

10.1016/j.psycom.2024.100196

Publisher

Elsevier

Citation

MAJEED, Nadyanna M., KASTURIRATNA, K. T. A. Sandeeshwara, CHEN, Nicole Ruiying, & HARTANTO, Andree.(2024). Factor structure of the CES-D-20 scale in young adults in Singapore: An examination of six alternative structures and measurement invariance by sex. Psychiatry Research Communications, 4(4), 1-7.

Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/4070

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psycom.2024.100196