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

• Main Authors: MAJEED, Nadyanna M., KASTURIRATNA, K. T. A. Sandeeshwara, CHEN, Nicole Ruiying, HARTANTO, Andree
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2024
• Subjects: CES-D-20; Depression; Factor structure; Measurement invariance; Latent variable analysis; Applied Behavior Analysis; Asian Studies; Multicultural Psychology; Social Psychology
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/4070; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/5328/viewcontent/1_s2.0_S2772598724000424_pvoa_cc_by_nc.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

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