Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, Vol 52, Issue 5 S259-S269, Copyright © 1997 by The Gerontological Society of America

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The factor structure of the CES-D in two surveys of elderly Mexican Americans

TQ Miller, KS Markides and SA Black
University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, USA. Todd.Miller@utmb.edu

The factor structure of the Center for Epidemiological Studies- Depression Scale (CES-D) has not been well defined among elderly Mexican Americans. Although most prior research suggests the CES-D has four factors, prior research also suggests that the factor structure of the CES-D may vary with culture. In addition, previous theory and research on other depression inventories suggest only two factors: a general depression factor and a psychological well-being factor. The current study determines the number of factors for the CES-D in the Hispanic Established Populations for Epidemiologic Studies (H-EPESE) survey (N = 2,536) and in a previous study of elderly Mexican Americans living in San Antonio, Texas (N = 330). The factor analytic results argue strongly for the two-factor model, and this model is the only structure that yielded consistent results across subgroups (e.g., male vs female or Spanish vs English language of interview). We conclude that the CES-D has only two factors among elderly Mexican Americans.

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