Cross-Ethnic Measurement Equivalence of the Children’s Depression Inventory Among Youth in Foster Care

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 144-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melinda A. Gonzales-Backen ◽  
Jamila E. Holcomb ◽  
Lenore M. McWey
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Foster Care ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Children's Depression Inventory ◽  
Children’S Depression Inventory ◽  
Configural Invariance ◽  
Minority Adolescents ◽  
Children’S Depression

Previous research has indicated differences in the presentation and measurement of depressive symptoms across ethnic groups. In the current study, we examined the factor structure of the Children’s Depression Inventory in an ethnically diverse sample of adolescents in foster care ( n = 346; Mage= 13.13 years, SD = 2.18 years) and examined the configural invariance of the measure across ethnic groups. Findings indicated a two-factor structure in the total sample. Furthermore, configural invariance was not supported, in that unique factor structures emerged for African American, White, and Hispanic subsamples. Findings hold implications for research and practice involving the assessment of depressive symptoms among youth in out-of-home care and among ethnic minority adolescents.

scholarly journals Factor Structure of the Children's Depression Inventory in a Multisite Sample of Children and Adolescents With Chronic Pain

2013 ◽  
Vol 14 (7) ◽  
pp. 689-698 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deirdre E. Logan ◽  
Robyn Lewis Claar ◽  
Jessica W. Guite ◽  
Susmita Kashikar-Zuck ◽  
Anne Lynch-Jordan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Children's Depression Inventory ◽  
Children’S Depression Inventory ◽  
Children’S Depression

Factor structures of the children's depression inventory: A meta-analysis of pattern matrices

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (S2) ◽  
pp. 637-637
Author(s):  
C. Huang ◽  
N. Dong
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Social Interest ◽  
Depressive Mood ◽  
Clinical Samples ◽  
Independent Factor ◽  
Children's Depression Inventory ◽  
Children’S Depression Inventory ◽  
Children’S Depression

This study used meta-analysis to comprehensively examine the factor analysis of the Children's Depression Inventory (CDI). Twenty-five studies (N = 18,897) consisting of 36 independent samples were identified. Generally, the CDI comprises five factors: Self-Depreciation, Somatic Concerns, Externalizing, Lack of Personal and Social Interest, and Dysphoric Mood. When reviewing individual items, the results of this meta-analysis suggest that self-depreciation had salient loadings on factors similar to Self-Depreciation, Externalizing, and Somatic Concerns. The variability in this item makes self-depreciation a poor marker for symptoms of Self-Depreciation, Externalizing, and Somatic Concerns, and hence suggests that it should be revised or excluded in future revisions of the CDI. The equivalence of factor structure is a prerequisite to comparing mean scores across groups. Hence, the factor structure of the CDI was examined for subgroups of studies. The 5-factor structure of the CDI was generally appropriate except in studies assessing depression of at-risk/clinical participants and participants using non-English versions of the CDI. For studies assessing depression among at-risk/clinical participants and participants using non-English versions of the CDI, factors similar to Self-Depreciation, Lack of Personal and Social Interest, and Externalizing were identified. The at-risk/clinical samples had an independent factor of Depressive Mood and Loneliness, while studies using non-English versions of the CDI had an independent factor of Sadness and Somatic Notably, the factor of Somatic Concerns was not identified in at-risk/clinical samples and items of sleep disturbance, fatigue, and reduced appetite had no salient loadings.

Developmental differences in the factor structure of the Children's Depression Inventory.

1991 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bahr Weiss ◽  
John R. Weisz ◽  
Michael Politano ◽  
Michael Carey ◽  
W. Michael Nelson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Structure ◽  
Developmental Differences ◽  
Children's Depression Inventory ◽  
Children’S Depression Inventory ◽  
Children’S Depression

Gender and the children's depression inventory's (CDI) ‘crying’ question

2005 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 52-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank Houghton ◽  
Hilary Cowley ◽  
Kevin Kelleher ◽  
Sharon Houghton
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Children's Depression Inventory ◽  
Children’S Depression Inventory ◽  
West Region ◽  
Children’S Depression ◽  
Second Year ◽  
Chi Square Analysis

AbstractObjectives: Following disruption from students, particularly boys, during the administration of item 10, the ‘feel like crying’ question, of the Children's Depression Inventory (CDI), this study sought to explore the issue of non-response to this question. It was decided that particular attention should be given to gender differences in responses and non-responses, based on the experiences of researchers administering this measure.Method: Chi-square analysis of non-responses was conducted on CDI items collected from a total sample of 2,297 second year and pre-leaving certificate students from 23 randomly selected schools in the Mid-West region of Ireland.Results: Analysis identified item 10 as being significantly less likely to be completed than any other item. Further analysis revealed that boys were significantly less likely to respond to this question than girls.Conclusion: A modification of the wording to item 10 is suggested to ameliorate this difficulty.

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