TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Assessment of the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale factor structure among middle-aged workers in Japan
JO  - Psychiatry and the Clinical Neurosciences
A1  - Sugawara, Norio
A1  - Yasui-Furukori, Norio
A1  - Sasaki, Giro
A1  - Umeda, Takashi
A1  - Takahashi, Ippei
A1  - Danjo, Kazuma
A1  - Matsuzaka, Masashi
A1  - Kaneko, Sunao
A1  - Nakaji, Shigeyuki
SP  - 109
EP  - 111
VL  - 65
IS  - 1
N2  - Our aim was to assess the internal consistency and structural/construct validity of the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale among middle-aged employees in Japan. We conducted a cross-sectional study of 7284 workers, aged 49.0 ± 6.3 (mean ± SD) years old. Structural/construct validity was assessed by confirmatory factor analysis. The 4-factor structure reported in the general population was replicated, and a second-order model with an overarching depression factor fitted well. These findings indicate that the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale is a valid and reliable measure of depressive symptoms for middle-aged workers in Japan.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1323-1316
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1819.2010.02172.x
ID  - ref1
ER  -