title: Generational differences in the structure of the CES-D scale in Mexican Americans.
abstract: This study examines differences in the structure of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression (CES-D) scale across three generations of Mexican Americans. The covariance structure of the items was viewed as a function of several parameter matrices. Factorial invariance was evaluated by testing a series of hypotheses involving equivalence constraints on one or more parameter matrices. The findings revealed that the proposed 12-item model fits the data within each of the three generations adequately. Although no generational differences in factor loadings were revealed, structural variations of the CES-D in measurement error variances were found. Measurement error variances associated with certain items in the older generation are significantly greater than those in the middle-aged and young generations. In addition, socioeconomic characteristics, acculturation, and health status fail to explain the observed differences in the structure of the CES-D among the three generations.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Gerontology, School of Public Health, University of Michigan.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Van Tran
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Krause
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Markides
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003863:Depression / Q000208:ethnology*; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008800:Mexico / Q000208:ethnology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D014481:United States