title: Validation of Edinburgh postnatal depression scale for adolescent mothers.
abstract: The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale has widespread use internationally with adult women, but few psychometric properties have been described for samples of adolescent mothers. The purpose of this paper is to validate the psychometric properties of the EPDS in a sample of adolescent mothers (n = 149) in a southern, urban area of the United States. Internal consistency reliability was .88. Principal components analysis supported a two factor structure accounting for 60% of variance. Results of item response theory analysis suggest that the EPDS and the Center for Epidemiologic Studies of Depression Scale have similar psychometric properties. This data can be used to provide evidence of construct validity of the EPDS. The study provides a foundation for further psychometric testing of the instrument.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing; School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, USA. mclogs01@gwise.louisville.edu
authors.forename: M Cynthia
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Logsdon
authors.forename: Wayne M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Usui
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nering
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D019052:Depression, Postpartum / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology*; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D049590:Postpartum Period / Q000523:psychology*; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results