title: The manifestation of depression in the context of urban poverty: a factor analysis of the Children's Depression Inventory in low-income urban youth.
abstract: The current study used confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to compare the fit of 2 factor structures for the Children's Depression Inventory (CDI) in an urban community sample of low-income youth. Results suggest that the 6-factor model developed by Craighead and colleagues (1998) was a strong fit to the pattern of symptoms reported by low-income urban youth and was a superior fit with these data than the original 5-factor model of the CDI (Kovacs, 1992). Additionally, results indicated that all 6 factors from the Craighead model contributed to the measurement of depression, including School Problems and Externalizing Problems especially for older adolescents. This pattern of findings may reflect distinct contextual influences of urban poverty on the manifestation and measurement of depression in youth.
authors: Department of Psychology, DePaul University.
authors: Jeremy J
authors: JJ
authors: Taylor
authors: Department of Psychology, DePaul University.
authors: Kathryn E
authors: KE
authors: Grant
authors: Department of Psychology, Bowling Green State University.
authors: Kelly
authors: K
authors: Amrhein
authors: Department of Psychology, DePaul University.
authors: Jocelyn Smith
authors: JS
authors: Carter
authors: Department of Psychology, DePaul University.
authors: Farahnaz
authors: F
authors: Farahmand
authors: Department of Psychology, DePaul University.
authors: Aubrey
authors: A
authors: Harrison
authors: Children's Hospital Boston.
authors: Kina J
authors: KJ
authors: Thomas
authors: Department of Psychology, DePaul University.
authors: Russell A
authors: RA
authors: Carleton
authors: Social Sciences Department, Universidad de Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus.
authors: Eduardo
authors: E
authors: Lugo-Hernandez
authors: Department of Psychology & Family Services, Centre for Child Development.
authors: Brian N
authors: BN
authors: Katz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011203:Poverty / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*