A bifactor representation of the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale for children: gender and age invariance and implications for adolescents’ social and academic adjustment

Abstract Background The Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale for Children (CES-DC) is a widely used scale for screening depressive symptoms in children and adolescents. This study aims to uncover the optimal factor structure of the DES-DC and presents an alternate conceptualization of...

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Published in:	Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health
Main Authors:	Yanhua Zhao, Jiahui Niu, Jing Huang, Yan Meng
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2024-02-01
Subjects:	Bifactor Center for epidemiological studies depression scale for children Adolescence Measurement invariance Social and academic adjustment
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s13034-024-00717-z