Evaluating short-form versions of the CES-D for measuring depressive symptoms among immigrants from Mexico

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• Personal Author:
  Arcury TA ; Grzywacz JG ; Hovey JD ; Quandt SA ; Seligman LD
• Description:
  This article examines the feasibility of using a short-form version of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression Scale (CES-D) in community mental health research with Mexican immigrants. Several features of three published short versions of the CES-D were examined using data combined from seven diverse Mexican immigrant samples from across the United States (N= 685). Results indicate that published short-form versions of the CES-D are reliable, they account for most of the variance in scores from the full CES-D, and there is little evidence that the use of short forms attenuates associations with other concepts relevant to understanding the mental health of Mexican immigrants. Although additional validation research is necessary, the results of this study suggest that short-form versions of the CES-D can be used to study mental health among Mexican immigrants. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Demography Farmers Mental Health Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Agricultural-industry Agricultural-workers Author Keywords: Mexicans Community Demographic-characteristics Depressive Symptoms Immigrants Measurement Mental-health Research Statistical-analysis

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• ISSN:
  0739-9863
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  North Carolina ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  404-424
• Volume:
  28
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20038330
• Citation:
  Hisp J Behav Sci 2006 Aug; 28(3):404-424
• Contact Point Address:
  Joseph G. Grzywacz, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston- Salem, North Carolina 27157-1084
• Email:
  grzywacz@wfubmc.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2006
• Performing Organization:
  Wake Forest University
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences
• End Date:
  20050929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:6e06f56a1bcd6418d592884a638df9a4eae96bd3983200feb57f7dfe07613f143b62162a89028fbde203a1302266003170b1c9170ac6888164a7b962f497d043
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/192073/cdc_192073_DS1.pdf
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