Development and validation of a Rasch-derived CES-D short form |
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Authors: | Cole Jason C Rabin Adele S Smith Tom L Kaufman Alan S |
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Institution: | Department of Psychoneuroimmunology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA. jcole@qualitymetric.com |
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Abstract: | The current study presents a Rasch-derived short form of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression scale (CES-D) for use as a depression screening tool in the general population. In contrast to short forms developed with reliance on classical measurement techniques, those developed using techniques based on item response theory produce a measure that offers true interval scaling, provide enhanced information about responders with extreme scores, and expand understanding of the underlying latent structure. Cross-validation of the Rasch-derived CES-D short form supported its utility and structural validity across samples. Tests of structural validity using latent variable modeling methodology indicated that a hierarchical, single-factor model of depression had the best fit for the original full form and the Rasch-derived short form of the CES-D. This finding challenges depression researchers and theorists to reconsider the interfactor relationships in the study and assessment of depression. |
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