Author(s)

Shuntaro Aoki, Akira Tsuda, Satoshi Horiuchi, Euiyeon Kim, Mayu Naruse, Aki Tsuchiyagaito, Kwangshik Hong

Department of Education, Inha University, Incheon, Korea.
Department of Elementary Education, Jeonju National University of Education, Jeonju, Korea.
Department of Psychology, Kurume University, Kurume, Japan.
Graduate School of Psychological Science, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido, Sapporo, Japan.
School of Psychological Science, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido, Sapporo, Japan.

Results of previous studies from North America reported that only 14 out of the 20 items from the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) were required to assess negative affect, somatic symptoms, and anhedonia. However, it remains unclear whether this three-factor structure of the CES-D would be valid in South Korea. The purpose of this study is to examine the validity of the three-factor structure with a Korean version of the CES-D. The participants were Korean college students (N = 215), elementary school teachers (N = 234), and parents of elementary school students (N = 230). Confirmatory factor analysis was performed to examine the scale’s validity. Results indicated that the three-factor structure showed acceptable fit to data (comparative fit index = 0.95; root mean square error of approximation = 0.06). The findings indicated that the three-factor structure of the CES-D was valid in South Korea.

Depressive Symptoms, CES-D, Factor Structure, South Korea

Aoki, S. , Tsuda, A. , Horiuchi, S. , Kim, E. , Naruse, M. , Tsuchiyagaito, A. and Hong, K. (2014) Factor Structure of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale in South Korea. Open Journal of Medical Psychology, 3, 301-305. doi: 10.4236/ojmp.2014.34031.