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Cross-ethnic measurement invariance of the SCARED and CES-D in an ethnically diverse youth sample
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Skriner, Laura C.. Cross-ethnic measurement invariance of the SCARED and CES-D in an ethnically diverse youth sample. Retrieved from https://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T39C6W32

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TitleCross-ethnic measurement invariance of the SCARED and CES-D in an ethnically diverse youth sample
NameSkriner, Laura C. (author); Chu, Brian C (chair); Elias, Maurice J (internal member); McCarthy, Danielle (internal member); Rutgers University; Graduate School - New Brunswick
Date Created2013
Other Date2013-01 (degree)
SubjectPsychology, Anxiety in youth--Diagnosis, Depression in adolescence--Diagnosis, Measurement uncertainty (Statistics)
Extentv, 38 p, : ill.
DescriptionThis study evaluated the cross-ethnic measurement invariance of two common screening measures of anxiety and depressive symptoms in youth. The measurement invariance of the Screen for Childhood Anxiety and Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED) and the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) was tested across 881 African American (n = 396), Latino (n = 185), Non-Hispanic White (n = 166), and Asian/Indian (n = 134) youths in the seventh grade. The measures were administered as part of a grade-wide screening aimed to identify youth with elevated anxiety and depressive symptoms. The five-factor model of the SCARED and the four-factor model of the CESD best represented the data for all ethnic groups. Results provided support for scalar equivalence of the SCARED across all four ethnic groups. Results provided support for scalar equivalence of the CES-D across African American (AA), Non-Hispanic White (NHW), and Asian/Indian youths, and partial invariance for Hispanic youths. Factor mean differences across groups were identified for both measures. In particular, Hispanic youth reported greater levels of anxiety and depression in certain domains than NHW, AA, and Asian youth. Our findings support the use of the SCARED and CESD as tools for measuring anxiety and depressive symptoms in ethnically diverse youth in the U.S. Results are discussed with respect to the importance of establishing measurement invariance for screening measures of anxiety and depressive symptoms prior to comparing symptom levels across ethnic.
NoteM.S.
NoteIncludes bibliographical references
Noteby Laura C. Skriner
Genretheses, ETD graduate
Persistent URLhttps://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T39C6W32
Languageeng
CollectionGraduate School - New Brunswick Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Organization NameRutgers, The State University of New Jersey
RightsThe author owns the copyright to this work.
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