PSYC 355 SPSS Assignment Part 2
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The Center for
Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D Scale)
In the Assignment
Instructions folder, there is an SPSS data file that will be the basis for your
analysis. The data included are fictional and were created solely for this
assignment.
The Center for
Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D scale) is often utilized to
measure depressive symptomology (Radloff, 1977). It is a self-assessment that
is completed by the individual. The CES-D contains 20-items rated on a 4-point
scale (0 = Rarely or None of the Time to 3 = Most or All of the Time). The
phrase “Within the past week did you…” prefaces the questions in order to
emphasize recent depressive mood. Scores are summed and can range from 0 to 60.
Traditionally, individuals with scores over 16 are identified as “depressed” (Weissman,
et al., 1977), though due to high false positive rates, a score of 27 is
considered a more useful cut-off (Zich, et al., 1990). The full scale can be
accessed at: http://www.chcr.brown.edu/pcoc/cesdscale.pdf. Items 4, 8, 12, and
16 are reversed to avoid “yay-saying” or “nay saying” (Radloff, 1977). Several
studies have validated four subscales across a variety of subgroups (i.e.,
depressive affect, well-being, somatic, and interpersonal) (Gliem & Gliem,
2003).
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