VALIDATING AN AMERICAN SCALE IN HONG-KONG - THE CENTER-FOR-EPIDEMIOLOGIC-STUDIES-DEPRESSION-SCALE (CES-D)

The construct validity of a Chinese-language version of the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D; Radloff, 1977) was t ested on a sample of 138 Hong Kong Chinese married couples. Confirmato ry factor analysis identified 2 factors: (a) depressive symptom factor s and (b) interpersonal problem factors. Those factors attained conver gent, discriminant, and structural validity when evaluated against soc ial desirability. The CES-D also manifested nomological validity in te rms of its significant relationships with measures of life satisfactio n and stressful life events.