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Validation of Edinburgh postnatal depression scale for adolescent mothers.
- Source :
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Archives of women's mental health [Arch Womens Ment Health] 2009 Dec; Vol. 12 (6), pp. 433-40. Date of Electronic Publication: 2009 Jul 29. - Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale has widespread use internationally with adult women, but few psychometric properties have been described for samples of adolescent mothers. The purpose of this paper is to validate the psychometric properties of the EPDS in a sample of adolescent mothers (n = 149) in a southern, urban area of the United States. Internal consistency reliability was .88. Principal components analysis supported a two factor structure accounting for 60% of variance. Results of item response theory analysis suggest that the EPDS and the Center for Epidemiologic Studies of Depression Scale have similar psychometric properties. This data can be used to provide evidence of construct validity of the EPDS. The study provides a foundation for further psychometric testing of the instrument.
- Subjects :
- Adolescent
Anxiety Disorders diagnosis
Depression, Postpartum psychology
Factor Analysis, Statistical
Female
Humans
Mother-Child Relations
Psychometrics
Reproducibility of Results
Adolescent Behavior psychology
Depression, Postpartum diagnosis
Parenting psychology
Personality Inventory statistics & numerical data
Postpartum Period psychology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1435-1102
- Volume :
- 12
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Archives of women's mental health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 19639384
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00737-009-0096-z