Measurement invariance of the depressive symptoms scale during adolescence
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Measurement invariance of the depressive symptoms scale during adolescence
BACKGROUND This study examined (1) the factor structure of a depressive symptoms scale (DSS), (2) the sex and longitudinal invariance of the DSS, and (3) the predictive validity of the DSS scale during adolescence in terms of predicting depression and anxiety symptoms in early adulthood. METHODS Data were drawn from the Nicotine Dependence in Teens (NDIT) study, an ongoing prospective cohort ...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Psychiatry
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1471-244X
DOI: 10.1186/1471-244x-14-95