Table 2.
Descriptive Statistics for and Correlations among the Depressive Symptom Measures
Measure (possible range) | All (N = 2171) M ± SD |
Men (n = 915) M ± SD |
Women (n = 1256) M ± SD |
Cronbach’s α | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. CES-D Total (0–60) | 8.6 ± 7.4 | 8.0 ± 6.6 | 9.0 ± 7.9* | .88 | --- | |||||
2. Depressed Affect (0–21) | 1.9 ± 2.8 | 1.6 ± 2.5 | 2.1 ± 3.0* | .86 | .88 | --- | ||||
3. Somatic Symptoms (0–21) | 3.0 ± 2.8 | 2.8 ± 2.6 | 3.2 ± 3.0* | .73 | .84 | .69 | --- | |||
4. Interpersonal Distress (0–6) | 0.4 ± 0.8 | 0.4 ± 0.8 | 0.4 ± 0.8 | .59 | .53 | .43 | .41 | --- | ||
5. Positive Affect (0–12) | 8.8 ± 2.8 | 8.8 ± 2.7 | 8.7 ± 2.9 | .76 | −.74 | −.49 | −.40 | −.25 | --- | |
6. LOT-R (0–24) | 17.1 ± 3.6 | 17.0 ± 3.5 | 17.2 ± 3.6 | .78 | −.49 | −.38 | −.35 | −.25 | .48 | --- |
Note. N = 2171. CES-D = Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale. LOT-R = Life Orientation Test-Revised.
p < .05.