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Published in final edited form as: Psychol Assess. 2014 Sep 1;26(4):1347–1355. doi: 10.1037/a0037608

Table 5. Point-Biserial Correlations.

CES-D scale/subscales	Wave 1 CES-D → Wave 1 MDD (n = 670)	Wave 3 CES-D → Wave 4 MDD (n = 569)	Wave 5 CES-D → Wave 6 MDD (n = 566)	Wave 7 CES-D → Wave 8 MDD (n = 486)
Total scale	.13^***	.18^***	.22^***	.13^**
Negative affect	.11^**	.18^***	.19^***	.13^**
Somatic complaints	.13^***	.19^***	.21^***	.17^***
Interpersonal difficulties	.04	.11^*	.13^**	.09
Positive affect (reverse-scored)	.08^*	.05	.11^**	−.03
Negative affect/somatic complaints	.13^***	.20^***	.22^***	.16^***
Negative affect/somatic complaints/interpersonal difficulties	.12^**	.20^***	.22^***	.16^***

Note. CES-D = Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale; MDD = major depressive disorder.

p < .05.

^**

p < .01.

^***

p < .001.