Table 1.
Distribution of Depression Items and Confirmatory Factor Analysis Results of Depression Index, Including Comparison across Gender (n=300)
| Depression Items | Percentage “Yes” | ||||||
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| 1. Has there ever been a continuous 2 week time period during which you felt sad or down most of the time-as if you didn’t care anymore about anything? | 56% | ||||||
| 2. Have you ever continuously felt like crying for several days in a row? | 36% | ||||||
| 3. Have you ever had any trouble sleeping that lasted for many days? | 43% | ||||||
| 4. Have you ever felt so down that you felt like ending your life? | 24% | ||||||
| 5. Have you ever actually attempted suicide? | 8% | ||||||
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| Depression Index Confirmatory Factor Analysis Results: | |||||||
| Maximum Likelihood Estimation | Bayesian Estimation | ||||||
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| Chi-Square | df | p-value | CFI | TLI | RMSEA | PSR | PPP |
| 30.481 | 5 | 0.000 | 0.961 | 0.922 | 0.130 | 1.006 | 0.333 |
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| Comparison across Gender for Depression Index | |||||||
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| Male (n = 189) | Female (n | =111) | Significance | ||||
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| Mean Depression Factor Scores (SD) | −0.42 (1.20) | 0.65 (1.36) | F(1,298) = 49.30, p < .001 | ||||
Note. CFI = comparative fit index. TLI = Tucker-Lewis index. RMSEA = root mean square error of approximation. PSR = potential scale reduction factor. PPP = posterior productive p-value.