Table 5.

Factor Loadings from the Multiple-Group Confirmatory Factor Analyses Evaluating Configural Invariance

		Sex		Race/Ethnicity					Education Level
Construct	PHQ-9 Item	Men	Women	Non- Hispanic White	Non- Hispanic Black	Non- Hispanic Asian	Mexican American	Other Hispanic	Less than 9th grade	9th to 12th grade (no diploma)	High school graduate/ GED equivalent	Some college or associate degree	College graduate or above
Cognitive/Affective	1. Anhedonia	0.79	0.82	0.84	0.74	0.70	0.74	0.80	0.75	0.75	0.77	0.83	0.86
	2. Depressed Mood	0.89	0.88	0.89	0.87	0.85	0.86	0.87	0.89	0.85	0.88	0.89	0.89
	6. Low Self-Esteem	0.84	0.84	0.85	0.83	0.77	0.83	0.83	0.84	0.83	0.85	0.85	0.81
	7. Concentration Difficulties	0.75	0.79	0.77	0.78	0.71	0.75	0.83	0.80	0.73	0.79	0.77	0.75
	8. Psychomotor Disturbances	0.74	0.74	0.72	0.78	0.65	0.76	0.82	0.81	0.77	0.73	0.73	0.66
	9. Suicidal Ideation	0.79	0.76	0.77	0.81	0.68	0.74	0.79	0.70	0.73	0.78	0.80	0.80
Somatic	3. Sleep Disturbance	0.74	0.69	0.70	0.78	0.67	0.75	0.77	0.76	0.74	0.72	0.73	0.66
	4. Fatigue	0.79	0.80	0.81	0.79	0.74	0.81	0.79	0.80	0.79	0.81	0.81	0.80
	5. Appetite Changes	0.73	0.77	0.76	0.76	0.72	0.72	0.76	0.74	0.75	0.75	0.77	0.73