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Factor Structure and Psychometric Properties of English and Spanish Versions of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale Among Hispanic Women in a Primary Care Setting
Author(s) -
Hartley Chelsey M.,
Barroso Nicole,
Rey Yasmin,
Pettit Jeremy W.,
Bagner Daniel M.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/jclp.22101
Subject(s) - psychology , edinburgh postnatal depression scale , depression (economics) , confirmatory factor analysis , clinical psychology , anxiety , psychometrics , scale (ratio) , structural equation modeling , psychiatry , depressive symptoms , physics , quantum mechanics , economics , macroeconomics , statistics , mathematics
Background Although a number of studies have examined the factor structure of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) in predominately White or African American samples, no published research has reported on the factor structure among Hispanic women who reside in the United States. Objective The current study examined the factor structure of the EPDS among Hispanic mothers in the United States. Method Among 220 Hispanic women, drawn from a pediatric primary care setting, with an infant aged 0 to 10 months, 6 structural models guided by the empirical literature were evaluated using confirmatory factor analysis. Results Results supported a 2‐factor model of depression and anxiety as the best fitting model. Multigroup models supported the factorial invariance across women who completed the EDPS in English and Spanish. Conclusion These findings provide initial support for the 2‐factor structure of the EPDS among Hispanic women in the United States.