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.
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.
Authors: Yueh-Hsiu Mathilda Chiu; Perry E Sheffield; Hsiao-Hsien Leon Hsu; Jonathan Goldstein; Paul C Curtin; Rosalind J Wright Journal: Arch Womens Ment Health Date: 2017-08-02 Impact factor: 3.633
Authors: Julie D Flom; Yueh-Hsiu Mathilda Chiu; Marcela Tamayo-Ortiz; Lourdes Schnaas; Paul C Curtin; Rosalind J Wright; Robert O Wright; Martha M Téllez-Rojo; Maria José Rosa Journal: J Affect Disord Date: 2018-05-29 Impact factor: 4.839
Authors: Perry E Sheffield; Rosa Speranza; Yueh-Hsiu Mathilda Chiu; Hsiao-Hsien Leon Hsu; Paul C Curtin; Stefano Renzetti; Ashley Pajak; Brent Coull; Joel Schwartz; Itai Kloog; Rosalind J Wright Journal: PLoS One Date: 2018-04-18 Impact factor: 3.240