The latent structure of child depression: A taxometric analysis
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BACKGROUND: The current study examined the categorical versus continuous nature of child and adolescent depression among three samples of children and adolescents ranging from 5 to 19 years. METHODS: Depression was measured using the Children's Depression Inventory (CDI). Indicators derived from the CDI were based on factor analytic research on the CDI and included indices of: 1) social withdrawal, 2) anhedonia, 3) incompetence/maladjustment and 4) negative self-esteem. RESULTS: Taxometric procedures provided convergent support for the existence of a latent taxon across three independent samples. Internal and external consistency tests as well as Monte Carlo simulations supported the validity of the results. CONCLUSIONS: Multiple nonredundant procedures and samples were all consistently indicative of taxonicity in child depression.
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Several taxometric studies of youth depression have yielded mixed support for a dimensional versus taxonic latent structure.
“Several taxometric studies of youth depression have been conducted (e.g., Hankin, Fraley, Lahey, & Waldman, 2005; Liu, 2016; Richey et al., 2009; Solomon, Ruscio, Seeley, & Lewinsohn, 2006), with mixed support for a dimensional versus taxonic latent structure.”
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- Authors
- Richey, J. A., Schmidt, N. B., Lonigan, C. J., Phillips, B. M., Catanzaro, S. J., Laurent, J., Gerhardstein, R. R., & Kotov, R.
- Affiliations
- Florida State University (US)
- Illinois State University (US)
- Western Illinois University (US)
- Stony Brook University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Richey, J. Anthony
- Venue
- Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2009-08-24
- Volume
- 50
- Issue
- 9
- Pages
- 1147-1155
- ISSN
- 0021-9630 (ISSN-L)
- 1469-7610
- OpenAlex
- W2118718878
- Cited by
- 22
- References
- 44
- Citations by year
- 2020: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 2.12
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Mental Health Research Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Keywords
- childhood depression, adolescent depression, taxometric analysis, Children's Depression Inventory, social withdrawal, anhedonia, negative self-esteem, maladjustment
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Child, Child, Preschool, Depression, Depressive Disorder, Female, Humans, Male, Monte Carlo Method, Personality Inventory, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Young Adult
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