Cross-Cultural Research
Volume 32, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 358-377

Measuring depression in Korean immigrants: Assessing validity of the translated Korean version of CES-D scale (Article)

Noh S.* , Kaspar V. , Chen X.
  • a Culture, Comm. and Health Studies, Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, London, Ont., Canada
  • b Culture, Comm. and Health Studies, Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, London, Ont., Canada
  • c Department of Psychology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., Canada

Abstract

Results are reported about the validity of a translated Korean version of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression Scale (CES-D), a self-report or interview measure of depressive symptomatology used widely in Asian and other ethnic populations. Compared to Euro-Americans, Asians are more reluctant to endorse CES-D items that tap subjective experiences of positive affect, a response bias resulting in observations of more depressive symptoms among Asians. Thus, it was previously recommended that the four positive affect items be deleted when assessing depressive symptoms in Asian populations, including Chinese and Koreans.

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DOI: 10.1177/106939719803200403
ISSN: 10693971
Cited by: 59
Original Language: English