Testing of the factor structure of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale 10 in a sample of Korean “geese” mothers

Abstract

The author’s purpose in this study was to establish the factor structure of the Korean version of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale 10 (CES-D 10) by conducting confirmatory factor analysis based on preexisting models with a sample of Korean transnational mothers (referred to as “geese mothers”). Hundred and fifty-three Korean geese mothers in the USA and New Zealand completed the Korean version of the CES-D 10 questionnaire. The resulting data was subjected to confirmatory factor analysis, which tested three competing models. Our goodness-of-fit indices for the two-factor model indicated an acceptable fit with the current sample. Our results in the present study show that the CES-D 10 can be a useful tool for understanding the concept of depression in Korean geese mothers.

Disclosure statement

The author declares that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.