Factor structure of the Geriatric Depression Scale and measurement invariance across gender among Chinese elders

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
8815166	Journal of Affective Disorders	2018	6 Pages	PDF

Abstract

A three-factor model best fits the depressive symptom structure of the GDS among elderly Chinese, with measurement invariance across genders.

Keywords

EFA WLSMV RMSEA TLI GDS CFA CFI SPSS BIC PCA Depression Measurement invariance standard deviation Exploratory Factor Analysis Confirmatory Factor Analysis Principal component analysis Gender differences Statistical Product and Service Solutions Tucker–Lewis index Comparative Fit Index Bayesian information criterion Geriatric Depression Scale

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Factor structure of the Geriatric Depression Scale and measurement invariance across gender among Chinese elders

Authors

Jiayue He, Xue Zhong, Shuqiao Yao,