Validation of a Revised Version of the Center for Epidemiologic Depression Scale for Youth with Intellectual Disabilities (CESD-ID-R)

Elizabeth Olivier; Corina Lacombe; Alexandre J S Morin; Simon A Houle; Cynthia Gagnon; Danielle Tracey; Rhonda G Craven; Christophe Maïano

doi:10.1007/s10803-021-05334-9

Validation of a Revised Version of the Center for Epidemiologic Depression Scale for Youth with Intellectual Disabilities (CESD-ID-R)

J Autism Dev Disord. 2022 Oct;52(10):4554-4567. doi: 10.1007/s10803-021-05334-9. Epub 2021 Oct 30.

Authors

Elizabeth Olivier¹, Corina Lacombe², Alexandre J S Morin³, Simon A Houle⁴, Cynthia Gagnon⁵, Danielle Tracey⁶, Rhonda G Craven⁷, Christophe Maïano⁸

Affiliations

¹ Département de Psychopédagogie et d'andragogie, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada.
² School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.
³ Substantive-Methodological Synergy Research Laboratory, Department of Psychology, Concordia University, 7141 Sherbrooke W, Montreal, QC, H4B 1R6, Canada. [email protected].
⁴ Substantive-Methodological Synergy Research Laboratory, Department of Psychology, Concordia University, 7141 Sherbrooke W, Montreal, QC, H4B 1R6, Canada.
⁵ Département de Psychoéducation et de Psychologie, Université du Québec en Outaouais, Saint-Jérome, Canada.
⁶ School of Education, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia.
⁷ Institute for Positive Psychology and Education, Australian Catholic University, Sydney, Australia.
⁸ Cyberpsychology Laboratory, Department of Psychoéducation and Psychology, Université du Québec en Outaouais (UQO|Campus de Saint-Jérôme), Saint-Jérome, Canada.

PMID: 34716523
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-021-05334-9

Abstract

This study proposes a revision (R) of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale for youth with ID (CESD-ID) in English and French. 346 youth (36.02% girls) with mild (51.26%) and moderate (48.78%) ID (11-22 years; M = 15.69), enrolled in secondary schools in Canada (French-speaking; n = 115), and Australia (English-speaking; n = 231), as well as their parents and teachers, participated in this study. Results support the reliability, factor validity, equivalence (sex, ID level, comorbidities, and country), and convergent validity (with youth-, parent-, and teacher-rated measures of depression, anxiety, and loneliness/social isolation) of the CESD-ID-R. The CESD-ID-R allows youth with ID to provide a reliable and valid assessment of their depressive mood and happiness suitable for epidemiological studies.

Keywords: CESD-ID; Confirmatory factor analysis; Depression; Intellectual disability; Measurement; Scale validation; Special education needs.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Autism Spectrum Disorder*
Depression / diagnosis
Depression / epidemiology
Female
Humans
Intellectual Disability* / diagnosis
Intellectual Disability* / epidemiology
Male
Psychometrics / methods
Reproducibility of Results

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