The factor structure of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression scale in a South African peri-urban settlement

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2004

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De Bruin, Gideon P
Swartz, Leslie
Tomlinson, Mark
Cooper, Peter J
Molteno, Christopher
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South African Journal of Psychology

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University of Cape Town

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Child Guidance Clinic
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Abstract
The factor structure of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression scale (EPDS) and similar instruments have received little attention in the literature. The researchers set out to investigate the construct validity and reliability of the EPDS amongst impoverished South African women. The EPDS was translated into isiXhosa (using Brislin's back translation method) and administered by trained interviewers to 147 women in Khayelitsha, South Africa. Responses were subjected to maximum likelihood confirmatory factor analysis. A single factor structure was found, consistent with the theory on which the EPDS was based. Internal consistency was satisfactory (a =0.89).
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De Bruin, G. P., Swartz, L., Tomlinson, M., Cooper, P. J., & Molteno, C. (2004). The factor structure of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression scale in a South African peri-urban settlement. South African Journal of Psychology, 34(1), p-113.

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