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Table 3 Latent mean tests across gender and age groups

From: A bifactor representation of the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale for children: gender and age invariance and implications for adolescents’ social and academic adjustment

Factor

Gender Groups

Age Groups

Mean

male

Mean

female

Mean

12–14

Mean

15–16

Mean

17–18

Mean

12–14

Mean

15–16

Mean

17–18

Mean

12–14

Mean

15–16

Mean

17–18

 

General factor

0.00

− 0.16 (0.13)

0.00

− 0.07 (0.66)

0.12 (0.38)

0.05 (0.67)

0.00

0.18 (0.12)

− 0.11 (0.37)

− 0.20 (0.12)

0.00

 

Depressive affect

0.00

0.47* (0.00)

0.00

0.16 (0.51)

0.30 (0.30)

− 0.12 (0.52)

0.00

0.15 (0.52)

− 0.24 (0.33)

− 0.15 (0.52)

0.00

 

Somatic symptoms

0.00

− 0.41** (0.00)

0.00

0.52** (0.00)

0.66** (0.00)

− 0.59** (0.00)

0.00

− 0.03 (0.88)

− 0.56** (0.00)

0.02 (0.87)

0.00

 

Interpersonal distress

0.00

− 0.33** (0.02)

0.00

− 0.09 (0.71)

0.57* (0.03)

0.09 (0.72)

0.00

0.67** (0.00)

− 0.56* (0.02)

− 0.62** (0.00)

0.00

 

Positive affect

0.00

− 0.67** (0.00)

0.00

− 0.25 (0.20)

− 0.46* (0.01)

0.16 (0.18)

0.00

− 0.22 (0.13)

0.31** (0.01)

0.22 (0.12)

0.00

 
  1. Note. * p < .05, ** p < .01