Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CESD)
The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CESD) is a self-report rating scale
that is designed to measure current symptoms of depression. It consists of twenty items.
Item Coding
The CESD consists of twenty items that are rated on a four-poing
likert scale (from 0: rarely or none of the time to 3: most or all of
the time). Scores range from zero to sixty. Higher scores indicated a
higher frequency of depressive symptoms during
the last week.
Scales
The CESD yields 1 total
score. Description of the scale and item loadings are listed below. Scale scores are calculated as the sum of
respective items. Underlined/bold items are
reverse scored.
| Scale Name (Abbr.) |
Description |
Item Loadings |
| CESD_TOT |
Total Score |
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 |
Resource Files
References
- Radloff, L. S. (1977). The CES-D Scale: A Self-Report Depression Scale for Research in the General Population. Applied Psychology, 1, 385-401.
Created by: Allison Grant
Updated: 2-12-2008