Previous research has indicated differences in the presentation and measurement of depressive symptoms across ethnic groups. In the current study, we examined the factor structure of the Children’s Depression Inventory in an ethnically diverse sample of adolescents in foster care (n = 346; Mage = 13.13 years, SD = 2.18 years) and examined the configural invariance of the measure across ethnic groups. Findings indicated a two-factor structure in the total sample. Furthermore, configural invariance was not supported, in that unique factor structures emerged for African American, White, and Hispanic subsamples. Findings hold implications for research and practice involving the assessment of depressive symptoms among youth in out-of-home care and among ethnic minority adolescents.

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寄养青少年儿童抑郁量表的跨种族测量等效性

先前的研究表明，不同种族在抑郁症状的表现和测量方面存在差异。在当前的研究中，我们检查了寄养青少年的种族多样化样本（n = 346；Mage = 13.13 岁，SD = 2.18 岁）中儿童抑郁量表的因素结构，并检查了跨种族测量的配置不变性组。结果表明，总样本中存在双因素结构。此外，不支持配置不变性，因为非裔美国人、白人和西班牙裔子样本出现了独特的因子结构。研究结果对涉及评估户外护理青年和少数民族青少年抑郁症状的研究和实践具有影响。