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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.
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This study was supported by Grants from the Australian Research Council (DP140101559) and from the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (430-2012-0091, 435-2014-0909). In the preparation of this paper, the first author was also supported by funding from the Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research (CIMVHR), the third author by a grant from the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (435-2018-0368), and the fourth author by a doctoral scholarship from the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada.
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Olivier, E., Lacombe, C., Morin, A.J.S. et al. Validation of a Revised Version of the Center for Epidemiologic Depression Scale for Youth with Intellectual Disabilities (CESD-ID-R). J Autism Dev Disord 52, 4554–4567 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-021-05334-9
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