Validation of Depression and Anxiety Measures in White and Black Youths: Multitrait-Multimethod Analyses.

Cole, David A.; Martin, Joan M.; Peeke, Lachlan; Henderson, Annette; Harwell, Jennifer

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ERIC Number: EJ576488

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Publication Date: 1998

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Validation of Depression and Anxiety Measures in White and Black Youths: Multitrait-Multimethod Analyses.

Cole, David A.; Martin, Joan M.; Peeke, Lachlan; Henderson, Annette; Harwell, Jennifer

Psychological Assessment, v10 n3 p261-76 Sep 1998

Self-report, peer nomination, and teacher rating assessments of depression, anxiety, and social acceptance were obtained for cohorts of 139 and 184 African Americans and 328 and 339 Caucasians for six waves of data from third to eighth grades. Results indicate more evidence of depression in African-American children in grades 3, 4, and 5. (SLD)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Anxiety, Black Students, Depression (Psychology), Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Junior High Schools, Social Adjustment, Student Evaluation, Validity, White Students

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Language: English

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