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Table 4 Standardized factor loadings from confirmatory factor analysis for the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CESD-R)

From: Validation of depressive symptoms, social support, and minority stress scales among gay, bisexual, and other men who have with men (GBMSM) in Nigeria, Africa: a mixed methods approach

Item

1 Factor

 

Depression (α = 0.93)

1. I could not change my bad mooda

0.665

2. I felt depressed

0.710

3. I felt sad

0.656

4. Nothing made me happy

0.709

5. I lost interest in my daily activitiesa

0.710

6. I didn’t have an appetitea

0.452

7. I lost a lot of weight without trying to

0.617

8. My sleep was restless

0.679

9. I slept much more than usual

0.246

10. I had trouble sleeping

0.646

11. I had trouble concentrating on what I was doing

0.680

12. I could not focus on the important things

0.762

13. I felt like a bad person

0.668

14. I did not like myself

0.651

15. I lacked motivationa

0.649

16. I was tired all the time

0.684

17. I felt like I was moving too slowly

0.659

18. I felt nervousa

0.743

19. I wished I were dead

0.595

20. I wanted to harm myselfa

0.466

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