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The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D Scale), writing Assignment: I need help writing a research paper.

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SPSS
Assignment Part 1 Instructions

The Center for
Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D Scale)

In the Assignment Instructions folder, there is an SPSS data file
that will be the basis for your analysis. The data included are fictional and
were created solely for this assignment.
The Center for
Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D scale) is often utilized to
measure depressive symptomology (Radloff, 1977). It is a self-assessment that
is completed by the individual. The CES-D contains 20-items rated on a 4-point
scale (0 = Rarely or None of the Time
to 3 = Most or All of the Time). The
phrase “Within the past week did you…” prefaces the questions in order to
emphasize recent depressive mood. Scores are summed and can range from 0 to 60.
Traditionally, individuals with scores over 16 are identified as “depressed”
(Weissman, et al., 1977), though due to high false positive rates, a score of
27 is considered a more useful cut-off (Zich, et al., 1990). The full scale can
be accessed at: https://essays.homeworkacetutors.com/write-my-essay/chcr.brown.edu/pcoc/cesdscale.pdf. Items 4, 8,
12, and 16 are reversed to avoid “yay-saying” or “nay saying” (Radloff, 1977). Several
studies have validated four subscales across a variety of subgroups (i.e.,
depressive affect, well-being, somatic, and interpersonal) (Gliem & Gliem,
2003).
Demographics
You
will learn how to go from raw demographic data in SPSS to describing a sample.
For
this assignment, you will:
1.  Create
a table showing the most appropriate descriptive statistics for three (3) of
the demographic variables. You will be graded on the appropriateness of the
descriptive statistics and graphs for each of the demographic variables as well
as current APA format for your tables.
2.  Create
the most appropriate graphs for the three variables you used for #1 above.
Figure captions should be in APA format.
3.  Write
a summary paragraph describing the sample. For example: “The sample was based
on xxx# of college students from a private university in the southeastern
United States. X% of the students were males, x% females. Students were primarily…
(give the appropriate descriptor information with %’s or whatever fits the
variables you choose to analyze).
References
Gliem,
J. A., & Gliem, R. R. (2003). Calculating,
interpreting, and reporting
Cronbach’s
alpha reliability coefficient for likert-type scales. Retrieved from https://scholarworks.iupui.edu/bitstream/handle/1805/344/Gliem%20&%20Gliem.pdf.
Knight, R. G.,
Williams, S., McGee, R., & Olaman, S. (1997). Psychometric properties of
the Centre for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) in a sample of
women in middle life. Behavior, Research,
and Therapy, 35(4), 373–380.
Radloff, L. S.
(1977). The CES-D Scale: a self-report depression scale for research in the
general population. Applied Psychological
Measurement, 1, 385–401.
Weissman, M. M.,
Sholomskas, D., Pottenger, M., et al. (1977). Assessing depressive symptoms in
five psychiatric populations: a validation study. American Journal of Epidemiology, 106, 203–214.
Zich, J. M., C.
C. Attkisson, & Greenfield, T.K. (1990). Screening for depression in
primary care clinics: the CES-D and the BDI. International Journal of Psychiatry
and Medicine, 20(3),
259–277.
This assignment is due by 11:59 p.m.
(ET) on Monday of Module/Week 2.

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