A Measure of Depression in a Modern Asian Community: Singapore
Table 1
Factor structure and factor loading of self-rating depression scale.
Item number
Item
LLD
LSE
AM
PS
S 14
I feel hopeful about the future
0.57
S 17
I feel that I am useful and needed
0.8
S 18
My life is pretty full
0.71
S 19
I feel that others would be better off if I were dead
0.54
S 11
My mind is as clear as it used to be
0.69
S 12
I find it easy to do the things I used to do
0.7
S 16
I find it easy to make decisions
0.43
S 2
Morning is when I feel the best
0.17
S 20
I still enjoy the things I used to do
0.45
S 1
I feel sad
0.71
S 3
I have crying spells or feel like it
0.87
S 4
I have trouble sleeping at night
0.47
S 5
I eat as much as I used to
0.26
S 6
I enjoy sex
0.24
S 7
I notice that I am losing weight
0.22
S 8
I have trouble with constipation
0.45
S 9
My heart beats faster than normal
0.65
S 10
I get tried for no reason
0.55
S 13
I am restless and cannot keep still
0.08
S 15
I am more irritable than usual
0.42
Note. “S” refers to items in the Self-rating Depression Scale; LLD is loss of life direction; LSE is loss of self-efficacy; AM is affective manifestations; PS is physical symptoms.
