Low mood experiences (CES-D)
Mood and daily changes over the past week. Answer the app’s questionnaire and see your result right away.
Source · Radloff LS. The CES-D Scale: a self-report depression scale for research in the general population. Appl Psychol Meas. 1977;1(3):385–401.
Understanding your CES-D result
Low mood experiences is explored with 20 questions, using the same questionnaire and scoring as the app. For each statement, indicate how often you felt this way during the past week.
Reading your results
Read the scored total together with the answer summary. A screening score alone does not establish a diagnosis or explain the cause. The displayed ranges follow the app’s existing scoring and are not population percentiles.
A question to reflect on
Has it been hard to start activities you used to enjoy? Explore low mood experiences in everyday situations with Maeumi, and consider a practical next step together.
Frequently asked questions
- How many questions are in Low mood experiences (CES-D), and how long does it take?
- There are 20 questions, and it usually takes about 4 minutes. For each question you choose one of 4 answers, from “Rarely or none of the time (less than 1 day)” to “Most or all of the time (5–7 days)”. There are no right or wrong answers.
- What does this CES-D check explore?
- Low mood experiences is explored with 20 questions, using the same questionnaire and scoring as the app. For each statement, indicate how often you felt this way during the past week.
- How should I interpret the score?
- Read the scored total together with the answer summary. A screening score alone does not establish a diagnosis or explain the cause. The displayed ranges follow the app’s existing scoring and are not population percentiles.
- What could I discuss after the check?
- Has it been hard to start activities you used to enjoy? Explore low mood experiences in everyday situations with Maeumi, and consider a practical next step together.
- Do I need to sign in? Are my answers saved?
- You can see your results right away without signing in. Your answers are used only for scoring and are not stored on our servers.
- Can I bring these results into a counseling session?
- Use the analysis button at the bottom of the result screen to have a short conversation with Maeumi without signing in. After the conversation, you can continue in the app. The web conversation does not transfer automatically to the app.
- Can I send this check to a friend?
- Use Share test at the top of the screen to share the questionnaire link. This link does not contain your answers, result, name or account.
Radloff LS. The CES-D Scale: a self-report depression scale for research in the general population. Appl Psychol Meas. 1977;1(3):385–401.