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| Titel: |
Assessment of the factor structure and reliability of the 28 item version of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28) in El Salvador |
| Auteur: |
Gibbons Pat Flores de Arévalo Hilda Mónico Mauricio |
| Verschenen in: |
International journal of clinical and health psychology |
| Paginering: | Jaargang 4 (2004) nr. 2 pagina's xx |
| Jaar: |
2004 |
| Inhoud: |
We wished to assess both the factor structure and the reliability of the 28-item version of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28) in a non-clinical population in El Salvador. The GHQ-28 was applied to a large sample (n = 714) of university students in El Salvador. A principal components analysis was applied and a four-factor solution selected. A sub-group of the participants were retested after an average of 3 months to assess retest reliability while internal consistency was assessed using the Cronbach’s alpha test. The factor analysis results corresponded closely to the original factor structure, though with a relatively higher inter-correlation found between the resulting scales, especially the ‘anxiety and insomnia’ and ‘somatization’ scales. The test-retest and internal consistency measures reached values .70 or higher in each case. The findings indicate a remarkable consistency in the factor structure of the GHQ-28 with result from other cultural settings, supporting Goldberg’s hypothesis of a common language of psychological distress between cultures. The ‘severe depression’ and ‘social dysfunction’ scales appear to be relatively stable and independent while the ‘anxiety and insomnia’ and ‘somatization’ scales are more highly correlated. The reliability of the instrument in El Salvador is satisfactory. |
| Uitgever: |
Asociación Española de Psicología Conductual (AEPC) (provided by DOAJ) |
| Bronbestand: |
Elektronische Wetenschappelijke Tijdschriften |
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