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dc.titleTesting Psychometric Properties of the 30-Item General Health Questionnaire
dc.contributor.authorKlainin-Yobas, P.
dc.contributor.authorHe, H.-G.
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-08T09:28:20Z
dc.date.available2016-07-08T09:28:20Z
dc.date.issued2014-01
dc.identifier.citationKlainin-Yobas, P., He, H.-G. (2014-01). Testing Psychometric Properties of the 30-Item General Health Questionnaire. Western Journal of Nursing Research 36 (1) : 117-134. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1177/0193945913485649
dc.identifier.issn01939459
dc.identifier.urihttp://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/125534
dc.description.abstractThis study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-30) given conflicting findings in the literature. A cross-sectional, nonexperimental research was used with a convenience sample of 271 American female health care professionals. Data were collected by using self-reported questionnaires. A series of exploratory factor analyses (EFAs), confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs), and structural equation modeling (SEM) were performed to examine underlying dimensions of the GHQ-30.Results from EFAs and CFAs revealed the three-factor composition (positive affect, anxiety, and depressed mood). All factor loadings were statistically significant, and one pair of error variance was allowed to be correlated. All factors contained questionnaire items with acceptable face validity and demonstrated good internal consistency reliability. Results from SEM further confirmed underlying constructs of the scale. To our knowledge, this is the first study that extensively tested the psychometric properties of the GHQ-30, taking both statistical and substantive issues into consideration. © The Author(s) 2013.
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dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectconstruct validity
dc.subjectfactor analyses
dc.subjecthealth care professionals
dc.subjectthe 30-item General Health Questionnaire
dc.typeArticle
dc.contributor.departmentNURSING/ALICE LEE CTR FOR NURSING STUD
dc.description.doi10.1177/0193945913485649
dc.description.sourcetitleWestern Journal of Nursing Research
dc.description.volume36
dc.description.issue1
dc.description.page117-134
dc.identifier.isiut000328652100008
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