Factor structure of the chinese version of the general health questionnaire (GHQ-30): A confirmatory factor analysis

We present the factor structure of the General Health Questionnaire-60 as derived from a population of 2115 Army soldiers. An eight-factor principal components analysis provided the most clinically relevant solution and explained 58.0% of the variance. We distinguished two types of depressive symptomatology, suggesting the questionnaire may be useful in differentiating shame-ridden dysphoria from anergic disinterest.

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Validation of the structural coherency of the General Health Questionnaire

Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry ◽

10.1590/s1516-44462011000100012 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 33 (1) ◽

pp. 59-63 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Hudson Wander de Carvalho ◽

Christopher J. Patrick ◽

Miguel Roberto Jorge ◽

Sérgio Baxter Andreoli

Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

General Health ◽

Common Factor ◽

General Health Questionnaire ◽

Developmental Study ◽

Health Questionnaire ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽

Confirmatory Factor

OBJECTIVE: Investigate the structural coherency of the 60-item version of the General Health Questionnaire via exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses. METHOD: The study design is a cross-sectional survey. A random sample of 146 individuals from the city of Divinópolis-MG volunteered to participate in the present study and responded to the 60-item version of the General Health Questionnaire adapted and validated for use in Brazil. Statistics consisted of exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. Reliability was estimated using Cronbach's alpha method. RESULTS: Alpha coefficients for all five content scales of the General Health Questionnaire were high (α > 0.8). For four of the five scales, a unifactorial model of constituent items provided a good fit to the data. Items comprising the fifth scale, Psychic Stress, exhibited a two-correlated factor structure. A factor analysis of scores for the five scales yielded strong evidence of coherency, with all scales loading substantially on a single common factor. CONCLUSION: The General Health Questionnaire shows good psychometric coherency as evidenced by high internal consistency and unidimensionality of all but one of its constituent scales, and uniformly high loadings of all scales on a single overarching factor. These results are consistent with prior findings from the General Health Questionnaire developmental study and Brazilian adaptation studies.

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Revalidation of the Cognitive and Affective Mindfulness Scale — Revised (CAMS-R) With Its Newly Developed Chinese Version (Ch-CAMS-R)

Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology ◽

10.1017/prp.2015.4 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 10 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Hau-Lung Chan ◽

Lap-Yan Lo ◽

Muriel Lin ◽

Nigel Thompson

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Factor Analysis ◽

Hong Kong ◽

Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽

Factor Structure ◽

Chinese Population ◽

Full Range ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Chinese Version ◽

Confirmatory Factor

Considering the strengths and weaknesses of currently available inventories measuring mindfulness for Chinese population, a need for a short and comprehensive inventory was identified. The present study therefore developed a written Chinese version of the Cognitive and Affective Mindfulness Scale — Revised (CAMS-R) that excels in its full range of conceptual coverage, employs widely accessible language, and is brief in length. The reliability and validity of the Ch-CAMS-R was examined and found to be compatible with the original version and with other inventories measuring mindfulness. Results of confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and exploratory factor analysis (EFA) suggested allocation of two question items, without posing a threat to the four-factor (including attention, awareness, present-focus and acceptance) structure in both the CAMS-R and Ch-CAMS-R. In general, the present study supports that this four-factor structure is compatible with the conceptualidation of mindfulness in both United States and Hong Kong samples.

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Psychometric Properties of the Chinese Version of the 10-Item Ruminative Response Scale Among Undergraduates and Depressive Patients

Frontiers in Psychiatry ◽

10.3389/fpsyt.2021.626859 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 ◽

Author(s):

Jiayue He ◽

Yalin Liu ◽

Chang Cheng ◽

Shulin Fang ◽

Xiang Wang ◽

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Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽

Psychometric Properties ◽

Factor Structure ◽

Internal Consistency ◽

Chinese Version ◽

Response Scale ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Depressive Patients ◽

Over Time

Objective: Rumination is considered as a key process in the mechanism of depression. Assessing rumination is important for both research and clinical practice. The Ruminative Response Scale (RRS) is a widely-used instrument to measure rumination. This study aimed to examine the psychometric properties of the Chinese 10-item Ruminative Response Scale (RRS-10) in a large sample of Chinese undergraduates and depressive patients.Methods: A total of 1,773 university students and 286 clinical patients with major depressive disorder finished the Chinese version of the RRS10, State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). A confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was performed to examine the two-factor structure (reflection and brooding) of the RRS-10. The correlations among RRS-10, STAI, and BDI were explored in two samples. In addition, the measurement invariance of the RRS-10 across gender, time, and groups with and without depressive symptoms were further investigated. The internal consistency and test-retest reliability were also evaluated.Results: Confirmatory Factor Analysis revealed that the two-factor structure of RRS-10 fitted reasonably both in undergraduates (CFI = 0.933, TLI = 0.905, RMSEA = 0.071, SRMR = 0.035) and depressive patients (CFI = 0.941, TLI = 0.910, RMSEA = 0.077, SRMR = 0.057). The results of the multi-group confirmatory factor analysis supported the full strict invariance across genders and across groups (undergraduates and depressive patients). The full strong invariance over time was also supported by MGCFA. Besides, the RRS-10 showed acceptable internal consistency and good stability.Conclusions: The RRS-10 has good reliability and validity in different samples and over time, which demonstrated that RRS-10 is a valid measurement instrument to assess rumination.

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