Difference of the 28-Item General Health Questionnaire Scores between Japanese High School and University Students

1993 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 575-583 ◽  
Author(s):  
Koji Nagata ◽  
Hiromi Okubo ◽  
Kazuhiko Moji ◽  
Tai-ichiro Takemoto
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
University Students ◽  
General Health ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Health Questionnaire

The Cost of Being Perfect: Perfectionism and Suicide Ideation in University Students

2000 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. 829-835 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teresa K. Hamilton ◽  
Robert D. Schweitzer
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
University Students ◽  
General Health ◽  
Suicide Ideation ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Health Questionnaire ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The Relationship

Objective: The aim of the study was to assess the relationship between dimensions of perfectionism and suicide ideation in a tertiary student population in Australia. Method: The methodology involved 405 students completing the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28) which includes a subset of questions which can be used to assess suicide ideation, and the Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale. Results: The presence of suicide ideation was associated with higher scores on total perfectionism and two perfectionism dimensions, and total GHQ scores. There were significant differences between participants with high levels of perfectionism and participants with moderate to low levels of perfectionism on a measure of suicide ideation. Neither gender nor age were associated with differences in the scores, with results indicating high levels of perfectionism may indicate a vulnerability to suicide ideation. Conclusions: Perfectionism is a valued attribute in high-achieving populations. The question needs to be asked, however, at what cost? The findings indicate that high levels of perfectionism may be associated with an increased vulnerability to suicide ideation. Future research is needed to gain a better understanding of the complex interrelationship between personality and temperament, environmental factors and self-destructive behaviour.

Relationship between Belief in Good Luck and General Health

1999 ◽  
Vol 85 (3) ◽  
pp. 971-972 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liza Day ◽  
John Maltby ◽  
Ann Macaskill
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
General Health ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Somatic Symptoms ◽  
Good Luck ◽  
Health Questionnaire ◽  
Social Dysfunction ◽  
Undergraduate University Students

62 undergraduate university students were administered the 12-item Belief in Good Luck Scale of Darke and Freedman and the General Health Questionnaire of Goldberg and Williams. Scores on belief in good luck showed a significant correlation of −.29 with anxiety and −.35 with depression but correlations were not significant for somatic symptoms (.15) and social dysfunction (.15).

Validity of the 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) in detecting depressive and anxiety disorders among high school students

2011 ◽  
Vol 187 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 291-296 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gennady Nickolaevich Baksheev ◽  
Jo Robinson ◽  
Elizabeth Mary Cosgrave ◽  
Kathryn Baker ◽  
Alison Ruth Yung
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Anxiety Disorders ◽  
General Health ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Health Questionnaire ◽  
School Students

scholarly journals Status związku (w związku intymnym vs singiel), konstrukt Ja i zdrowie psychiczne młodzieży akademickiej

1970 ◽  
pp. 55-65
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Adamczyk ◽  
Barbara Jankowiak ◽  
Emilia Soroko
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
University Students ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
General Health ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Relationship Status ◽  
Health Questionnaire ◽  
Self Construal

The aim of this online survey was to test the hypothesis that self-construals (Independent self-construal and Interdependent self-construal) mediate the association between relationship status (single vs. partnered) and mental health. Four hundred and twenty-nine university students (327 females and 102 males) 19-25 (M = 21.79, SD = 1.72) completed the Polish versions of the General Health Questionnaire-28 and Self-Construal Scale. The results indicated that although different configurtions of self-construals are related to the level of experienced anxiety, the aspects of mental health analyzed are not related to the interaction between relationship status (partnered vs single) and 4 configurationsof self-construals. At the same time, the revealed lack of correlation between relationship status and mental health is contradictory to expectations and hypotheses. The results suggest that university students are perhaps in the middle of a prolonged moratorium, and in consequence, not making an attempt to fulfilldevelopmental tasks characteristic for (young) adults cannot be seen as an indicator of any aspect of psychological health.

Reliability, Validity, and Factor Structure of the Arabic Version of the 12-Item General Health Questionnaire

2001 ◽  
Vol 89 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tewfik K. Daradkeh ◽  
Rafia Ghubash ◽  
Omer E. F. El-Rufaie
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
General Health ◽  
Factor Score ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Arabic Version ◽  
Health Questionnaire ◽  
Hopkins Symptom Checklist ◽  
Factor C ◽  
University Settings

The aim was to examine the psychometric properties of the Arabic 12-item General Health Questionnaire in a sample of university students. A sample of 157 university students was screened using this questionnaire and the Hopkins Symptom Checklist-90. A standardized clinical interview using SCID was conducted on a subset of screened students. Reliability, validity, and factor analysis of the questionnaire were evaluated. Using factor score discrimination between cases and noncases was also evaluated. The Arabic version of the GHQ-12 proved to be reliable as indicated by Cronbach alpha of .86. The best balance between sensitivity and specificity was found at the General Health Questionnaire cut-off point of 15/16: at this threshold, sensitivity was .88 and was paired with a specificity of .84. Principal component analysis with varimax rotation identified three factors, namely, Factor A (general dysphoria), Factor B (lack of enjoyment), and Factor C (social dysfunction). Factors A and C discriminated between clinically distressed and clinically nondistressed subjects. The General Health Questionnaire-12 as a whole is a reliable and valid screening tool in university settings.

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