Long-Term Stability of the Rational Behavior Inventory and the General Health Questionnaire

1987 ◽  
Vol 60 (2) ◽  
pp. 637-638
Author(s):  
Robbert Sanderman ◽  
Johan Ormel
Keyword(s):  
General Health ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Rational Behavior ◽  
Health Questionnaire ◽  
Term Stability ◽  
Long Term Stability

For scores of a community sample of 230 adults (120 men, 110 women) rs over 17 mo. were .40 and .78 for the General Health Questionnaire and Rational Behavior Inventory, respectively.

The Psychological Effects of Service in British Antarctica

1987 ◽  
Vol 150 (2) ◽  
pp. 213-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Bell ◽  
P. H. Garthwaite
Keyword(s):  
Seasonal Variation ◽  
General Health ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Severe Depression ◽  
Psychological Effects ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Psychological Profile ◽  
Health Questionnaire ◽  
Small Community

This study follows the psychological profile of a group of Antarctic explorers on a remote base in British Antarctica. Each month for 1 year the 60-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) was administered to the 12-man complement and the results compared to those of a control group. Three men resigned and left, 4 months later, at the end of winter. Their scoring showed marked differences from the others, including the highest scores in the severe depression factor scale. The GHQ was accepted by the men despite the intrusive threat it offered in such a small community; there was also a seasonal variation in scoring, with higher scores in the winter, and no evidence of long-term psychological sequelae in those who stayed.

Validation of the General Health Questionnaire in a young community sample

1983 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 349-353 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael H. Banks
Keyword(s):  
General Health ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Continuous Variable ◽  
General Factor ◽  
Health Questionnaire ◽  
Relative Independence ◽  
The Social ◽  
Misclassification Rates ◽  
State Examination

SYNOPSISValidity coefficients of the 30-item, 28-item and 12-item versions of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) were determined by comparison with the Present State Examination (PSE) in a sample of 200 17-year-olds. The PSE classified 7 people (3·5%) as cases, although only 47% were identified as free of symptoms. Misclassification rates, sensitivity and specificity values are presented for different cutting scores for the three versions of the GHQ. The GHQ-28 had superior values, especially with a cutting score of 5/6; the GHQ-12 with a 2/3 cutting score also had acceptable values. All versions of the GHQ correlated highly with the PSE Index of Definition and total scores, providing support for the treatment of GHQ scores as a continuous variable in this kind of population. Correlations between sub-scales of the GHQ-28 give further evidence for a general factor and the relative independence of the social dysfunction sub-scale.

Social factors and minor psychiatric disorder in middle-aged men: a validation study and a population survey

1991 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 157-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. A. Stansfeld ◽  
J. E. J. Gallacher ◽  
D. S. Sharp ◽  
J. W. G. Yarnell
Keyword(s):  
Social Class ◽  
Psychiatric Disorder ◽  
General Health ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Psychiatric Morbidity ◽  
Health Questionnaire ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Social Contacts ◽  
Married Men

SYNOPSISA cross-sectional survey of minor psychiatric disorder is reported in a representative community sample of 2204 men between the ages of 45 years and 64 years living in Caerphilly, South Wales. Minor psychiatric disorder was measured by the 30-item General Health Questionnaire and validated by the Clinical Interview Schedule in a consecutive sample of 97 men, weighted to provide one-third cases, two-thirds non-cases. A case threshold of 4/5 on the General Health Questionnaire was chosen on the basis of ‘ROC’ analysis. An overall estimated ‘true’ prevalence rate for minor psychiatric disorder of 22·0% was found, with 22·3% of men scoring 5 or more on the General Health Questionnaire. Rates of minor psychiatric disorder were higher in widowed and divorced men than in married men but were also, unexpectedly, lower in single as opposed to married men. There was no social-class gradient in minor psychiatric morbidity but a lower rate in Social Class III NM may be largely explained by lower unemployment rates. There were markedly higher rates of minor psychiatric morbidity in unemployed men and those who retired ill. Men with no available social contacts had higher rates of morbidity than men with some or high social contacts.

The Mental Health of Elderly Couples II. Concordance for Psychiatric Morbidity in Spouses

1987 ◽  
Vol 150 (3) ◽  
pp. 303-308 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. M. Eagles ◽  
L. G. Walker ◽  
G. W. Blackwood ◽  
J. A. G. Beattie ◽  
D. B. Restall
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
General Health ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Psychiatric Morbidity ◽  
Married Couples ◽  
The Self ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Health Questionnaire ◽  
Self Assessment

A community sample of elderly married couples completed the 60-item General Health Questionnaire and the Leeds General Scales for the Self-Assessment of Depression and Anxiety. Significant concordance was demonstrated between the spouses' scores on these scales. Concordance was higher for depression than for anxiety. There was little to support previous findings that wives are more likely than husbands to be concordant with an ill spouse. The spouse concordance rates for psychiatric morbidity were similar to those found in studies of younger married couples.

The value of an improved scoring system (CGHQ) for the General Health Questionnaire in a representative community sample

1988 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 1001-1006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Felicia A. Huppert ◽  
Mauvis Gore ◽  
B. Jane Elliott
Keyword(s):  
General Health ◽  
Psychiatric Symptoms ◽  
Close Association ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Health Questionnaire ◽  
Scoring Method ◽  
Optimal Method ◽  
Community Residents

SynopsisThe value of a new method of scoring the General Health Questionnaire (CGHQ) has been assessed in a representative sample of 6317 British community residents aged 18 +. The CGHQ, which takes account of the chronicity of psychiatric symptoms, is found to be superior to the conventional scoring method in yielding a wider range of scores, a more normal distribution and in its close association to a well validated measure of neurotic illness.On the other hand, the conventional GHQ and the CGHQ score appear equally sensitive to a number of socio-demographic variables, including social class, marital status and employment. An important finding is that the two methods identify different individuals as cases. Compared with the GHQ, the CGHQ identifies a higher proportion of the middle-aged. The implications of these findings with respect to the optimal method of scoring the GHQ are discussed.

THE FRANCK TEST FOR GENDER IDENTITY: CORRELATION WITH OCCUPATION AND LONG-TERM STABILITY OF SCORE IN NORMAL MEN

1985 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roland Berg
Keyword(s):  
Gender Identity ◽  
Clinical Investigation ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
The Unconscious ◽  
Social Commitment ◽  
Term Stability ◽  
Long Term Stability ◽  
Completion Test ◽  
Normal Men

The projective Franck Drawing Completion Test (FDCT) is assumed to reflect the unconscious gender identity. A community sample of 42 men aged 20–34 years completed the test. A correlation was found between high (independent) occupational positions and masculine scores of she FDCT After seven years a re-test was performed by 27 men. This yielded an acceptable individual long-term stability in particular of the clinically important gender-opposite scores. The FDCT appears to relate to aspects of masculinity such as activity, expansion, and outward social commitment. As the test is truly non-obvious to the subject it is useful in the clinical investigation of for instance persons seeking sex reassignment.

Stability of Personality Traits and Psychological Distress over Six Years

1994 ◽  
Vol 78 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robbert Sanderman ◽  
Adelita V. Ranchor
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
General Health ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Eysenck Personality Questionnaire ◽  
Personality Questionnaire ◽  
Health Questionnaire ◽  
Initial Testing

Personality traits were quite stable over 6 yr. among 225 subjects from a community sample, wheteas psychological distress of initial testing could hardly explain scores 6 yr. later. Findings support the trait-state distinction of the measures under study, the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire and the General Health Questionnaire-30.

Factor Analysis and Validation of the General Health Questionnaire in Women: A General Practice Survey

1983 ◽  
Vol 142 (3) ◽  
pp. 257-264 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Hobbs ◽  
C. B. Ballinger ◽  
A. H. W. Smith
Keyword(s):  
General Practice ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Validation Study ◽  
General Health ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Health Questionnaire ◽  
Psychiatric Disturbance ◽  
Practice Survey ◽  
Relevant Factors

SummaryAs part of a survey of 1517 women aged 20–60 years, a factor analysis and validation study of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) was carried out. Although three clinically relevant factors could be isolated, their sensitivity was less than that of the total GHQ score, which was found to be a good measure of current psychiatric disturbance in this community sample.

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