Factor Structure of the 12-Item General Health Questionnaire in the Korean General Adult Population

2012 ◽  
Vol 51 (4) ◽  
pp. 178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jong-Ik Park ◽  
Young Ju Kim ◽  
Maeng Je Cho
Keyword(s):  
Factor Structure ◽  
General Health ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Health Questionnaire ◽  
General Adult Population

scholarly journals Reliability, Validity and Factor Structure of the 12-Item General Health Questionnaire among General Population

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 478-483 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miodraga Stefanovska Petkovska ◽  
Marjan I. Bojadziev ◽  
Vesna Velikj Stefanovska
Keyword(s):  
Factor Structure ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
General Health ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Health Questionnaire ◽  
Oblique Rotation ◽  
Nationally Representative

AIM: The aim of the study is to analyze the internal consistency; validity and factor structure of the twelve item General Health Questionnaire for the Macedonian general population.MATERIAL AND METHODS: Data came from nationally representative sample of 1603 randomly selected Macedonians all aged 18 years or older.RESULTS: The mean GHQ score in the general sample was found to be 7.9 (SD = 4.3). The results revealed a higher GHQ score among women (M = 8.91, SD = 4.5) compared to men (M = 6.89; SD = 4.2). The participants from the rural areas obtained a lower GHQ score (M = 7.55, SD = 3.8) compared to participants coming from the urban areas (M = 9.37, SD = 4.1). The principal component analysis with oblique rotation (direct oblimin) with maximum likelihood procedure solution was performed and the results yielded a three factor solution which jointly accounted for 57.17% of the total variance: Factor I named social management (items 1, 3, 4, 6, 7 and 8); Factor II stress (items 2, 5 and 9) and Factor III named self-confidence (items 10, 11 and 12). Its factor structure is in line with representative research from other population groups.CONCLUSION: The GHQ-12 can be used effectively for assessment of the overall psychological well-being and detection of non-psychotic psychiatric problems among the Macedonian population.

scholarly journals The 12-Item General Health Questionnaire as an Effective Mental Health Screening Tool for General Korean Adult Population

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 352 ◽  
Author(s):  
Young Ju Kim ◽  
Maeng Je Cho ◽  
Subin Park ◽  
Jin Pyo Hong ◽  
Jee Hoon Sohn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
General Health ◽  
Screening Tool ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Health Screening ◽  
Mental Health Screening ◽  
Health Questionnaire ◽  
Korean Adult

Factor structure and reliability of the 30-item Sinhala version of General Health Questionnaire (GHQ)

2012 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 150-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chrishantha Abeysena ◽  
Pushpa Jayawardana ◽  
Upali Peiris
Keyword(s):  
Factor Structure ◽  
General Health ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Health Questionnaire
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