Factor structure and psychometric properties of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) among Ghanaian adolescents
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Factor structure and psychometric properties of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) among Ghanaian adolescents.
PURPOSE There is little information about the reliability and validity of the 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) in Ghana. This study sought to examine the reliability and factor structure of the GHQ-12 in Ghanaian adolescents. METHODS High school students (N = 770) completed the GHQ-12 and the Adolescent Stress Questionnaire (ASQ). Internal consistency, convergent validity and exp...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1728-0583,1728-0591
DOI: 10.2989/17280583.2015.1007867