Wording effects and the factor structure of the 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12).
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Wording effects and the factor structure of the 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12).
The 12-item version of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) has become a popular screening instrument with which to measure general psychological health in different settings. Previous studies into the factorial structure of the GHQ-12 have mainly supported multifactor solutions, and only a few recent works have shown that the GHQ-12 was best represented by a single substantive factor when...
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عنوان ژورنال: Psychological Assessment
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1939-134X,1040-3590
DOI: 10.1037/a0036472