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Factor structure of the expanded Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale
Author(s) -
Burger Gary K.,
Calsyn Robert J.,
Morse Gary A.,
Klinkenberg W. Dean,
Trusty Michael L.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-4679(199708)53:5<451::aid-jclp5>3.0.co;2-q
Subject(s) - hostility , psychology , brief psychiatric rating scale , clinical psychology , rating scale , confirmatory factor analysis , psychiatry , anxiety , psychometrics , test validity , structural equation modeling , developmental psychology , psychosis , statistics , mathematics
Abstract This study investigated the factor structure of the expanded Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) on a sample of severe mentally ill homeless individuals. A confirmatory factor analysis using the Oblique Multiple Group method supported the typical five factor solution found in previous studies with the original BPRS. The five factors were labeled Thinking Disorder, Withdrawal, Anxiety‐Depression, Hostility‐Suspicion, and Activity. Alpha coefficients for four of the scales ranged from .73 to .81; however, the alpha coefficient for the Hostility‐Suspicion scale was only .49. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Clin Psychol 53 : 451–454, 1997.