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Factor structure of the chinese version of the general health questionnaire (GHQ‐30): A confirmatory factor analysis
Author(s) -
Shek Daniel T. L.
Publication year - 1993
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 - 10.1002/1097-4679(199309)49:5<678::aid-jclp2270490510>3.0.co;2-h
Subject(s) - lisrel , psychology , confirmatory factor analysis , general health questionnaire , clinical psychology , anxiety , psychopathology , structural equation modeling , coping (psychology) , psychometrics , psychiatry , statistics , mathematics
The factor structure of responses to the Chinese version of the General Health Questionnaire (CGHQ‐30) in a sample of 2,150 Chinese secondary school students was examined using the LISREL approach to confirmatory factor analysis. The results showed that while a five‐factor model (Anxiety, Depression, Inadequate Coping, Social Dysfunctioning and Sleep Disturbances) was able to fit the data, a higher‐order factor model with five primary factors (Anxiety, Depression, Inadequate Coping, Social Dysfunctioning and Sleep Disturbances) and a second‐order factor (General Psychopathology) was found to be a more parsimonious model. The present findings are discussed with reference to the controversies that surround the dimensionality of the General Health Questionnaire.