The structure of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12): two meta-analytic factor analyses

T Gnambs, T Staufenbiel - Health psychology review, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT The General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) is a popular measure of
psychological distress. Despite its widespread use, an ongoing controversy pertains to its …

Positive versus negative mental health in emerging adulthood: a national cross-sectional survey

R Winzer, F Lindblad, K Sorjonen, L Lindberg - BMC public health, 2014 - Springer
Background The dual continuum model suggests that positive mental health not only implies
the absence of mental illness, but also constitutes an entity of its own. Measures that …

Establishment of pre-qualification criteria for the selection of subcontractors by the prime constructors for building projects

AL Olanrewaju, MZX Bong, C Preece - Journal of Building Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Prime contractors play a vital role in the successful delivery of construction projects.
However, the success of the prime contractors depends on the performance of the …

Understanding the population structure of the GHQ-12: Methodological considerations in dimensionally complex measurement outcomes

GJ Griffith, K Jones - Social Science & Medicine, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Mental health and its complexity, measurement and social determinants are
increasingly important avenues of research for social scientists. Quantitative social science …

Barriers to mental health service use among Palestinian-Arab women in Israel: psychological distress as moderator

F Abo-Rass, S Abu-Kaf, O Nakash - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Many studies indicate that ethnic minority women, including women from the
disadvantaged Palestinian-Arab minority in Israel, experience higher rates of psychological …

Wording effects and the factor structure of the 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12).

JG Molina, MF Rodrigo, JM Losilla… - Psychological …, 2014 - psycnet.apa.org
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 …

The economic cost of bereavement in Scotland

AI Stephen, C Macduff, DJ Petrie, FM Tseng… - Death …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Aspects of the socioeconomic costs of bereavement in Scotland were estimated using 3 sets
of data. Spousal bereavement was associated with increased mortality and longer hospital …

Factorial validity and invariance of the GHQ-12 among clinical and nonclinical samples

HM Fernandes, J Vasconcelos-Raposo - Assessment, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
The purpose of this study was to examine the internal reliability, factorial validity, and
measurement invariance of a Brazilian–Portuguese version of the General Health …

The impact of ambiguous response categories on the factor structure of the GHQ–12.

JJ Rey, FJ Abad, JR Barrada, LE Garrido… - Psychological …, 2014 - psycnet.apa.org
Previous research has suggested multiple factor structures for the 12-item General Health
Questionnaire (GHQ–12), with contradictory evidence arising across different studies on the …

How different domains of quality of life are associated with latent dimensions of mental health measured by GHQ-12

F Nouri, A Feizi, H Roohafza, M Sadeghi… - Health and quality of life …, 2021 - Springer
Background and objectives A short form of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) is a
useful screening instrument for assessing mental health. Furthermore, Quality of life (QoL) is …