Temporal Stability of the Brief Symptom Inventory 18 Among Irish College Students Over Four Weeks

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ID13920451
AuthorsFrederick Houghton (0000-0001-6521-7161), Frank Houghton (0000-0002-7599-5255, corresponding author), Noreen Keane, Niamh Murphy (0000-0002-9118-0291), Claire Dunne (0009-0005-1614-090X)
Year2013
Volume41
Issue2
Pages197-198
Publication date2013-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Behavior and Personality An International Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0301-2212 • E-ISSN: 1179-6391
PublisherScientific Journal Publishers Limited (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2224/sbp.2013.41.2.197
OpenAlexW2053312019
LanguageEN
Citations received2

Of the currently limited available data on the mental health of students in Ireland the most notable are provided in the College Lifestyle and Attitudinal National (CLAN) Survey (Hope, Dring, & Dring, 2005). Recently, Houghton et al. (2012) found among students at an Irish university that women reported significantly higher levels of symptomatology than men on each of the three 6-item subscales of the Brief Symptom Inventory 18 (BSI 18; Derogatis, 2001) (anxiety, depression, and somatization) and the Global Severity Index (GSI; summed total of the 18 items). Similarly, final-year students had significantly worse mental health than non-final-year students. Internal reliability, construct validity, and factor structure of the BSI 18, were reported but no data on the test-retest reliability of the measure. Our aim was to supplement these findings by reporting on the test-retest reliability of the BSI 18 in a small sample of Irish college students

Developmental psychology · Irish · Linguistics · Clinical Psychology · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout · Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health · Social Psychology

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