General Health Questionnaire (GHQ12)
New evidence of construct validity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16825796 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tulio Augusto Andrade Oliveira (0000-0002-8098-311X, Centro Universitário Saúde do ABC, Brasil), Valdiney V Gouveia (0000-0003-2107-5848, Universidade Federal da Paraíba), Maria Gabriela Costa Ribeiro (0000-0001-6920-9070, Faculdade Três Marias, Brasil), Karen Guedes Oliveira (0000-0003-2970-5349, Universidade Federal da Paraíba), Rômulo Lustosa Pimenteira De Melo (0000-0003-0722-2944, Universidade Federal da Paraíba), Erik Montagna (0000-0001-6834-0261, Centro Universitário Saúde do ABC, Brasil) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 803-810 |
| Publication date | 2023-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ciência & Saúde Coletiva (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1413-8123 • E-ISSN: 1678-4561 |
| Publisher | FapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1590/1413-81232023283.09452022 |
| PMID | 36888864 |
| OpenAlex | W4323319422 |
| SciELO | S1413-81232023000300803 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 31 |
This study aimed to gather evidence on the adequacy of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) in Brazil, considering a random sample of Brazilian physicians. Specifically aimed: (1) to test the GHQ-12 bifactor structure compared to alternative models, (2) to check its factorial invariance regarding to gender and the diagnosis of mental and behavioral disorders, and (3) to know the association of this measure with indicators of poor health (e.g., suicidal thoughts, decreased libido, medication use). The study included 1,085 physicians with a mean age of 45.7 (SD = 10.6), mostly male (61.5%), married (72.6%) and Catholic (59.2%). They answered the GHQ-12, the Positive and Negative Suicidal Ideation Inventory, and demographic questions. The best fit model was the bifactor structure composed of anxiety and depression, in addition to a general dimension, which presented Cronbach’s alpha, McDonald’s ω and composite reliability higher than 0.70 just for a general fact. Psychological distress scores correlated with suicidal ideation and indicators of health and sexual satisfaction. This is a psychometrically suitable instrument that can be used in terms of its total, but its specific factors need to be used with caution
Anxiety · Construct validity · Cronbach's alpha · Environmental health · General Health Questionnaire · Mental health · Poison control · Psychiatry · Psychometrics · Suicidal ideation · Suicide prevention · Clinical Psychology · Health disparities and outcomes · Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout · Medicine · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Psychology
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |