Assessing modern health worries
Dimensionality and factorial invariance across age and sex of the Modern Health Worries Scale in a general population sample
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7844330 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lena Spangenberg (0000-0001-8248-6734, Leipzig University), Markus Zenger (0000-0003-2433-9589, Leipzig University), Winfried Rief (0000-0002-7019-2250, Philipps University of Marburg), Elmar Brähler (Leipzig University), Heide Glaesmer (0000-0002-3752-7653, Leipzig University) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | 1302-1308 |
| Publication date | 2014-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1359105313488980 |
| PMID | 23740265 |
| OpenAlex | W1969452139 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 15 |
Previous work suggests a four-factor structure of the Modern Health Worries Scale. This study is the first to investigate its dimensionality and factorial invariance across age and sex in a representative population sample ( N = 2524) using confirmatory factor analysis. The proposed four-factor model failed to achieve good model fit. Model fit was optimized by allowing correlating error terms resulting in acceptable model fit. Multi-group analysis revealed invariance across age and sex. Our study proved the proposed four-factor structure across age and sex. Consequently, the Modern Health Worries Scale can be applied in general population surveys using subscale scores
Confirmatory factor analysis · Curse of dimensionality · Environmental health · Factorial · Geography · Measurement invariance · Population · Sample (material · Sample size determination · Scale (ratio · Statistics · Structural equation modeling · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Health disparities and outcomes · Mathematics · Medicine · Psychology · Psychometric Methodologies and Testing · Clinical Psychology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,09 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2015 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |