INTERNAL CONSISTENCY AND FACTOR STRUCTURE OF THE CHINESE HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE

被引:140
作者
CHENG, TA
WU, JT
CHONG, MY
WILLIAMS, P
机构
[1] KAOHSIUNG MED COLL,DEPT PSYCHIAT,KAOHSIUNG,TAIWAN
[2] NATL TAIWAN UNIV,DEPT PSYCHOL,TAIPEI,TAIWAN
[3] INST PSYCHIAT,LONDON SE5 8AF,ENGLAND
关键词
factor structure; health questionnaire; internal consistency; screening; Taiwan;
D O I
10.1111/j.1600-0447.1990.tb01389.x
中图分类号
R749 [精神病学];
学科分类号
100205 ;
摘要
The internal consistency and factor structure of the Chinese Health Questionnaire (CHQ) were investigated in 2 samples in Taiwan, one from 3 communities (n= 1023) and the other from consecutive attenders for health screening in a general hospital (n= 386). Cronbach's alpha coefficients were calculated to be 0.84 and 0.83 for the 12‐item and 0.90 and 0.92 for the 30‐item CHQ version. Four factors similarly extracted for the CHQ‐30 in both samples include somatic symptoms, anxiety and worrying, social dysfunction, and depression and poor family relationship. The implications of these findings were discussed from a cross‐cultural perspective. Copyright © 1990, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved
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页码:304 / 308
页数:5
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