A confirmatory factor analysis of the General Health Questionnaire–28 in a Black South African sample

This study examined the latent factor structure of the General Health Questionnaire–28 (GHQ-28) in a Black South African sample (N = 523). Results of the single-group confirmatory factor analysis support the universal four-factor structure of general psychological health observed in Western samples....

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Published in:Journal of health psychology 2014-10, Vol.19 (10), p.1222-1231
Main Authors: de Kock, Francois S, Görgens-Ekermans, Gina, Dhladhla, Thamsanqla J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
African Continental Ancestry Group - ethnology
African Continental Ancestry Group - statistics & numerical data
Biological and medical sciences
Factor analysis
Factor Analysis, Statistical
Female
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Mental health
Mental Health - ethnology
Mental Health - statistics & numerical data
Military Personnel - statistics & numerical data
Multidimensional analysis
Psychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychometrics. Diagnostic aid systems
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Questionnaires
Reproducibility of Results
Samples
South Africa
South Africa - ethnology
Surveys and Questionnaires - standards
Techniques and methods
Young Adult
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Summary:This study examined the latent factor structure of the General Health Questionnaire–28 (GHQ-28) in a Black South African sample (N = 523). Results of the single-group confirmatory factor analysis support the universal four-factor structure of general psychological health observed in Western samples. However, multigroup confirmatory factor analyses (i.e. split-sample cross-validation approach, conducted with invariance analyses) for a three-factor structure suggest that psychological health could have a less differentiated dimensional structure in some African populations. Theoretical and practical implications of the study results are discussed.
ISSN:1359-1053
1461-7277
DOI:10.1177/1359105313488972