The General Health Questionnaire (GHQ). Comparison of the English version and a translated Indian version.
The English version of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) and a translated Indian version were administered to a sample of hundred bilingual college students. Both the versions of the GHQ showed adequate internal consistency and reliability. There was a high concordance between the two versions on high scorers and low scorers. These results were also applicable to GHQ-30 and GHQ-12. Item analysis revealed certain differences between the two versions attributable to semantic and technical problems. Validity of the GHQ in the Indian setting are discussed.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007802:Language; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010555:Personality Inventory