title: Factor structure of the Chinese version of the General Health Questionnaire (GHO-30): a confirmatory factor analysis.
abstract: The factor structure of responses to the Chinese version of the General Health Questionnaire (CGHQ-30) in a sample of 2,150 Chinese secondary school students was examined using the LISREL approach to confirmatory factor analysis. The results showed that while a five-factor model (Anxiety, Depression, Inadequate Coping, Social Dysfunctioning and Sleep Disturbances) was able to fit the data, a higher-order factor model with five primary factors (Anxiety, Depression, Inadequate Coping, Social Dysfunctioning and Sleep Disturbances) and a second-order factor (General Psychopathology) was found to be a more parsimonious model. The present findings are discussed with reference to the controversies that surround the dimensionality of the General Health Questionnaire.
authors.affiliation: Chinese University of Hong Kong.
authors.forename: D T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Shek
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002681:China; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006723:Hong Kong; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015233:Models, Statistical; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology; D014177:Translations