title: General health questionnaire - 12: psychometric properties and factor structure among Indian women living in the United kingdom.
abstract: The psychometric properties and factor structure of the 12 item General Health Questionnaire used in a sample of women of ethnic Indian origin living in the United Kingdom is described. The Cronbach's alpha was 0.89 and the split half reliability was 0.91. Principal component analysis revealed 2 significant components which accounted for 75.2% of variance. The psychometric properties and factor structure of the Hindi and English versions were similar.The psychometric properties and factor structure of the 12 item General Health Questionnaire used in a sample of women of ethnic Indian origin living in the United Kingdom is described. The Cronbach's alpha was 0.89 and the split half reliability was 0.91. Principal component analysis revealed 2 significant components which accounted for 75.2% of variance. The psychometric properties and factor structure of the Hindi and English versions were similar.
authors.affiliation: K.S. JACOB, Institute of Psychiatry, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AF.
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Jacob
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bhugra
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Mann