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Studia Psychologica Vol.48, No.1, p.69-79, 2006

Title: PSYCHOMETRIC EVALUATION OF THE GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE-12 AND ROSENBERG SELF-ESTEEM SCALE IN HUNGARIAN AND SLOVAK EARLY ADOLESCENTS
Author: Maria SARKOVA, Iveta NAGYOVA, Zuzana KATRENIAKOVA, Andrea MADARASOVA GECKOVA, Olga OROSOVA, Berrie MIDDEL, Jitse P. van DIJK,Wim van den HEUVEL

Abstract: The reliability and factor structure of the General Health Questionnaire-12 (GHQ-12) and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem scale (RSE) were evaluated in samples of Hungarian and Slovak early adolescents. The principal component analyses support the two-factor solution for GHQ-12 with subscales "depression/anxiety" and "social dysfunction". Similarly, the RSE appears to be an instrument with a two-factor structure with subscales "negative self-esteem" and "positive self-esteem" in both samples. Reliability analyses of GHQ-12 and RSE total scales show satisfactory results, although the reliability figures of some components is lower. The factor structure of RSE component "negative self-esteem" is less clear. Researchers need to be aware of the potential problems surrounding the negative item wording and make every effort to ensure that negatively-worded items are carefully constructed and easily interpreted by the population of early adolescents.

Keywords: General Health Questionnaire-12, Rosenberg Self-Esteem scale, psychometrics, early adolescents
Year: 2006, Volume: 48, Issue: 1 Page From: 69, Page To: 79

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