Journal
HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE OUTCOMES
Volume 14, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s12955-016-0539-y
Keywords
Young Chinese civil servant; GHQ-12; Factor structure; Scale; Quantitative methods
Funding
- Key Project of National Social Science Fund [16AZZ014]
- National Natural Science Funds for Excellent Young Scholar: Social Security and Public Policy [71622013]
- General Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China [71473117, 71173099]
- Deng Feng Scholars Program
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Background: The 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) is a commonly used screening instrument for measuring mental disorders. However, few studies have measured the mental health of Chinese professionals or explored the factor structure of the GHQ-12 through investigations of young Chinese civil servants. Method: This study analyses the factor structure of the GHQ-12 on young Chinese civil servants. Respondents include 1051 participants from six cities in eastern China. Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) is used to identify the potential factor structure of the GHQ-12. Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) models of previous studies are referred to for model fitting. Results: The results indicate the GHQ-12 has very good reliability and validity. All ten CFA models are well fitted with the actual data. Conclusion: All the ten models are feasible and fit the data equally well. The Chinese version of the GHQ-12 is suitable for professional groups and can serve as a screening tool to detect anxiety and psychiatric disorders.
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