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PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT
Volume 18, Issue 1, Pages 22-32Publisher
AMER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC
DOI: 10.1037/1040-3590.18.1.22
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cancer survivors; pediatric oncology; psychological distress; factor analysis; BSI-18
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The factor structure of the Brief Symptom Inventory-18 (BSI-18; L. R. Derogatis, 2000) was investigated in a sample of adult survivors of childhood cancer enrolled in the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study (CCSS; N = 8,945). An exploratory factor analysis with a randomly chosen subsample supported a 3-factor structure closely corresponding to the 3 BSI-18 subscales: Depression, Anxiety, and Somatization. Confirmatory factor analysis with structural equation modeling validated this 3-dimensional structure in a separate subsample, though an alternative 4-factor model also fit the data. Analysis of the 3-factor model showed consistent,fit in male and female participants. Compared with available community-based norms, survivors reported fewer symptoms of psychological distress. Together, results support the hypothesized 3-dimensional structure of the BSI-18 and indicate the measure may be useful in assessing psychological distress in this growing population of cancer survivors.
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