Gibson R C
Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan.
J Gerontol. 1991 Sep;46(5):S235-42. doi: 10.1093/geronj/46.5.s235.
This research examined race differences in the structure and measurement of six self-reports of health that are widely used in studies of elderly persons. Second-order confirmatory factor analyses (LISREL) revealed race differences only in the validity of subjective interpretations of health state and in the measurement error of a chronic conditions indicator. No race differences were found in the form of the four-factor model of self-reported health. Results, interpreted within a cognitive illness-labeling framework, have implications for future race-comparative health research.
本研究调查了在老年人研究中广泛使用的六项健康自我报告的结构和测量方面的种族差异。二阶验证性因素分析（LISREL）显示，种族差异仅存在于健康状况主观解释的有效性以及慢性病指标的测量误差方面。在自我报告健康的四因素模型形式上未发现种族差异。在认知疾病标签框架内解释的结果，对未来的种族比较健康研究具有启示意义。
