Takeuchi M, Kitamura T
Department of Psychology, Aoyama-Gakuin University Graduate School, Tokyo, Japan.
Int J Soc Psychiatry. 1991 Summer;37(2):99-106. doi: 10.1177/002076409103700204.
Factor structures of the 60- and 30-item versions of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) were explored, using data collected from 236 Japanese high-school and university students. The 60-item version produced factors interpretable as social functioning, anxiety, somatic symptoms, and severe depression; the 30-item version produced general dysphoria, social functioning, depressive thoughts, difficulty in concentration and insomnia. Although the two versions of the GHQ produced the same number of factors, their structures differed in content. Thus it may be necessary to examine the factor structures of the GHQ when using it in a study of a population containing subjects with different cultural backgrounds.
使用从236名日本高中生和大学生收集的数据，对一般健康问卷（GHQ）60项和30项版本的因子结构进行了探索。60项版本产生的因子可解释为社会功能、焦虑、躯体症状和重度抑郁；30项版本产生的因子为一般烦躁、社会功能、抑郁想法、注意力不集中和失眠。虽然GHQ的两个版本产生的因子数量相同，但其结构在内容上有所不同。因此，在对包含具有不同文化背景受试者的人群进行研究时使用GHQ，可能有必要检查其因子结构。
