Department of Health and Nursing Sciences, Faculty of Social and Health Sciences, Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, PO Box 400, 2418, Elverum, Norway.
Department of Public Health and Sport Sciences, Faculty of Social and Health Sciences, Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, PO Box 400, 2418, Elverum, Norway.
Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2021 Oct 27;19(1):248. doi: 10.1186/s12955-021-01884-9.
The Hopkins Symptom Checklist-10 (HSCL-10) is widely used to measure psychological distress in adolescents. To provide valid and reliable results and generate recommendations for practice and policies, instruments with sound psychometric properties are required. The purpose of this study is to use Rasch measurement theory to assess the psychometric properties of the HSCL-10 among adolescents aged 13-19.
In this cross-sectional study, 6445 adolescents responded to a web-based questionnaire. Data were collected from lower and upper secondary schools in Norway during 2018. The data were analysed using the partial credit parameterisation of the unidimensional Rasch model.
HSCL-10 was found to be unidimensional and to have acceptable reliability. One pair of items showed response dependency. The targeting of the instrument could have been better. All items had ordered thresholds. Three items under-discriminated and three displayed differential item functioning regarding gender.
HSCL-10 has potential for measuring psychological distress in adolescents, though there is room for improvement. To further improve this instrument, some items should be rephrased.
霍普金斯症状清单-10(HSCL-10)被广泛用于衡量青少年的心理困扰。为了提供有效和可靠的结果,并为实践和政策提供建议,需要具有良好心理测量特性的工具。本研究的目的是使用 Rasch 测量理论评估 13-19 岁青少年的 HSCL-10 的心理测量特性。
在这项横断面研究中,6445 名青少年回答了一个基于网络的问卷。2018 年期间,在挪威的初中和高中收集数据。使用单维 Rasch 模型的部分信用参数化对数据进行分析。
HSCL-10 呈单维结构,具有可接受的可靠性。有一对项目显示出反应依赖性。该工具的目标定位可能更好。所有项目都有有序的门槛。有三个项目区分度不足,三个项目在性别方面存在差异的项目功能。
HSCL-10 有潜力用于衡量青少年的心理困扰,但仍有改进的空间。为了进一步改进该工具,一些项目应该重新措辞。