A confirmatory factor analysis of the general health questionnaire-28 in a black South African sample

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1222-1231

  De Kock, Francois S ^a   Görgens Ekermans, Gina ^a   Dhladhla, Thamsanqla J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

cross cultural assessment; factor structure; General Health Questionnaire 28; psychological health; test transportability

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLACK PERSON; ETHNOLOGY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOLDIER; SOUTH AFRICA; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MILITARY PERSONNEL; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOUTH AFRICA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84909943721     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105313488972     Document Type: Article

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