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A preliminary investigation of the validity and reliability of the Brief-Symptom Inventory-18 in economically disadvantaged Latina American mothers

✍ Scribed by Hazel M. Prelow; Scott R. Weaver; Rebecca R. Swenson; Marvella A. Bowman

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 2005
Tongue: English
Weight: 128 KB
Volume: 33
Category: Article
ISSN: 0090-4392
DOI: 10.1002/jcop.20041

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✦ Synopsis

The purpose of the present study was to examine the construct validity and reliability of the Brief Symptom in 1,115 low-income Latina mothers. Exploratory factor analyses conducted in half of the sample supported a one-factor solution, which was subsequently confirmed in the remainder of the sample using confirmatory factor analyses. Contrary to its purported multidimensional structure, the BSI-18 measures a single dimension of general psychological distress in this sample of Latina mothers. Nevertheless, the results provide evidence that the symptoms composing the BSI-18 are meaningful expressions of general psychological distress among low-income Latina mothers. The validity of

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