Factor analysis of the General Health Questionnaire.

R. S. Epstein*, C. S. Fullerton, R. J. Ursano

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Abstract

We present the factor structure of the General Health Questionnaire-60 as derived from a population of 2115 Army soldiers. An eight-factor principal components analysis provided the most clinically relevant solution and explained 58.0% of the variance. We distinguished two types of depressive symptomatology, suggesting the questionnaire may be useful in differentiating shame-ridden dysphoria from anergic disinterest.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)979-983
Number of pages5
JournalPsychological Reports
Volume75
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 1994
Externally publishedYes

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