TY - JOUR
T1 - Psychometric Assessment of the Bangla Version of General Health Questionnaire-12 (GHQ-12)
AU - Islam, Azharul
AU - Siraji, Musfiqul Anwar
AU - Shaoli, Salowa Salam
AU - Jerin, Raisa
AU - Fazle Elahi, S. M.
AU - Ahmed, Tanvir
AU - Jahan, Nusrat
AU - Sultana, Sharmin
AU - Alom, Md Firoj
AU - Pintu, Md Parvez Sazzad
AU - Mir, Reeva
AU - Das, Prianka Shankar
AU - Haque, Shamsul
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 The Author(s).
PY - 2024/12
Y1 - 2024/12
N2 - The Bangla-translated 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) has been widely used in Bangladesh, but no attempt has been made to assess its psychometric properties. We investigated the latent structure, item quality, and differential item functioning of the Bangla GHQ-12 among 788 Bangladeshi adults (197 clinical outpatients and 591 nonclinical university students). A split-half exploratory factor analysis supported a unidimensional structure, confirmed by a bifactor model with the best fit (CFI = .96; TLI = .99; SRMR = .02; RMSEA = .06) in confirmatory factor analysis. The scale demonstrated excellent reliability (ordinal α = .96; McDonald’s ωt = .97) and known-group validity (clinical vs. nonclinical subgroups, t = 290.21, p < .001; Cohen’s d = 1.46). Item response theory-based analysis indicated reliability and coverage across the general mental health continuum (θ = ─3 to 3). While no item bias was found across genders, two items were more sensitive to clinical outpatients. We recommend the Bangla GHQ-12 as a unified tool for assessing general mental health and psychological distress among Bangladeshi nationals.
AB - The Bangla-translated 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) has been widely used in Bangladesh, but no attempt has been made to assess its psychometric properties. We investigated the latent structure, item quality, and differential item functioning of the Bangla GHQ-12 among 788 Bangladeshi adults (197 clinical outpatients and 591 nonclinical university students). A split-half exploratory factor analysis supported a unidimensional structure, confirmed by a bifactor model with the best fit (CFI = .96; TLI = .99; SRMR = .02; RMSEA = .06) in confirmatory factor analysis. The scale demonstrated excellent reliability (ordinal α = .96; McDonald’s ωt = .97) and known-group validity (clinical vs. nonclinical subgroups, t = 290.21, p < .001; Cohen’s d = 1.46). Item response theory-based analysis indicated reliability and coverage across the general mental health continuum (θ = ─3 to 3). While no item bias was found across genders, two items were more sensitive to clinical outpatients. We recommend the Bangla GHQ-12 as a unified tool for assessing general mental health and psychological distress among Bangladeshi nationals.
KW - Bangla GHQ-12
KW - Bangladesh
KW - differential item functioning
KW - item response theory
KW - mental health
KW - structural validity
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U2 - 10.1027/2698-1866/a000088
DO - 10.1027/2698-1866/a000088
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85211778941
SN - 2698-1866
VL - 5
SP - 303
EP - 315
JO - Psychological Test Adaptation and Development
JF - Psychological Test Adaptation and Development
IS - 1
ER -
