Kessler Psychological Distress Scale: Internal Structure and Relation to Other Variables

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Autor(a) principal: Silva,Brenda Fernanda Pereira da
Data de Publicação: 2021
Outros Autores: Santos-Vitti,Laís, Faro,André
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Psico-USF (Online)
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Resumo: Abstract This study aimed to present validity evidence based on internal structure of the Kessler Scale of Psychological Distress (K10), to show its relations with the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10), and to present a social distribution of distress in the present sample. Participated in the study 717 residents of Aracaju, State of Sergipe, by means of household data collection. A sociodemographic questionnaire, K10, and PSS-10 were used as instruments. Exploratory Factor Analysis was performed using the Factor software, which indicated the scale unidimensionality, explaining 69.9% of the variance. Cronbach’s alpha was 0.93, and the model adjustment indices were satisfactory. A positive and statistically significant association between K10 and PSS-10 was observed. Regarding the social distribution, the levels of distress were higher in women, patients with chronic diseases, users of controlled drugs, and unemployed participants. It was concluded that K10 presented robust psychometric properties for the detection of distress in general population.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Kessler Psychological Distress Scale: Internal Structure and Relation to Other Variables
title Kessler Psychological Distress Scale: Internal Structure and Relation to Other Variables
spellingShingle Kessler Psychological Distress Scale: Internal Structure and Relation to Other Variables
Silva,Brenda Fernanda Pereira da
test validity
psychometrics
distress
screening
title_short Kessler Psychological Distress Scale: Internal Structure and Relation to Other Variables
title_full Kessler Psychological Distress Scale: Internal Structure and Relation to Other Variables
title_fullStr Kessler Psychological Distress Scale: Internal Structure and Relation to Other Variables
title_full_unstemmed Kessler Psychological Distress Scale: Internal Structure and Relation to Other Variables
title_sort Kessler Psychological Distress Scale: Internal Structure and Relation to Other Variables
author Silva,Brenda Fernanda Pereira da
author_facet Silva,Brenda Fernanda Pereira da
Santos-Vitti,Laís
Faro,André
author_role author
author2 Santos-Vitti,Laís
Faro,André
author2_role author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Silva,Brenda Fernanda Pereira da
Santos-Vitti,Laís
Faro,André
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv test validity
psychometrics
distress
screening
topic test validity
psychometrics
distress
screening
description Abstract This study aimed to present validity evidence based on internal structure of the Kessler Scale of Psychological Distress (K10), to show its relations with the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10), and to present a social distribution of distress in the present sample. Participated in the study 717 residents of Aracaju, State of Sergipe, by means of household data collection. A sociodemographic questionnaire, K10, and PSS-10 were used as instruments. Exploratory Factor Analysis was performed using the Factor software, which indicated the scale unidimensionality, explaining 69.9% of the variance. Cronbach’s alpha was 0.93, and the model adjustment indices were satisfactory. A positive and statistically significant association between K10 and PSS-10 was observed. Regarding the social distribution, the levels of distress were higher in women, patients with chronic diseases, users of controlled drugs, and unemployed participants. It was concluded that K10 presented robust psychometric properties for the detection of distress in general population.
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