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The Brief Symptom Inventory-9 (BSI-9): Development and validation in a German general population sample.
- Source :
- BMC Psychology; 7/30/2024, Vol. 12 Issue 1, p1-6, 6p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Background: The Brief Symptom Inventory-18 (BSI-18) is a self-report questionnaire with three subscales, somatisation, anxiety, and depression, based on longer measures of distress. The present study proposes a shorter, nine-item version (BSI-9) of the BSI-18 as a brief screening tool for distress. Methods: Confirmatory factor analyses and reliability and validity analyses were carried out using a representative sample of the German general population. Confirmatory factor analysis demonstrates a good model fit for the three-dimensional BSI-9. Results: The total scale was found to have strong internal consistency (α<subscript>Cronbach</subscript> = 0.87 for the global severity index). The internal consistency coefficients of the three-item subscales reflect the brevity of these scales (somatisation α<subscript>Cronbach</subscript> = 0.72, depression α <subscript>Cronbach</subscript> = 0.79, anxiety α<subscript>Cronbach</subscript> = 0.68). The subscales were found to be significantly related with subscales of the Patient Health Questionnaire-4 and Hopkins Symptom Checklist-25. Limitations: The present study used a limited number of distress measures, and a more recent dataset would be useful to provide a more current picture of the general population's distress levels. Conclusions: The BSI-9 provides a short, valid, and reliable screener for distress in the general population. Future work should examine its utility in clinical settings and different cultural contexts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20507283
- Volume :
- 12
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- BMC Psychology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 178969383
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-024-01890-8