Ranking assessment of the General Health Questionnaire using Latent Rank Theory

• Shimizu Hiroshi

  Hiroshima University

• Daibo Ikuo

  Tokyo Future University

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• 潜在ランク理論による精神的健康調査票（GHQ）の順序的評価
• センザイ ランク リロン ニ ヨル セイシンテキ ケンコウ チョウサヒョウ(GHQ)ノ ジュンジョテキ ヒョウカ

Abstract

The latent rank structure of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) was examined and a methodology for “ranking assessment” for use in clinical screening was suggested. Clinical screening is conducted by using dichotomous methods, which is problematic. Recent research has introduced the concept of ranking assessment, which is conducted by dividing clients into ordinal groups according to the Latent Rank Theory (LRT). Participants (N = 949, including 80 neurotic patients) completed the GHQ. They were then divided into four ordinal groups according to LRT. The usual cut-off point of the GHQ (16/17 points) distinguished the third and fourth rank group as the clinical group and the first-rank group as the healthy group. However, the second rank group was classified as neither a healthy or clinical group. These results indicate that the LRT has the potential to facilitate practical and flexible clinical screening.

Journal

• The Japanese journal of psychology

  The Japanese journal of psychology 85 (5), 464-473, 2014

  The Japanese Psychological Association

Keywords

• Latent Rank Theory
• ranking assessment
• General Health Questionnaire

Details

• CRID: 1390282680054478080
• NII Article ID: 40020315683
• NII Article ID: 130004697138
• NII Book ID: AN00123620
• DOI: 10.4992/jjpsy.85.13225
• ISSN: 18841082
• ISSN: 00215236
• NDL BIB ID: 026007610
• Web Site: http://id.ndl.go.jp/bib/026007610
• Web Site: https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/books/R000000004-I026007610
• Web Site: https://search.jamas.or.jp/link/ui/2015125822
• Text Lang: ja
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