Measuring psychological pain: psychometric analysis of the Orbach and Mikulincer Mental Pain Scale

Measuring psychological pain: psychometric analysis of the Orbach and Mikulincer Mental Pain Scale

Abstract Background Suicide is a public health concern, with an estimated 1 million individuals dying each year worldwide. Individual psychological pain is believed to be a contributing motivating factor. Therefore, establishing a psychometrically sound tool to adequately measure psychological pain...

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Main Authors: Madeline P. Casanova, Megan C. Nelson, Michael A. Pickering, Karen M. Appleby, Emma J. Grindley, Lindsay W. Larkins, Russell T. Baker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-05-01
Series:Measurement Instruments for the Social Sciences
Subjects:
Psychological pain
Psychometrics
Confirmatory factor analysis
Invariance testing
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s42409-021-00025-8

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s42409-021-00025-8

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