Cross-country comparisons of trends in adolescent psychosomatic symptoms – a Rasch analysis of HBSC data from four Nordic countries

Cross-country comparisons of trends in adolescent psychosomatic symptoms – a Rasch analysis of HBSC data from four Nordic countries

Abstract Background To analyse the psychometric properties of the HBSC Symptom Checklist (HBSC-SCL) on psychosomatic symptoms with a focus on the operating characteristics of the items, and on the impacts of measurement distortions on the comparisons of person measures across time and between countr...

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Main Authors: Curt Hagquist, Pernille Due, Torbjørn Torsheim, Raili Välimaa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
Subjects:
Adolescents
HBSC
Psychosomatic symptoms
Rasch measurement theory
Trend analyses
Differential item functioning
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12955-019-1097-x

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