Further evidence that item responses on the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale exhibit the characteristic pattern in the general population

Further evidence that item responses on the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale exhibit the characteristic pattern in the general population

Background: Previous studies suggested that item responses on the 6-item Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K6) exhibit characteristic distributions among the general population. To confirm the reproducibility of these findings, we conducted a pattern analysis of the K6 item responses using large...

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Main Authors: Shinichiro Tomitaka, Yohei Kawasaki, Kazuki Ide, Maiko Akutagawa, Yutaka Ono, Toshiaki A. Furukawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-03-01
Series:Heliyon
Subjects:
Public health
Epidemiology
Psychiatry
Clinical psychology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844018350746

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