Addressing challenges of validity and internal consistency of mental health measures in a 27- year longitudinal cohort study – the Northern Swedish Cohort study

Addressing challenges of validity and internal consistency of mental health measures in a 27- year longitudinal cohort study – the Northern Swedish Cohort study

Abstract Background There are inherent methodological challenges in the measurement of mental health problems in longitudinal research. There is constant development in definitions, taxonomies and demands concerning the properties of mental health measurements. The aim of this paper was to construct...

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Main Authors: Anne Hammarström, Hugo Westerlund, Kaisa Kirves, Karina Nygren, Pekka Virtanen, Bruno Hägglöf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-01-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
Subjects:
Mental health measures
Internal consistency
Validity
Longitudinal
Cohort study
Adolescence
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12874-015-0099-6

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