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Item response theory and differential test functioning analysis of the HBSC-Symptom-Checklist across 46 countries

2022

Abstract Background The Symptom Checklist (SCL) developed by the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study is a non-clinical measure of psychosomatic complaints (e.g., headache and feeling low) that has been used in numerous studies. Several studies have investigated the psychometric characteristics of this scale; however, some psychometric properties remain unclear, among them especially a) dimensionality, b) adequacy of the Graded Response Model (GRM), and c) measurement invariance across countries. Methods Data from 229,906 adolescents aged 11, 13 and 15 from 46 countries that participated in the 2018 HBSC survey were analyzed. Adolescents were selected using representative s…

HBSC symptom checklistHealth behaviour in school‑aged childrenAdolescentPsychometrics: Public health health care sciences & services [D22] [Human health sciences]EpidemiologyEmotionskyselytutkimuslapset (ikäryhmät): Santé publique services médicaux & soins de santé [D22] [Sciences de la santé humaine]Health InformaticsAdolescentsnuoretmielenterveysSurveys and QuestionnairesHumansChildreliabiliteettiMeasurement invarianceSchoolsCross-nationalSubjective health complaintsReproducibility of ResultsPsychosomatic health complaintsChecklistpsykometriikkaSelf‑reported health complaintsvaliditeettimittarit (mittaus)psykosomatiikkaDifferential item functioningBMC Medical Research Methodology
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