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

2018

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 countries.METHODS: Data were collected in 1993/94, 1997/98, 2001/02, 2005/06, 2008/09, 2013/14 in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden as part of the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study. Data comprised 116,531 students 11, 13 and 15 years old. Rasch analysis was conducted of the HBSC-SCL consisting of eight items with a focus on Differential Item Functioning (DIF) and item threshold ordering. …

MaleAdolescentPsychometricsDenmarkScandinavian and Nordic CountriesAdolescentslcsh:Computer applications to medicine. Medical informaticsbehavioral disciplines and activitiesnuoretSurveys and QuestionnairesPsychosomatic symptomsTrend analysesdifferential item functioningHumansadolescentsSociologi (exklusive socialt arbete socialpsykologi och socialantropologi)ChildStudentsFinlandSwedenHBSCNorwayResearchSociology (excluding Social Work Social Psychology and Social Anthropology)Public Health Global Health Social Medicine and EpidemiologyHealth Status DisparitiesPsychophysiologic DisordersRasch measurement theorytrenditpsykometriikkaFolkhälsovetenskap global hälsa socialmedicin och epidemiologiAdolescent BehaviorpsykosomatiikkaQuality of Lifelcsh:R858-859.7FemaleSymptom AssessmentDifferential item functioningpsychosomatic symptomstrend analyses
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