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The primary objective of this study was to assess the psychological health of students at a local university in Malaysia using General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12). Additionally, the study was carried out to determine the reliability and factor structure of the GHQ-12. Sample comprised 386 students (female=177, male=209) who were selected using multistage cluster sampling. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect the data required. Results showed that slightly more than half (52.9%) of the respondents scored low on the GHQ-12, and a substantial proportion (47.1%) of them scored high, indicating an unhealthy psychological state. Nevertheless, no differences were observed between the genders. Reliability analysis showed satisfactory results, with a Cronbach’s alpha of 0.70. Meanwhile, factor analysis revealed that GHQ-12 was a measure of psychological distress, with a three-factor structure (Psychological Distress, Social and Emotional Dysfunction and Cognitive Disorder), which jointly accounted for 51.9% of the variance. The findings of the study therefore affirm that the GHQ-12 is a good measure for assessing the overall psychological well-being of students in Malaysia.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Science Faculty of Human Ecology |
DOI Number: | https://doi.org/10.5539/gjhs.v2n1p73 |
Publisher: | Canadian Center of Science and Education |
Keywords: | Psychological health; College students; General Health Questionnaire; GHQ-12 factor structure; Malaysia |
Depositing User: | Nur Farahin Ramli |
Date Deposited: | 06 Sep 2013 01:28 |
Last Modified: | 26 Nov 2019 02:10 |
Altmetrics: | http://www.altmetric.com/details.php?domain=psasir.upm.edu.my&doi=10.5539/gjhs.v2n1p73 |
URI: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24670 |
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