Psychometric Properties and Measurement Invariance of the Brief Symptom Inventory-18 Among Chinese Insurance Employees

Frontiers in Psychology

Yiyun Shou²  Fen Ren³  Mingshu Li⁴  Chuxian Zhong⁴  Xintong Zhang⁴  Wendeng Yang⁵  Meng-Cheng Wang⁵ 

[1] Department of Psychology, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China;Research School of Psychology, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia;School of Education and Psychology, University of Jinan, Jinan, China;The Center for Psychometrics and Latent Variable Modeling, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China;The Key Laboratory for Juveniles Mental Health and Educational Neuroscience in Guangdong Province, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China;

关键词: psychometric properties;    Brief Symptom Inventory-18;    bi-factor model;    measurement invariance;    Chinese insurance professionals;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00519

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

This study aimed to examine the psychometric properties and factorial invariance of the Brief Symptom Inventory-18 (BSI-18). Confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs) were performed to verify the BSI-18’s factor structure in a large sample of Chinese insurance professionals (N = 2363, 62.7% women; age range = 19–70). Multigroup CFA were performed to test the measurement invariance of the model with the best fit across genders. In addition, structural equation modeling was conducted to test the correlations between the BSI-18 and two covariates – social support perception and grit trait. Results indicated that the bi-factor model best fit the data and was also equivalent across genders. The BSI-18’s general factor, and somatization and depression dimensions were significantly related to social support perception and grit trait, whereas the anxiety dimension was not. Overall, our findings suggested that the BSI-18’s can be a promising tool in assessing general psychological distress in Chinese employees.

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