Validation of the Brief Symptom Inventory-18 Among Low-Income African American Adolescents Exposed to Community Violence
Validation of the Brief Symptom Inventory-18 Among Low-Income African American Adolescents Exposed to Community Violence
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DOI：
10.1177/0886260517738778
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发表时间：
2021-01-01
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2.5
通讯作者：
Voisin, Dexter R.
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作者：
Kim, Dong Ha;Michalopoulos, Lynn Murphy;Voisin, Dexter R.
非裔美国青年，特别是那些居住在低资源社区的青年，与其他种族/族裔群体的青年相比，更容易遭受社区暴力。然而，在现有文献中，对这一人群评估与此类暴露相关的心理压力的适当措施研究不足。本研究的目的是通过经典的测试理论和项目反应理论的方法，在非洲裔美国青年暴露于社区暴力的简明症状量表（BSI-18）量表的信度和效度。内部信度和结构效度进行了检验。结果表明，良好的内部可靠性（α = 0.93）。结构效度的BSI-18建立通过验证性因素分析与三因素躯体，抑郁和焦虑模型。还确定了结构效度，所有项目均表明具有足够的拟合度。我们的研究表明，BSI-18的良好的可靠性和有效性，以评估暴露于社区暴力的非裔美国青年的心理困扰。
African American youth, especially those who reside in low resourced communities, are exposed to higher levels of exposure to community violence relative to their counterparts from other race/ethnic groups. However, appropriate measures for assessing psychological stress related to such exposures are underresearched in the extant literature for this population. The aim of the current study was to examine the reliability and validity of the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI-18) scale among African American youth exposed to community violence through classical test theory and item response theory methods. Internal reliability and construct validity were examined. Results indicated good internal reliability (alpha = .93). Construct validity of the BSI-18 was established through confirmatory factor analysis with the three-factor somatic, depression, and anxiety model. Construct validity was also determined with all items indicating adequate fit. Our study indicates good reliability and validity of the BSI-18 to assess psychological distress among African American youth exposed to community violence.