[The short version of the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI -18): preliminary psychometric properties of the German translation].
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[The short version of the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI -18): preliminary psychometric properties of the German translation]. / Spitzer, Carsten; Hammer, S; Löwe, Bernd; Grabe, H J; Barnow, S; Rose, Matthias; Wingenfeld, Katja; Freyberger, H J; Franke, G H.
In: FORTSCHR NEUROL PSYC, Vol. 79, No. 9, 9, 2011, p. 517-523.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - [The short version of the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI -18): preliminary psychometric properties of the German translation].
AU - Spitzer, Carsten
AU - Hammer, S
AU - Löwe, Bernd
AU - Grabe, H J
AU - Barnow, S
AU - Rose, Matthias
AU - Wingenfeld, Katja
AU - Freyberger, H J
AU - Franke, G H
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - The short version of the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI-18) is an easily applicable, reliable and valid self-report measure in wide international use. It assesses the syndroms of somatisation, depression and anxiety by means of 6 items each. For the psychometric evaluation of the German translation, undergraduate students, non-clinical subjects and psychosomatic outpatients were administered the BSI-18. Across these populations, all scales showed satisfactory to good internal consistencies (Cronbachs alpha ranged between 0.63 and 0.93). The item-total correlation as item discrimination index was sufficiently high, patricularly in the patient sample (rit ? 0.40). The correlations of the BSI-18 with measures of similar dimensions were moderate to high indicating a good convergent validity. Criterion-related validity was established in so far that patients scored significantly higher in all BSI-18 scales than did the non-clinical samples. With some exceptions, the German translation of the BSI-18 has similarly good psychometric qualities as the American original.
AB - The short version of the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI-18) is an easily applicable, reliable and valid self-report measure in wide international use. It assesses the syndroms of somatisation, depression and anxiety by means of 6 items each. For the psychometric evaluation of the German translation, undergraduate students, non-clinical subjects and psychosomatic outpatients were administered the BSI-18. Across these populations, all scales showed satisfactory to good internal consistencies (Cronbachs alpha ranged between 0.63 and 0.93). The item-total correlation as item discrimination index was sufficiently high, patricularly in the patient sample (rit ? 0.40). The correlations of the BSI-18 with measures of similar dimensions were moderate to high indicating a good convergent validity. Criterion-related validity was established in so far that patients scored significantly higher in all BSI-18 scales than did the non-clinical samples. With some exceptions, the German translation of the BSI-18 has similarly good psychometric qualities as the American original.
KW - Adult
KW - Germany
KW - Humans
KW - Male
KW - Female
KW - Young Adult
KW - Socioeconomic Factors
KW - Reproducibility of Results
KW - Psychometrics
KW - Language
KW - Anxiety Disorders/diagnosis/psychology
KW - Depressive Disorder/diagnosis/psychology
KW - International Classification of Diseases
KW - Mental Disorders/diagnosis/psychology
KW - Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
KW - Somatoform Disorders/diagnosis/psychology
KW - Translations
KW - Adult
KW - Germany
KW - Humans
KW - Male
KW - Female
KW - Young Adult
KW - Socioeconomic Factors
KW - Reproducibility of Results
KW - Psychometrics
KW - Language
KW - Anxiety Disorders/diagnosis/psychology
KW - Depressive Disorder/diagnosis/psychology
KW - International Classification of Diseases
KW - Mental Disorders/diagnosis/psychology
KW - Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
KW - Somatoform Disorders/diagnosis/psychology
KW - Translations
M3 - SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz
VL - 79
SP - 517
EP - 523
JO - FORTSCHR NEUROL PSYC
JF - FORTSCHR NEUROL PSYC
SN - 0720-4299
IS - 9
M1 - 9
ER -
