An international scoring system for self-reported health complaints in adolescents

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dc.contributor.authorRavens-Sieberer, Ulrike
dc.contributor.authorErhart, Michael
dc.contributor.authorTorsheim, Torbjorn
dc.contributor.authorthe HBSC Positive Health Focus Group
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-19T09:55:01Z
dc.date.available2022-01-19T09:55:01Z
dc.date.issued2008-06
dc.description.abstractBackground: Aimed to develop a unitary scoring system for the 'Health Behaviour in school-aged Children' (HBSC) symptom checklist that would facilitate cross-national comparisons and interpretation. Rasch measurement analysis and investigation of differential item functioning (DIF) were conducted. Methods: Data were obtained from the 'WHO collaborative study HBSC 2001/2002'. A total of 162 305 students aged 11, 13 and 15 years from 35 European and North American Countries were surveyed. Unidimensionality of the items and local independence were tested using means of confirmatory factor analysis. DIF across countries, age groups and gender was investigated using a logistic regression procedure. Item and person parameters were estimated according to the Rating Scale Model (RSM). Results: All items proved to be unidimensional. One item displayed noticeable DIF across countries and was discarded. The remaining items were functioning equally across subgroups. The RSM analysis resulted in Rasch model conform item parameter estimation. Infit mean square values between 0.84 and 1.35 revealed acceptable item fit. Conclusion: The control of DIF enables comparable and unbiased assessment of subjective health complaints across countries, age groups and gender. A scoring algorithm could be developed which enables a cross-cultural comparable and interval-scaled assessment of subjective health complaints.en
dc.description.statusPeer reviewed
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dc.format.extent119803
dc.identifier.citationRavens-Sieberer, U, Erhart, M, Torsheim, T & the HBSC Positive Health Focus Group 2008, 'An international scoring system for self-reported health complaints in adolescents', European Journal of Public Health, vol. 18, no. 3, pp. 294-299. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckn001
dc.identifier.doi10.1093/eurpub/ckn001
dc.identifier.issn1101-1262
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.rsu.lv/jspui/handle/123456789/7232
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dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofEuropean Journal of Public Health
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectChildren and adolescents
dc.subjectDifferential item functioning
dc.subjectHBSC-Health Survey
dc.subjectInternational comparison
dc.subjectRasch analysis
dc.subjectSubjective health complaints
dc.subject3.3 Health sciences
dc.subject1.1. Scientific article indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database
dc.subjectPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
dc.subjectSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
dc.titleAn international scoring system for self-reported health complaints in adolescentsen
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