Measuring anxiety: reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale and its relationship with academic and mental health outcomes.

Previous studies investigating psychometric properties of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7) provided contradictory results for different populations. The purpose of this study is to investigate the reliability and validity of the GAD-7 with a sample of Turkish college students. Two hund...

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Publicado en:Mental Health, Religion & Culture Vol. 26; no. 6; pp. 600 - 612
Autor principal: Kaya, Cahit
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Jul2023
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          Harran University, Sanliurfa, Turkey
          Arabian Gulf University, Manama, Bahrain
          University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, TX, USA
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        Türkiye
        Psychology of college students
        Mental health
        Satisfaction
        Academic achievement
        Generalized anxiety disorder
        Psychological stress
        Research evaluation
        Research methodology evaluation
        Health outcome assessment
        Factor analysis
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          Psychology of college students
          Mental health
          Satisfaction
          Academic achievement
          Generalized anxiety disorder
          Psychological stress
          Türkiye
          Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians)
          Research evaluation
          Research methodology evaluation
          Health outcome assessment
          Factor analysis
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        Anxiety
        common problems
        factor analysis
        life satisfaction and college students
        Anxiety
        common problems
        factor analysis
        life satisfaction and college students
      ab: Previous studies investigating psychometric properties of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7) provided contradictory results for different populations. The purpose of this study is to investigate the reliability and validity of the GAD-7 with a sample of Turkish college students. Two hundred thirty-five Turkish university students completed the Turkish version of the GAD-7, the Perceived Stress Scale, the Satisfaction with Life Scale, and the Inventory of Common Problems. Factor analyses did not support one general factor solution of the T-GAD-7. However, a respecified model, after correlating error terms, met the adequate criteria for model fit. Additionally, significant moderate correlations were found for the anxiety scores with perceived stress, academic problems, physical problems, and life satisfaction. The results indicated that college health professionals could benefit from the T-GAD-7 to assess anxiety levels of Turkish college students. Further discussions and implications were provided.
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