CONSTRUCT VALIDITY AND THE RE-ASSESSMENT OF THE RELIABILITY OF THE HEALTH CONCERN QUESTIONNAIRE

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dc.contributor.authorEngs, Ruth Clifford
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dc.date.available2014-06-13T18:38:21Z
dc.date.issued1997
dc.descriptionThis paper posted with permission of AMS Press, Inc. http://amspressinc.com/
dc.descriptionOther research PUBLICATIONS and PAPERS on university students drinking, drug use and health concerns and behaviors can be found at: https://scholarworks.iu.edu/dspace/handle/2022/17130/browse?type=title; https://scholarworks.iu.edu/dspace/handle/2022/17127/browse?type=title and https://scholarworks.iu.edu/dspace/handle/2022/17124/browse?type=title. Further information about the questionnaire, calculations, and the original data base used can be found in the following item records within IUScholarworks repository. Details about the reliability and validity of the SAQ are found at: http://hdl.handle.net/2022/17337; http://hdl.handle.net/2022/17154; http://hdl.handle.net/2022/17181. The classic 1975 copy of the SAQ is found at http://hdl.handle.net/2022/17153. The Health Concern Questionnaire is found at: http://hdl.handle.net/2022/17250. Reliability and validity of this instrument are found at: http://hdl.handle.net/2022/17251. ALL QUESTIONNAIRES developed by Engs are found in the repository at: https://scholarworks.iu.edu/dspace/handle/2022/17141/browse?type=dateissued
dc.description.abstractThe Health Concern Questionnaire has been used by instructors in various health courses and by researchers. The PURPOSE of the study was to update the terminology, determine construct validity, and revalidate the internal consistency of the instrument. METHODS: Current terminology was added after a panel of health educators reviewed the instrument. Factor analysis of the 50 items lead to two factors. A correlation between the two factors was positive (r=.6). This relationship enabled the collapse of the 50 items into one factor and the feasibility of computing total mean health concern score. Cronbach' s alpha (r= .96), Spearman-Brown's split-half technique (r=.92) and Gunman's split half technique (r=.92) all revealed high reliability coefficients. RESULTS: A total mean Health Concern score can be ascertained and the instrument showed high internal consistency and homogeneity.
dc.identifier.citationEngs, Ruth C. (1997) CONSTRUCT VALIDITY AND THE RE-ASSESSMENT OF THE RELIABILITY OF THE HEALTH CONCERN QUESTIONNAIRE in: Robert H.L. Feldman and James H. Humphrey, Editors.Advances in Health Education/Current Research Volume 4. AMS Press, Inc., New York, pp. 303-311, 1997. Retrieved from IUScholarWorks Repository:http://hdl.handle.net/2022/17657
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2022/17657
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherAMS Press, Inc
dc.rightsThis work is licensed for reuse under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial license. For permission to reuse this work for commercial purposes, please contact Dr. Ruth Engs or the IU Archives and AMS Press at editorial@amspressinc.com
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
dc.subjectHealth concerns, students, validity, questionnaire
dc.titleCONSTRUCT VALIDITY AND THE RE-ASSESSMENT OF THE RELIABILITY OF THE HEALTH CONCERN QUESTIONNAIRE

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