Psychometric properties of the Polish version of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7) in a non-clinical sample of employees during pandemic crisis.

IF 16.4 1区 化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2023-11-13 Epub Date: 2023-09-22 DOI:10.13075/ijomeh.1896.02104
Beata Aleksandra Basińska, Zuzanna Kwissa-Gajewska
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Abstract

Objectives: The COVID-19 outbreak is an example of a crisis that triggered an increase in generalized anxiety disorder. The study aims to validate the Polish version of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item scale (GAD-7) by Spitzer et al. among a non-clinical sample of employees and examine the invariance depending on the gender and age of working adults.

Material and methods: For assessing factor structure of the Polish version of the GAD-7, the data were collected from a sample of 821 adults employed in 4 economic sectors (health care, education, IT, public administration) during the initial phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in Poland (April 10-May 24, 2020). Due to differences in the severity of GAD symptoms across gender and age groups, the measurement invariance in these groups was tested.

Results: The results of a series of confirmatory factor analyses confirmed the unidimensionality of the GAD-7. The values of the composite reliability index and Cronbach's α showed that it is a reliable tool. The GAD levels demonstrated strong relationships with professional burnout, psychological distress, and psychological complaints. These relationships were stronger than the relationships between these factors and job satisfaction. Construct, metric and scalar invariance across gender and age groups were documented. Women experienced more severe symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder than men. Generalized anxiety disorder affected 28% of respondents.

Conclusions: This study contributes evidence of the validation of the GAD among employees and also confirms the invariance depending on gender and age. The Polish version of the GAD-7 has good psychometric properties in a group of professionals and can be recommended for research and to be used in an occupational medicine practice, especially during crisis periods associated with the risk of developing a generalized anxiety disorder. Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2023;36(4):493-504.

波兰版广义焦虑症量表(GAD-7)在疫情危机期间员工的非临床样本中的心理测量特性。
目的:新冠肺炎疫情是引发广泛性焦虑症增加的危机的一个例子。该研究旨在验证Spitzer等人的波兰版广泛性焦虑症7项量表(GAD-7)。在非临床员工样本中,并检查其根据成年工作人员的性别和年龄的不变性。材料和方法:为了评估波兰版GAD-7的因子结构,数据是从波兰新冠肺炎大流行初期(2020年4月10日至5月24日)受雇于4个经济部门(卫生保健、教育、IT、公共行政)的821名成年人样本中收集的。由于性别和年龄组GAD症状严重程度的差异,对这些组的测量不变性进行了测试。结果:一系列验证性因素分析结果证实了GAD-7的单维度性。综合可靠性指数和Cronbachα的值表明它是一种可靠的工具。GAD水平表现出与职业倦怠、心理困扰和心理抱怨之间的强烈关系。这些关系比这些因素与工作满意度之间的关系更强。跨性别和年龄组的构形、度量和标量不变性被记录在案。女性经历的广泛性焦虑症症状比男性更严重。28%的受访者患有广泛性焦虑症。结论:本研究为GAD在员工中的有效性提供了证据,也证实了GAD随性别和年龄的不变性。波兰版本的GAD-7在一群专业人员中具有良好的心理测量特性,可以推荐用于研究和职业医学实践,特别是在与发展为广泛性焦虑症风险相关的危机时期。国际神秘医学与环境健康杂志。2023年;36(4)。
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Accounts of Chemical Research
Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合
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31.40
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312
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2 months
期刊介绍: Accounts of Chemical Research presents short, concise and critical articles offering easy-to-read overviews of basic research and applications in all areas of chemistry and biochemistry. These short reviews focus on research from the author’s own laboratory and are designed to teach the reader about a research project. In addition, Accounts of Chemical Research publishes commentaries that give an informed opinion on a current research problem. Special Issues online are devoted to a single topic of unusual activity and significance. Accounts of Chemical Research replaces the traditional article abstract with an article "Conspectus." These entries synopsize the research affording the reader a closer look at the content and significance of an article. Through this provision of a more detailed description of the article contents, the Conspectus enhances the article's discoverability by search engines and the exposure for the research.
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