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Table 3 The fit statistics and item locations for the GHQ-6

From: A Rasch and confirmatory factor analysis of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) - 12

Item

Item description

Location

SE

Infit

MNSQ

Infit

ZSTD

Outfit

MNSQ

Outfit

ZSTD

GHQ5

"Felt constantly under strain"

-0.49

0.04

1.03

1.24

1.04

1.55

GHQ6

"Felt you couldn't overcome your difficulties"

0.56

0.04

1.01

0.32

0.98

-0.68

GHQ8

"Been able to face up to your problems"

-0.01

0.05

1.11

2.89

1.18

2.90

GHQ9

"Been feeling unhappy and depressed"

-0.26

0.04

0.76

-9.55

0.75

-8.72

GHQ10

"Been losing confidence in yourself"

0.78

0.04

0.99

-0.18

1.00

0.10

GHQ12

"Been feeling reasonably happy"

-0.58

0.05

0.95

-1.52

0.97

-0.63