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International Journal of Behavioral Medicine

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20.06.2016

Psychometric Properties and Normative Data for a Swedish Version of the Modern Health Worries Scale

verfasst von: Eva Palmquist, Keith J. Petrie, Steven Nordin

Erschienen in: International Journal of Behavioral Medicine | Ausgabe 1/2017

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Abstract

Purpose

The modern health worries (MHW) scale was developed to assess individuals’ worries about aspects of modernity and technology affecting personal health. The aim of this study was to psychometrically evaluate a Swedish version of the MHW scale and to provide Swedish normative data.

Method

Data were collected as part of the Västerbotten Environmental Health Study, which has a random sample of 3406 Swedish adults (18–79 years).

Results

The Swedish version of the MHW scale showed excellent internal consistency and satisfactory convergent validity. A four-factor structure consistent with the original version was confirmed. The model showed invariance across age and sex. A slightly positively skewed and platykurtic distribution was found. Normative data for the general population and for combinations of specific age groups (young, middle aged, and elderly) and sex are presented.

Conclusion

The psychometric properties of the Swedish version of the MHW scale suggest that use of this instrument is appropriate for assessing worries about modernity in Swedish-speaking and similar populations. The scale now has the advantage of good normative data being available. MHW may hold importance for understanding and predicting the development of functional disorders, such as idiopathic environmental intolerance and other medically unexplained conditions.

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Titel: Psychometric Properties and Normative Data for a Swedish Version of the Modern Health Worries Scale
verfasst von: Eva Palmquist
Keith J. Petrie
Steven Nordin
Publikationsdatum: 20.06.2016
Verlag: Springer US
Erschienen in: International Journal of Behavioral Medicine / Ausgabe 1/2017
Print ISSN: 1070-5503
Elektronische ISSN: 1532-7558
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12529-016-9576-5

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Conclusion

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