The four-dimensional symptom questionnaire (4DSQ): measuring distress and other mental health problems in a working population

Autor:	Willem van Rhenen, Marten de Haan, Berend Terluin, Wilmar B. Schaufeli
Rok vydání:	2004
Předmět:	Coping (psychology) medicine.medical_specialty Test validity medicine.disease Occupational burnout Distress medicine Anxiety Occupational stress medicine.symptom Emotional exhaustion Psychiatry Psychology Somatization Applied Psychology Clinical psychology
Zdroj:	Work & Stress. 18:187-207
ISSN:	1464-5335 0267-8373
DOI:	10.1080/0267837042000297535
Popis:	In non-clinical (working) populations it is important to differentiate between general distress, on the one hand, and psychiatric symptoms—depression, anxiety and somatization—on the other hand. The Four-Dimensional Symptom Questionnaire (4DSQ) is a new instrument that measures these four symptom dimensions (Terluin, 1996). This study aimed to investigate the psychometric properties of the 4DSQ in a working population. A postal stress and health survey was sent to all employees of a Dutch telecom company, 51% of whom responded (N=3852). The mailing included the 4DSQ, a set of questionnaires concerning job stress (e.g. psychological demands), coping style (e.g. problem-focused coping, avoidant coping), and indicators of strain (e.g. emotional exhaustion, fatigue). Cronbach's α for the four sub-scales of the 4DSQ ranged from .79 to .90. Factor analysis showed four factors corresponding to the four scales of the 4DSQ: distress, depression, anxiety, and somatization. The validity of the 4DSQ was assessed usin...
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