P. Moorer et Tpbm. Suurmeijer, A STUDY OF THE UNIDIMENSIONALITY AND CUMULATIVENESS OF THE MOS SHORT-FORM GENERAL HEALTH SURVEY, Psychological reports, 74(2), 1994, pp. 467-470
The unidimensionality and cumulativeness of the subscales Health Perce
ptions, Mental Health, Physical Pain, and Social Functioning of the MO
S Short-form General Health Survey were investigated using the Mokken
Scale Analysis for Polychotomous Items (MSP). From the analyses, two u
nidimensional, cumulative subscales appeared, Health Perceptions inclu
ding the item on Social Functioning, and Mental Health. Both subscales
met the requirements of the Mokken model, with the first scale being
a 'moderately strong' hierarchical scale (H = 0.49, rho = 0.89) and th
e second a 'weak' hierarchical scale (H = 0.38, rho = 0.85).