TY - JOUR
T1 - The Brief Symptom Inventory-18 (BSI-18)
T2 - norms for an Irish third-level college sample
AU - Houghton, Frank
AU - Keane, Noreen
AU - Murphy, Niamh
AU - Houghton, Sharon
AU - Dunne, Claire
AU - Lewis, Christopher Alan
AU - Breslin, Michael J.
PY - 2012/12/1
Y1 - 2012/12/1
N2 - A baseline assessment of mental health status was conducted in an Irish thirdlevel student population. In addition to a number of other measures, the Brief Symptom Inventory-18 (BSI-18), a relatively new and unexamined measure in the Irish context, was administered. Based on a quota sample, data were collected from a sample of 763 participants. In line with previous findings, females reported significantly higher levels of symptomatology than males on all three subscales (Somatization, Depression and Anxiety) and the Global Severity Index. Final year students were also noted to have significantly worse mental health than nonfinal year students. In addition, differences were noted between the present Irish female sample and US women in BSI-18 scores. Results support the use of the BSI-18 in Ireland. The development of specific Irish norms is therefore proposed and provisional norms for third-level college students are provided.
AB - A baseline assessment of mental health status was conducted in an Irish thirdlevel student population. In addition to a number of other measures, the Brief Symptom Inventory-18 (BSI-18), a relatively new and unexamined measure in the Irish context, was administered. Based on a quota sample, data were collected from a sample of 763 participants. In line with previous findings, females reported significantly higher levels of symptomatology than males on all three subscales (Somatization, Depression and Anxiety) and the Global Severity Index. Final year students were also noted to have significantly worse mental health than nonfinal year students. In addition, differences were noted between the present Irish female sample and US women in BSI-18 scores. Results support the use of the BSI-18 in Ireland. The development of specific Irish norms is therefore proposed and provisional norms for third-level college students are provided.
KW - Brief symptom inventory-18
KW - BSI-18
KW - Ireland
KW - Mental health
KW - Student
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84872898653&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/03033910.2012.672247
DO - 10.1080/03033910.2012.672247
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84872898653
SN - 0303-3910
VL - 33
SP - 43
EP - 62
JO - The Irish Journal of Psychology
JF - The Irish Journal of Psychology
IS - 1
ER -