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The Mental Vulnerability Questionnaire: A psychometric evaluation

2010; Wiley; Volume: 51; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1467-9450.2010.00834.x

1467-9450

Lene Falgaard Eplov, Janne Petersen, Torben Jørgensen, Christoffer Johansen, Morten Birket‐Smith, Ann Christine Lyngberg, Erik Lykke Mortensen,

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Scandinavian Journal of PsychologyVolume 51, Issue 6 p. 548-554 The Mental Vulnerability Questionnaire: A psychometric evaluation LENE FALGAARD EPLOV, LENE FALGAARD EPLOV Research Unit for Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Mental Health Center Ballerup, Ballerup Research Centre for Prevention and Health, Copenhagen University Hospital Glostrup, GlostrupSearch for more papers by this authorJANNE PETERSEN, JANNE PETERSEN Research Centre for Prevention and Health, Copenhagen University Hospital Glostrup, Glostrup Clinical ReUnit, Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre, HvidovreSearch for more papers by this authorTORBEN JøRGENSEN, TORBEN JøRGENSEN Research Centre for Prevention and Health, Copenhagen University Hospital Glostrup, GlostrupSearch for more papers by this authorCHRISTOFFER JOHANSEN, CHRISTOFFER JOHANSEN The Danish Cansociety, Institute of Cancer Epidemiology, CopenhagenSearch for more papers by this authorMORTEN BIRKET-SMITH, MORTEN BIRKET-SMITH Liaison Psychiatric Unit, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, CopenhagenSearch for more papers by this authorANN CHRISTINE LYNGBERG, ANN CHRISTINE LYNGBERG Research Centre for Prevention and Health, Copenhagen University Hospital Glostrup, GlostrupSearch for more papers by this authorERIK LYKKE MORTENSEN, ERIK LYKKE MORTENSEN Department of Health Psychology, Institute of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, CopenhagenSearch for more papers by this author LENE FALGAARD EPLOV, LENE FALGAARD EPLOV Research Unit for Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Mental Health Center Ballerup, Ballerup Research Centre for Prevention and Health, Copenhagen University Hospital Glostrup, GlostrupSearch for more papers by this authorJANNE PETERSEN, JANNE PETERSEN Research Centre for Prevention and Health, Copenhagen University Hospital Glostrup, Glostrup Clinical ReUnit, Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre, HvidovreSearch for more papers by this authorTORBEN JøRGENSEN, TORBEN JøRGENSEN Research Centre for Prevention and Health, Copenhagen University Hospital Glostrup, GlostrupSearch for more papers by this authorCHRISTOFFER JOHANSEN, CHRISTOFFER JOHANSEN The Danish Cansociety, Institute of Cancer Epidemiology, CopenhagenSearch for more papers by this authorMORTEN BIRKET-SMITH, MORTEN BIRKET-SMITH Liaison Psychiatric Unit, Mental Health Center Copenhagen, CopenhagenSearch for more papers by this authorANN CHRISTINE LYNGBERG, ANN CHRISTINE LYNGBERG Research Centre for Prevention and Health, Copenhagen University Hospital Glostrup, GlostrupSearch for more papers by this authorERIK LYKKE MORTENSEN, ERIK LYKKE MORTENSEN Department of Health Psychology, Institute of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, CopenhagenSearch for more papers by this author First published: 24 November 2010 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9450.2010.00834.xCitations: 15 Lene Falgaard Eplov, Research Unit for Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Mental Health Center Ballerup, Ballerup Boulevard 2, 2750 Ballerup, Denmark. E-mail: Lene.Falgaard.Eplov@regionh.dk Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Abstract Eplov, L.F., Petersen, J., Jørgensen, T., Johansen, C., Birket-Smith, M., Lyngberg, A. C. & Mortensen, E. L. (2010). The Mental Vulnerability Questionnaire: A psychometric evaluation. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology 51, 548–554. The Mental Vulnerability Questionnaire was originally a 22 item scale, later reduced to a 12 item scale. In population studies the 12 item scale has been a significant predictor of health and illness. The scale has not been psychometrically evaluated for more than 30 years, and the aim of the present study was both to evaluate the psychometric properties of the 22 and 12 item scales and of three new scales. The main study sample was a community sample comprising more than 6,000 men and women. In this sample the coefficients of homogeneity were all over 0.30 for the three new scales, but below 0.30 for the 12 and the 22 item scales. All five Mental Vulnerability scales had positively skewed score distributions which were associated significantly with both SCL-90-R symptom scores and NEO-PI-R personality scales (primarily Neuroticism and Extraversion). Coefficient alpha was highest for the 22 and 12 item scales, and the two scales also showed the highest long-term stability. The three new scales reflect relatively independent dimensions of Psychosomatic Symptoms, Mental Symptoms, and Interpersonal Problems, but because of reliability problems it remains an open question whether they will prove useful as predictors of health and morbidity. Citing Literature Volume51, Issue6December 2010Pages 548-554 RelatedInformation