Title |
Psychometric properties of the 10-item ruminative response scale in Chinese university students
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Published in |
BMC Psychiatry, April 2017
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DOI | 10.1186/s12888-017-1318-y |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Xiaoxia Lei, Mingtian Zhong, Ying Liu, Chang Xi, Yu Ling, Xiongzhao Zhu, Shuqiao Yao, Jinyao Yi |
Abstract |
Rumination increases vulnerability to depression, exacerbates and perpetuates negative moods. This study was aimed to examine the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the 10-item Ruminative Response Scale (RRS-10) in a large undergraduate sample. A sample of 5,236 university students finished the RRS and the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D). Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) was performed to examine the two-factor structure and the measurement equivalence of the RRS-10 across gender. The internal consistency, test-retest reliability, correlations among RRS, RRS-10 and CES-D were also explored. In addition, gender difference on rumination and the relationship between rumination and depression were further investigated. The two-factor model of RRS-10 fit the data reasonably and had acceptable internal consistency and test-retest reliability in Chinese undergraduates sample. And the measurement equivalence of the RRS-10 was acceptable across gender in Chinese university students. Findings in respect of latent means and manifest means revealed non-significant gender difference in RRS-10. Besides, participants with high-level rumination had more depressive symptoms than those with low-level rumination. The Chinese version of the RRS-10 showed good psychometric properties and was measurement invariant across gender in undergraduates. |
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