Adult Israeli community norms for the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI)

Ora Gilbar, Hasida Ben-Zur

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Abstract

The study aim is to establish Israeli norms for the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI). A nationwide representative sample of 510 community respondents (age range 35-65, 51.4% women) completed the Hebrew version of the BSI. The data showed high internal reliabilities for the 9 BSI scales, as well as for their total score, indicated by the General Severity Index (GSI). Higher levels of GSI were found for widowed, divorced, and single respondents than for married respondents. Higher GSI was also found for unemployed and retired men than the self-employed and employees, validating the GSI as a measure of distress. Most importantly, the scores of the Israeli GSI, as well as each of the 9 scales, were higher than those reported in either the U.S. or the British norms. These findings may indicate that Israeli society is experiencing relatively high distress, highlighting the need for establishing BSI norms for each culture.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-10
Number of pages10
JournalInternational Journal of Stress Management
Volume9
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2002
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Adult
  • BSI
  • Brief Symptom Inventory
  • Norms

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