TY - JOUR
T1 - Adult Israeli community norms for the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI)
AU - Gilbar, Ora
AU - Ben-Zur, Hasida
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Adult
KW - BSI
KW - Brief Symptom Inventory
KW - Norms
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0036102622&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1023/A:1013097816238
DO - 10.1023/A:1013097816238
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AN - SCOPUS:0036102622
SN - 1072-5245
VL - 9
SP - 1
EP - 10
JO - International Journal of Stress Management
JF - International Journal of Stress Management
IS - 1
ER -