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Repurposing the K-10: The Factor Structure and Latent Profile of COVID-19 Pandemic-Anchored Psychological Distress Symptoms Among Filipino Teachers |
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Authors |
Mordeno, Imelu G., Piape, Queeneh T., Rono, Art Guilleane R., Abejar, Wendel Ann C., Ferolino, Michelle Anne L., & Mendoza, Norman B. |
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2024/01/24 |
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Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment |
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15 |
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SAGE Publications Inc |
| Abstract |
The Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K-10) is widely utilized to assess non-specific psychological distress. However, when applied to COVID-19 pandemic experiences, its psychometric properties have not been examined. This study investigated the factor structure, reliability, and latent profile of K-10 using data from 3032 Filipino teachers who reflected on their pandemic-related adversity prior to completing K-10. Confirmatory factor analyses were conducted to evaluate five extant models of the K-10脙聝脗聝脙聜脗聝脙聝脗聜脙聜脗聝脙聝脗聝脙聜脗聜脙聝脗聜脙聜脗垄脙聝脗聝脙聜脗聝脙聝脗聜脙聜脗聜脙聝脗聝脙聜脗聜脙聝脗聜脙聜脗聙脙聝脗聝脙聜脗聝脙聝脗聜脙聜脗聜脙聝脗聝脙聜脗聜脙聝脗聜脙聜脗聶s structure, supporting the two-factor model (i.e., anxiety and depression) as best fitting the data. Both factors showed excellent internal reliability, and criterion-related validity was supported by correlations with anxiety and depression measures. Latent profile analysis revealed a four-class solution, identifying four distinct levels of distress severity. Overall, the contextualized K-10 demonstrated sound psychometric properties, which corroborates and extends its reliability and validity as a measure of pandemic-related distress. Further, the results offer insights into the dimensionality and distress profiles of the K-10 among teachers. Broadly, the findings highlight the importance of valid instruments in assessing contextualized psychological distress. |
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Mindanao State
University - Iligan Institute of Technology