Validation of the Physical Health Questionnaire (PHQ) On Indian College Students

Abstract

The authors report the psychometric analysis of the Physical Health Questionnaire (PHQ). The main aim of this research was to examine the suitability of the PHQ on Indian college students. The PHQ is a shortened and modified version of the health scale developed by Spence et al. (1987). A revised and abbreviated (14-item) version of Spence et al. 's (1987) scale was used by Rogers and Kelloway (1997). In the present study PHQ is referred from Schat, Kelloway, and Desmarais (2005) paper and tested for psychometric analysis such as EFA and CFA. Data was collected from 101 participants, 50 Males, 51 Females from 18 to 23 years of age. The study showed a four-factor solution in PCA with 62.25 percent cumulative variance accounted for by four factors, with satisfactory internal consistency providing empirical evidence of convergent validity through the average variance extracted. Furthermore, a confirmatory factor analysis using maximum likelihood estimation supported the four-factor model, showing significant fit to the data and satisfactory additional fit indices.. This scale is established to be psychometrically suitable for use in the Indian context and shows acceptable psychometric properties to use the tool for Indian Students. This scale is suitable for young adults and would provide valuable information about their well-being.