Behavioral and Psychological Assessment
Reliability and validity of the theory of planned behavior psychological help-seeking scale in Chinese adults
Pan Qi, Hao Zhihong
Published 2022-12-20
Cite as Chin J Behav Med & Brain Sci, 2022, 31(12): 1126-1130. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn371468-20220321-00126
Abstract
ObjectiveTo examine the reliability and validity of the theory of planned behavior psychological help-seeking questionnaire (TPB-PHSQ) in Chinese adults.
MethodsA total of 979 Chinese adults were recruited through convenient sampling method.The final scale was determined by item analysis and exploratory factor analysis.Then, the TPB-PHSQ was examined for reliability and validity.
ResultsThe theory of planned behavior psychological help-seeking scale included 14 items in four sections: attitude, subjective norm, perceived behavioral control and help-seeking intention.The internal consistency reliability of the TPB-PHSQ were 0.893, 0.711, 0.869, 0.918, and the retest reliability were 0.798, 0.713, 0.712, 0.729 for the 4 sections.The confirmatory factor analysis met the fit criteria for each indicator (χ2/df= 2.585, RMSEA=0.063, SRMR= 0.067, NFI=0.934, RFI=0.912, IFI=0.958, TLI=0.944, CFI=0.958). TPB-PHSQ was significantly correlated with validated variable, which the correlation coefficients of attitude, perceived behavioral control and the score of the attitude toward professional psychological help-short form were 0.474, 0.357, and the correlation coefficients of subjective norm, help-seeking intention and the score of intention of seeking counseling inventory were 0.432, 0.415 ( all P<0.01).
ConclusionThe TPB-PHSQ has good reliability and validity, which can be used for relevant research and application.
Key words:
Theory of panned behavior psychological help-seeking questionnaire; Professional psychological help-seeking intention; Reliability; Validity
Contributor Information
Pan Qi
Department of Mental Health and Psychology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China
Hao Zhihong
Department of Mental Health and Psychology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China