TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Development of a Japanese version of the Reported and Intended Behaviour Scale: reliability and validity
JO  - Psychiatry and the Clinical Neurosciences
A1  - Yamaguchi, Sosei
A1  - Koike, Shinsuke
A1  - Watanabe, Kei-Ichiro
A1  - Ando, Shuntaro
SP  - 448
EP  - 455
VL  - 68
IS  - 6
N2  - AIM: The Reported and Intended Behaviour Scale (RIBS) was developed in the UK to measure mental health-related behavior. The current study aimed to evaluate the applicability, and reliability of a Japanese version of the RIBS (RIBS-J) in a Japanese context, and further examine the construct validity of the RIBS-J. <br><br>METHODS: The sample included 224 undergraduate and postgraduate students at a Japanese university. Cronbach's alpha was used to assess internal consistency. Pearson's correlation coefficient was used to examine the divergent validity between the RIBS-J and the Mental Health Knowledge Schedule and the convergent validity between the second subscale of the RIBS-J and Japanese version of the Social Distance Scale. Confirmatory factor analysis assessed the goodness of model fit of the RIBS-J. We also examined test-retest reliability with another undergraduate sample (n = 29). <br><br>RESULTS: Most items exhibited no floor/ceiling effect. High internal consistency (α = 0.83) was reported. The second subscale of the RIBS-J, measuring intended behavior, correlated with the Mental Health Knowledge Schedule (r = 0.33, P < 0.001) and the Japanese version of the Social Distance Scale (r = -0.60, P < 0.001). In addition, confirmatory factor analysis found good model fit for the RIBS-J (χ(2)  = 41.001, d.f. = 19, P = 0.002, goodness-of-fit index = 0.956, adjusted goodness-of-fit index = 0.916, comparative fit index = 0.955, root mean square error of approximation = 0.072). Overall test-retest reliability (ρc) was 0.71. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The RIBS-J is an appropriate and psychometrically robust measure of behavior towards individuals with mental health problems in Japan. Further studies using a community sample could assess the generalizability of our findings.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1323-1316
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/pcn.12151
ID  - ref1
ER  -