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SUBMITTER: Fomenkov A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7380536 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

Journal of nursing measurement 20210416 3
<h4>Background and purpose</h4>The purpose of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) hostility and anxiety subscales in prison inmates.<h4>Methods</h4>Reliability and construct validity of the BSI hostility and anxiety subscales were examined using Cronbach's alphas, factor analysis, and hypothesis testing.<h4>Results</h4>Of the 373 male inmates, 63% were White with a mean age of 36 years. Cronbach's alphas for hostility and anxiety were 0.83 ...[more]