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Lene Falgaard Eplov¹, Janne Petersen, Torben Jørgensen

¹Research Unit for Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Mental Health Center Ballerup, Denmark. Lene.Falgaard.Eplov@regionh.dk

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

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Summary

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The Mental Vulnerability Questionnaire (MVQ) scales require re-evaluation. While older scales show better reliability, new scales offer distinct dimensions but need further validation for predicting health outcomes.

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Area of Science:

Psychometrics
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Psychological Measurement

Background:

The Mental Vulnerability Questionnaire (MVQ) exists in 22- and 12-item versions.
The 12-item MVQ has historically predicted health and illness in population studies.
No psychometric evaluation of the MVQ has been conducted in over 30 years.

Purpose of the Study:

To psychometrically evaluate the existing 12- and 22-item MVQ scales.
To assess the psychometric properties of three newly developed scales.
To determine the predictive validity of these scales for health and morbidity.

Main Methods:

A large community sample (over 6,000 participants) was utilized.
Psychometric properties, including coefficients of homogeneity and coefficient alpha, were calculated.
Score distributions were analyzed and correlated with SCL-90-R symptom scores and NEO-PI-R personality traits.

Main Results:

New scales demonstrated coefficients of homogeneity > 0.30, while older scales were < 0.30.
All five scales exhibited positively skewed distributions, significantly associated with symptom scores and personality traits (Neuroticism, Extraversion).
The 22- and 12-item MVQ scales yielded the highest coefficient alpha and long-term stability.

Conclusions:

The established 12- and 22-item MVQ scales maintain superior reliability and stability.
Newly developed scales identify distinct dimensions (Psychosomatic Symptoms, Mental Symptoms, Interpersonal Problems) but have reliability issues.
Further research is needed to ascertain the clinical utility of the new scales as predictors of health and morbidity.