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. 2015 Oct;12(4):508-15.
doi: 10.4306/pi.2015.12.4.508. Epub 2015 Sep 30.

A Validation Study of the Korean-Ruminative Response Scale in Korean Adolescents

Kyoung Min Shin  1 , Sun-Mi Cho  1 , Keun-Hyang Kim  2
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A Validation Study of the Korean-Ruminative Response Scale in Korean Adolescents

Kyoung Min Shin et al. Psychiatry Investig. 2015 Oct.

Abstract

Objective: We aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of Korean version of Ruminative Response Scale (K-RRS) for Korean adolescents.

Methods: A community sample of 1220 adolescents was recruited from middle schools and high schools. Exploratory factor analyses and confirmatory factor analyses were conducted, and additional analyses were performed to assess the reliability and validity of the K-RRS.

Results: An exploratory factor analysis of a sample of adolescents (n=550) yielded a three factor structure: 'depressive rumination', 'reflective pondering', and 'brooding'. Confirmatory factor analyses of another sample of adolescents (n=530) supported the three-factor model for the K-RRS. The K-RRS was found to have good internal consistency and construct validity.

Conclusion: Our results suggest that K-RRS is a valid measurement to assess rumination in adolescents, as well as in adults.

Keywords: Adolescence; Factor structure; Ruminative Response Scale; Validation.

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Figure 1. Three-factor structural model of Korean-Ruminative Response Scale (K-RRS).
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