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. 2023 Mar;32(3):905-914.
doi: 10.1007/s11136-022-03292-y. Epub 2022 Nov 28.

Translation, cross-cultural adaptation, and psychometric investigation of Chinese version of the Orbach & Mikulincer Mental Pain Scale in patients with depressive disorder

Yin Cheng #  1   2 , Shu-Yan Chen #  2 , Wei-Wei Zhao  3 , Ge Zhang  4 , Ting-Ting Wang  5 , Zhao-Qin Wang  6 , Yan-Hong Zhang  7   8
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Translation, cross-cultural adaptation, and psychometric investigation of Chinese version of the Orbach & Mikulincer Mental Pain Scale in patients with depressive disorder

Yin Cheng et al. Qual Life Res. 2023 Mar.

Abstract

Purpose: This study aimed to translate, cross-culturally adapt, and preliminarily test the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Orbach & Mikulincer Mental Pain Scale (OMMP).

Methods: Psychometric investigation was performed on 240 depressed patients. The reliability of the Chinese version of the OMMP scale was expressed by internal consistency reliability and test-retest reliability (2-week interval), and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) on the 8-factor, 31-item OMMP was conducted to examine the construct validity.

Results: The CFA showed that the modified model with 31 items had good reliability (Cronbach's α range = 0.691-0.871; ICC = 0.818). Criterion-related validity was also supported by significant and positive correlations between the eight factors and worst-ever suicidal ideation as well as depressive symptoms.

Conclusion: The results indicated the usefulness of the OMMP-31 for Chinese depressed patients. It is necessary to estimate psychological pain to improve suicide management in the clinical setting.

Keywords: Depressive disorder; Psychological pain; Psychometric investigation; The Orbach & Mikulincer Mental Pain Scale.

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