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GAINS
Goals Associated with Health Information Seeking
Short abstract
The GAINS is a research instrument that measures the individual goals people pursue when searching for health information. In addition, the expression of a general need for health information can be determined. Following the theoretical derivation of the four most relevant, non-redundant objectives of the search for health information, 16 items were constructed on the four scales corresponding to these objectives: (1) Understanding, (2) Action Planning (3) Hope (4) Reassurance. These form the overall scale (5) General need for information. The procedure was tested psychometrically. Reliability: Two independent samples showed a moderate to very high internal consistency of the four scales as well as the overall scale with Cronbach's Alpha = .68-.90 and Cronbach's Alpha = .74-.89. Validity: The factorial validity of the questionnaire could be confirmed with acceptable model fits in two independent samples. Theoretical correlations between the individual scales and personality variables as well as situational variables prove the construct validity.
Leibniz Institute for Psychology (ZPID). (2019). Open Test Archive: GAINS. Goals Associated with Health Information Seeking. Available at: https://www.testarchiv.eu/en/test/9007528
Citation
Chasiotis, A., Wedderhoff, O., Rosman, T. & Mayer, A.-K. (2018). GAINS. Goals Associated with Health Information Seeking [Verfahrensdokumentation und Fragebogen in Deutsch und Englisch]. In Leibniz-Institut für Psychologie (ZPID) (Hrsg.), Open Test Archive. Trier: ZPID.
https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.4589
Short information
Short Name GAINS
English Name Goals Associated with Health Information Seeking
Authors Chasiotis, A., Wedderhoff, O., Rosman, T., Mayer, A.-K.
Published in Test archive 2018
Copyright/Licence Copyright Authors; CC-BY-SA 4.0
Key words Information Seeking, Health Literacy, Goal Orientation, Health Behavior, Health Attitudes, Health Care Seeking Behavior, Approach Avoidance
Language versions deu eng
Application age Adults
Item number 16 items
Subscales (1) Understanding, (2) Action Planning (3) Hope (4) Reassurance
Application Time ca. 5-10 min.
Interpretation time A few minutes.
Internal consistency: Cronbach's Alpha = .68-.90.
Findings on factorial and construct validity.
None.
Applications Research, Practice
There is no abstract in English available. Short information about the measure can be found under Overview. More can be found on the German pages.
There is no review in English available. Short information about the measure can be found under Overview. More can be found on the German pages.
First published in
Chasiotis, A., Wedderhoff, O., Rosman, T. & Mayer, A.-K. (2018). GAINS. Goals Associated with Health Information Seeking. In Leibniz-Zentrum für Psychologische Information und Dokumentation (ZPID) (Hrsg.), Elektronisches Testarchiv. Trier: ZPID. https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.2327 PSYNDEX Dok.-Nr. 9007528
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Contact information
Dr. Anita Chasiotis, Dipl.-Psych., Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin, Informations- und Recherchedienste, Leibniz-Institut für Psychologie, Universitätsring 15, D-54296 Trier
Dr. Dipl.-Psych. Oliver Wedderhoff, ehemaliger wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter, Informations- und Recherchedienste, Leibniz-Institut für Psychologie, Universitätsring 15, D-54296 Trier
Dr. Tom Rosman, Dipl.-Psych., Leitung Forschungsliteralität und nutzerfreundliche Forschungsinfrastrukturen, Leibniz-Institut für Psychologie, Universitätsring 15, D-54296 Trier
Dr. Anne-Kathrin Mayer, Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bund Deutschland