Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Gudjonsson compliance scale: scale validation and associations with mental health

Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the two samples

Variables	Sample 1 (N₁ = 4276)	Sample 2 (N₂ = 4356)	χ²-test/t-test	p value
Age (mean ± SD)	20.79 ± 4.01	20.69 ± 3.11	t = 1.223	0.221
Gender (n, (%))			Fisher’s t = 172.610	0.000
Male	1429 (33.4%)	2054 (47.2%)
Female	2845 (66.5%)	2296 (52.7%)
Others	2 (0.0%)	6 (0.1%)
Ethnicity			χ² = 25.776	0.000
Han	3765 (88.0%)	3980 (91.4%)
Others	511 (12.0%)	376 (8.6%)
Education level			χ² = 282.149	0.000
Preppy	43 (1.0%)	188 (4.3%)
Undergraduate	2376 (55.6%)	2060 (47.3%)
Graduate	1764 (41.3%)	1734 (39.8%)
Doctoral	93 (2.2%)	374 (8.6%)
Residence			χ² = 213.160	0.000
City	1734 (40.6%)	1228 (28.2%)
Town	2108 (49.3%)	2309 (53.0%)
Country	434 (10.1%)	819 (18.8%)
Family category			χ² = 16.998	0.000
Core family	3355 (78.5%)	3254 (74.7%)
Others	921(21.5%)	1102 (25.3%)
Siblings			χ² = 150.935	0.000
None	2601 (60.8%)	2101 (48.2%)
One	1297 (30.3%)	1631 (37.4%)
More than one	378 (8.8%)	624 (14.3%)
Mental disorder history			χ² = 26.847	0.000
Yes	76 (1.8%)	156 (3.6%)
No	4200 (98.2%)	4200 (96.4%)
Economic status	2.96 ± 0.52	3.06 ± 0.56	t = -7.976	0.000
Social class status	4.78 ± 1.57	4.61 ± 1.77	t = 4.625	0.000
Compliance	49.90 ± 10.81	50.76 ± 10.48	t = -3.765	0.000

Note. The sample 1 was used for EFA, and the sample 2 was used for CFA. Chi-square test and t-test was applied to compare the differences of the variables between two samples. Economic status was assessed on a 5-piont scale (1 = very rich, 5 = very poor); Social class on an 11-point scale (0 = the lowest, 10 = the highest)

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