The Reliability and Validity of Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire
- VernacularTitle:自动思维问卷的信度和效度研究
- Author:
Rifang CAO
;
Shulin CHENG
;
Wenxin TANG
;
Haidong SONG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:Chinese Journal of Clinical Psychology
2001;9(2):108-109,101
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective: To evaluate reliability and validity of ATQ. Methods: A total of 350 undergraduates and 102 Psychiatric patients were tested by ATQ and BDI. Results:The ATQ attained good psychometric properties: Cronbach α of ATQ was 0.95, spit-half correlations ranged from 0.90 to 0.94; correlation coefficient between ATQ and BDI was 0.54 for normal undergraduates, 0.60 for schizophrenics, and 0.75 for depressive subjects (p<0.001). There were significant difference among non-depressed undergraduates、depressed undergraduates、schizophrenics and depressive patients. Conclusion: The present study provided empirical support for the reliability and validity of ATQ.
