Reliability and Validity of Chinese Revision of the Anxiety Sensitivity Index-Revised
- VernacularTitle:焦虑敏感问卷中文版的信度和效度
- Author:
Qianqian LI
;
Lanting GUO
;
Zhengzhi FENG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
anxiety sensitivity;
psychometric studies;
reliability;
validity;
middle school student
- From:
Chinese Mental Health Journal
2002;0(10):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective: To develop the Chinese version of the Anxiety Sensitivity Index-Revised and examine its replicability, reliability and validity. Methods: This study translated the Anxiety Sensitivity Index-Revised ( ASI-R) and examined the factor analytic structure of anxiety sensitivity in a large sample of middle school students aged 12-18 years (n = 1556) . Factor analysis of the ASI-R items resulted in a hierarchical construct with three lower-order factors loading on a single higher-order factor. Results: after revision, the number of items of the inventory reduced from 36 to 15. Anxiety sensitivity seems to be a hierarchically organized construct with one higher-order factor (anxiety sensitivity ) and three lower-order factors: Physical concern, Cognitive concern (lose of control) , Social concern, which three factors contributed to 52. 29% of total variance. Factor loadings of items were 0. 63 ~ 0. 98 , the internal correlation between items were 0. 37 ~ 0. 53 , the correlation between factors to the total score were 0. 72 ~ 0. 84, internal correlation among factors were 0. 68 ~ 0. 78. internal consistency of each factor 0. 73 ~ 0. 78. the split-half reliability was 0. 71 ~0. 76, that of test-retest was 0. 70 ~0. 78. Conclusion: The questionnaire has satisfying reliability and validity.
