Validity and reliability of the Chinese version of the Creature of Habit Scale in community adults
10.3969/j.issn.1000-6729.2025.06.13
- VernacularTitle:生活习惯量表在社区成人中的效度和信度检验
- Author:
Chenyu YUAN
1
;
Yinqing FAN
;
LIM Tsen VEI
;
Zhen WANG
Author Information
1. 上海交通大学医学院附属精神卫生中心,上海 200030
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Creature of Habit Scale(COHS);
validity;
reliability;
habits;
community;
adult
- From:
Chinese Mental Health Journal
2025;39(6):555-560
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To translate the Creature of Habit Scale(COHS)into Chinese version and test its va-lidity and reliability in community adults.Methods:A total of 474 adult participants(Sample 1)were recruited through social media platforms for item analysis and exploratory factor analysis.Additionally,4 102 community a-dults(Sample 2)were recruited for confirmatory factor analysis,criterion validity,and internal consistency reliabili-ty testing.Four weeks later,235 participants were randomly selected from Sample 1 for a retest.The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory-Trait Questionnaire(STAI-T),Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory-Revised(OCI-R),and Brief Barratt Impulsiveness Scale(BBIS)were used as criterion questionnaires.Results:The Chinese version of the COHS contained 23 items,grouped into two factors,namely regularity and automaticity.The item loadings ranged from 0.40 to 0.89,with the two-factor model cumulatively explaining 56.7％of the total variance.Confirmatory factor analysis indicated a good model fit(x2/df=2.17,CFI=0.86,TLI=0.85,RMSEA=0.07,SRMR=0.06).The total COHS scores were positively correlated with the STAI-T and OCI-R scores(r=0.32,0.50;Ps＜0.01),and the automaticity factor scores were positively correlated with the BBIS scores(r=0.30,P＜0.01).The Cron-bach's α coefficient for the total scale was 0.89,and the test-retest reliability was 0.87.Conclusion:The Chinese version of the Creature of Habit Scale is a reliable and valid tool for measuring habitual behaviors in community a-dults.
