Reliability and validity of the theory of planned behavior psychological help-seeking scale in Chinese adults
10.3760/cma.j.cn371468-20220321-00126
- VernacularTitle:计划行为理论心理求助量表在成人群体中的信效度检验
- Author:
Qi PAN
1
;
Zhihong HAO
Author Information
1. 天津医科大学精神卫生与心理学系，天津 300070
- Keywords:
Theory of panned behavior psychological help-seeking questionnaire;
Professional psychological help-seeking intention;
Reliability;
Validity
- From:
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science
2022;31(12):1126-1130
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To examine the reliability and validity of the theory of planned behavior psychological help-seeking questionnaire (TPB-PHSQ) in Chinese adults.Methods:A total of 979 Chinese adults were recruited through convenient sampling method.The final scale was determined by item analysis and exploratory factor analysis.Then, the TPB-PHSQ was examined for reliability and validity.Results:The theory of planned behavior psychological help-seeking scale included 14 items in four sections: attitude, subjective norm, perceived behavioral control and help-seeking intention.The internal consistency reliability of the TPB-PHSQ were 0.893, 0.711, 0.869, 0.918, and the retest reliability were 0.798, 0.713, 0.712, 0.729 for the 4 sections.The confirmatory factor analysis met the fit criteria for each indicator ( χ2/ df= 2.585, RMSEA=0.063, SRMR= 0.067, NFI=0.934, RFI=0.912, IFI=0.958, TLI=0.944, CFI=0.958). TPB-PHSQ was significantly correlated with validated variable, which the correlation coefficients of attitude, perceived behavioral control and the score of the attitude toward professional psychological help-short form were 0.474, 0.357, and the correlation coefficients of subjective norm, help-seeking intention and the score of intention of seeking counseling inventory were 0.432, 0.415 ( all P<0.01). Conclusion:The TPB-PHSQ has good reliability and validity, which can be used for relevant research and application.
