Schniering C A, Rapee R M
Department of Psychology, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Behav Res Ther. 2002 Sep;40(9):1091-109. doi: 10.1016/s0005-7967(02)00022-0.
The aim of this study was to describe the history, factor structure and psychometric properties of the Children's Automatic Thoughts Scale (CATS). The CATS is a self-report measure designed to assess a wide range of negative self-statements in children and adolescents. The results of confirmatory factor analyses supported four distinct but strongly correlated factors relating to automatic thoughts on physical threat, social threat, personal failure and hostility. The internal consistency of the total score and subscales was high and test-retest reliability at 1 and 3 months was acceptable. The CATS effectively discriminated between control children and adolescents, and clinically anxious, depressed, or behavior disorder children and adolescents, and showed good discriminant validity across clinical subgroups on the subscales. Results suggest that the CATS is a promising instrument in the assessment of a range of negative automatic thoughts across both internalizing and externalizing problems in young people.
本研究的目的是描述儿童自动思维量表（CATS）的发展历程、因素结构和心理测量特性。CATS是一种自陈式量表，旨在评估儿童和青少年中广泛存在的消极自我陈述。验证性因素分析结果支持了与身体威胁、社交威胁、个人失败和敌意方面的自动思维相关的四个不同但高度相关的因素。总分及各子量表的内部一致性较高，1个月和3个月时的重测信度可接受。CATS能有效区分正常儿童和青少年与临床焦虑、抑郁或行为障碍的儿童和青少年，且在各临床亚组的子量表上显示出良好的区分效度。结果表明，CATS是评估青少年内化和外化问题中一系列消极自动思维的一种很有前景的工具。
