Boschen Mark J, Oei Tian P S
School of Psychology, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
Aust N Z J Psychiatry. 2006 Nov-Dec;40(11-12):1016-24. doi: 10.1080/j.1440-1614.2006.01926.x.
The tripartite model of anxiety and depression has been proposed as a representation of the structure of anxiety and depression symptoms. The Mood and Anxiety Symptom Questionnaire (MASQ) has been put forwards as a valid measure of the tripartite model of anxiety and depression symptoms. This research set out to examine the factor structure of anxiety and depression symptoms in a clinical sample to assess the MASQ's validity for use in this population.
The present study uses confirmatory factor analytic methods to examine the psychometric properties of the MASQ in 470 outpatients with anxiety and mood disorder.
The results showed that none of the previously reported two-factor, three-factor or five-factor models adequately fit the data, irrespective of whether items or subscales were used as the unit of analysis.
It was concluded that the factor structure of the MASQ in a mixed anxiety/depression clinical sample does not support a structure consistent with the tripartite model. This suggests that researchers using the MASQ with anxious/depressed individuals should be mindful of the instrument's psychometric limitations.
焦虑和抑郁的三方模型已被提出作为焦虑和抑郁症状结构的一种表征。情绪与焦虑症状问卷（MASQ）已被提出作为焦虑和抑郁症状三方模型的有效测量工具。本研究旨在检验临床样本中焦虑和抑郁症状的因子结构，以评估MASQ在该人群中使用的有效性。
本研究采用验证性因素分析方法，检验470名焦虑和情绪障碍门诊患者中MASQ的心理测量特性。
结果表明，无论将项目还是分量表作为分析单位，先前报道的两因素、三因素或五因素模型均不能充分拟合数据。
得出的结论是，在混合性焦虑/抑郁临床样本中，MASQ的因子结构不支持与三方模型一致的结构。这表明，对焦虑/抑郁个体使用MASQ的研究人员应注意该工具的心理测量局限性。
