Boelen Paul A
Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Cogn Behav Ther. 2007;36(1):23-33. doi: 10.1080/16506070600874315.
The role of positive cognitions in psychopathology is increasingly recognized. Several measures of this construct have been devised. The most well-known instrument to measure positive self-referent thoughts is the Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire - Positive (ATQ - P). The present study explored the psychometric properties of the Dutch version of this questionnaire. Data were derived from 257 bereaved adults. Confirmatory Factor Analysis showed that an oblique 5-factor model with items pertaining to Positive Daily Functioning, Positive Self-Evaluation, Other's Evaluation of Self, Positive Future Expectations, and Positive Social Functioning fit the data well. This model was a slight modification of the 4-factor model originally proposed by the developers of the ATQ - P, in which items pertaining to Positive Social Functioning were part of the factor Positive Daily Functioning. The internal consistency and the short-term temporal stability of the ATQ - P were found to be satisfactory. In addition, the 5 factors as well as the summed total score of the ATQ - P showed adequate discriminative, construct, divergent and convergent validity. In sum, the present study indicates that the Dutch ATQ - P is an effective measure of positive automatic cognitions.
积极认知在精神病理学中的作用日益受到认可。针对这一概念已设计出多种测量方法。测量积极自我参照思维最知名的工具是《自动思维问卷 - 积极版》（ATQ - P）。本研究探讨了该问卷荷兰语版本的心理测量特性。数据来自257名丧亲成年人。验证性因素分析表明，一个斜交五因素模型与数据拟合良好，该模型的项目涉及积极日常功能、积极自我评价、他人对自我的评价、积极未来期望和积极社会功能。此模型是对ATQ - P开发者最初提出的四因素模型的轻微修改，在原模型中，与积极社会功能相关的项目是积极日常功能这一因素的一部分。研究发现，ATQ - P的内部一致性和短期时间稳定性令人满意。此外，ATQ - P的五个因素以及总分显示出足够的区分效度、结构效度、发散效度和聚合效度。总之，本研究表明荷兰语版ATQ - P是测量积极自动认知的有效工具。
