Buckby Joe A, Yung Alison R, Cosgrave Elizabeth M, Cotton Sue M
ORYGEN Research Centre, Melbourne, Australia.
Br J Clin Psychol. 2007 Jun;46(Pt 2):235-9. doi: 10.1348/014466506X132912.
To examine the discriminant validity of the Mood and Anxiety Symptom Questionnaire (MASQ) in a sample of young help-seekers.
136 young people referred to a psychiatric service completed a diagnostic interview and the MASQ.
Participants were classified according to diagnostic status: Mood Only; Anxiety Only; Mixed Anxiety-Depression; Other DSM-IV Disorder; and No Axis-I Disorder. Participants in the Mood Only and Mixed groups scored significantly higher than the remaining groups on all MASQ scales. Participants in the Anxiety Only group did not score significantly higher than participants in the Other DSM-IV or No Diagnosis groups for any scale.
Our finding supported the specificity of the depression-specific scale, however the purported anxiety-specific scale did not distinguish between those with and those without Anxiety disorders. It was hypothesised that in clinical samples, the MASQ may measure general psychological distress.
在一个年轻求助者样本中检验情绪与焦虑症状问卷（MASQ）的区分效度。
136名转介至精神科服务机构的年轻人完成了一次诊断访谈和MASQ。
参与者根据诊断状况进行分类：仅情绪障碍；仅焦虑障碍；混合性焦虑抑郁；其他DSM-IV障碍；以及无轴I障碍。仅情绪障碍组和混合组的参与者在所有MASQ量表上的得分显著高于其余组。仅焦虑障碍组在任何量表上的得分均未显著高于其他DSM-IV组或无诊断组的参与者。
我们的研究结果支持了抑郁特异性量表的特异性，然而，所谓的焦虑特异性量表并未区分出患有和未患有焦虑障碍的人群。据推测，在临床样本中，MASQ可能测量的是一般心理困扰。
