Tunay Sebnem, Soygüt Gonca
Turk Psikiyatri Derg. 2009 Spring;20(1):68-74.
The aim of this study was to examine reliability and validity of the Turkish Brief Measure of Worry Severity (BMWS) for assessing the level of dysfunctional worry.
The study sample consisted of two different student groups from various faculties of Hacettepe University (age range: 17-25 years). First, data were collected from the group, composed of 210 female and 170 male students to evaluate the scale's test re-test correlation, Cronbach's alpha coefficient, and criterion and convergent validity. Next, the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) were administered to the other group, composed of 805 students to assess distinctive validity of the Turkish BMWS. Students that scored over a quarter on median of BDI were regarded as having severe depression symptoms and the students that scored > 26% on BAI were regarded as having severe anxiety symptoms. In this manner anxiety (12 male, 38 female) and depression groups (4 male, 10 female) were formed.
Following a series of analyses, test-retest correlation (r = 0.76) and internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha 0.88) of the Turkish BMWS was determined to be statistically high. While the Turkish BMWS showed unifactorial construct, the scores of the scale differentiated between the depression group and the anxiety group (depression group: X = 8.14, SS = 4.03; anxiety group: X = 11.56, SS = 5.11). Furthermore, the Turkish BMWS's correlations with the Name Penn State Worry Questionnaire (r = 0.75) and Trait State Anxiety Inventory (State Anxiety Inventory: r= 0.42; Trait Anxiety Inventory r = 0.72) were statistically significant and supported the scale's construct validity.
The results show that the Turkish BMWS is a reliable and valid scale for use with Turkish university students.
本研究旨在检验土耳其语版担忧严重程度简易量表（BMWS）在评估功能失调性担忧水平方面的信度和效度。
研究样本包括来自哈杰泰佩大学各学院的两个不同学生群体（年龄范围：17 - 25岁）。首先，从由210名女生和170名男生组成的群体中收集数据，以评估该量表的重测信度、克朗巴哈α系数以及效标效度和收敛效度。接下来，对由805名学生组成的另一群体施测贝克抑郁量表（BDI）和贝克焦虑量表（BAI），以评估土耳其语版BMWS的区分效度。BDI得分超过中位数四分之一的学生被视为有严重抑郁症状，BAI得分>26%的学生被视为有严重焦虑症状。通过这种方式形成了焦虑组（12名男生，38名女生）和抑郁组（4名男生，10名女生）。
经过一系列分析，确定土耳其语版BMWS的重测信度（r = 0.76）和内部一致性（克朗巴哈α系数为0.88）在统计学上较高。虽然土耳其语版BMWS呈现单因素结构，但该量表的得分在抑郁组和焦虑组之间存在差异（抑郁组：X = 8.14，SS = 4.03；焦虑组：X = 11.56，SS = 5.11）。此外，土耳其语版BMWS与宾夕法尼亚州立大学忧虑问卷（r = 0.75）以及特质 - 状态焦虑量表（状态焦虑量表：r = 0.42；特质焦虑量表r = 0.72）的相关性在统计学上具有显著性，支持了该量表的结构效度。
结果表明，土耳其语版BMWS是一个适用于土耳其大学生的可靠且有效的量表。
