Jones Rachel E, Leen-Feldner Ellen W, Olatunji Bunmi O, Reardon Laura E, Hawks Erin
Department of Psychology, University of Arkansas.
Department of Psychology, Vanderbilt University.
Psychol Assess. 2009 Jun;21(2):162-175. doi: 10.1037/a0015358.
A valid and reliable instrument for measuring affect intensity does not exist for adolescents; such a measure may help to refine understanding of emotion among youths. The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the psychometric properties and clinical relevance of a measure of affect intensity adapted for youths. Two hundred five community adolescents and 179 adolescents from a residential treatment program were recruited; both samples completed self-report questionnaires, and the community-based sample participated in positive and negative mood-eliciting laboratory tasks. Confirmatory factor analyses comparing multiple models indicated a 3-factor structure was the best fit. This Affect Intensity and Reactivity Scale for Youth (AIR-Y) evidenced good internal consistency and test-retest reliability, and the 3 factors showed incremental predictive validity for mood ratings following emotion-elicitation procedures, even after accounting for the relevant scale on the Positive and Negative Affect Scale for Children. Evidence for the clinical relevance of the AIR-Y, particularly the Negative Intensity factor, was found. Overall, the AIR-Y appears to be a psychometrically sound measure for the assessment of affect intensity among youths.
目前还没有一种有效且可靠的工具来测量青少年的情感强度；这样一种测量方法可能有助于深化对青少年情绪的理解。本研究的目的是评估一种适用于青少年的情感强度测量方法的心理测量特性和临床相关性。招募了205名社区青少年和179名来自寄宿治疗项目的青少年；两个样本都完成了自我报告问卷，并且基于社区的样本参与了引发积极和消极情绪的实验室任务。比较多个模型的验证性因素分析表明，三因素结构是最佳拟合。这种青少年情感强度与反应性量表（AIR-Y）具有良好的内部一致性和重测信度，并且这三个因素在情绪诱发程序后对情绪评分显示出递增的预测效度，即使在考虑了儿童正负性情绪量表上的相关量表之后也是如此。发现了AIR-Y临床相关性的证据，特别是负性强度因素。总体而言，AIR-Y似乎是一种在心理测量上可靠的工具，用于评估青少年的情感强度。
