Department of Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, USA.
Neurology. 2013 Mar 12;80(11 Suppl 3):S76-86. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e3182872e11.
One of the goals of the NIH Toolbox for Assessment of Neurological and Behavioral Function was to identify or develop brief measures of emotion for use in prospective epidemiologic and clinical research. Emotional health has significant links to physical health and exerts a powerful effect on perceptions of life quality. Based on an extensive literature review and expert input, the Emotion team identified 4 central subdomains: Negative Affect, Psychological Well-Being, Stress and Self-Efficacy, and Social Relationships. A subsequent psychometric review identified several existing self-report and proxy measures of these subdomains with measurement characteristics that met the NIH Toolbox criteria. In cases where adequate measures did not exist, robust item banks were developed to assess concepts of interest. A population-weighted sample was recruited by an online survey panel to provide initial item calibration and measure validation data. Participants aged 8 to 85 years completed self-report measures whereas parents/guardians responded for children aged 3 to 12 years. Data were analyzed using a combination of classic test theory and item response theory methods, yielding efficient measures of emotional health concepts. An overview of the development of the NIH Toolbox Emotion battery is presented along with preliminary results. Norming activities led to further refinement of the battery, thus enhancing the robustness of emotional health measurement for researchers using the NIH Toolbox.
NIH 工具包用于评估神经和行为功能的目标之一是确定或开发简短的情绪测量方法，用于前瞻性的流行病学和临床研究。情绪健康与身体健康有显著的联系，并对生活质量的感知产生强大的影响。基于广泛的文献回顾和专家意见，情绪小组确定了 4 个核心子领域：负性情绪、心理幸福感、压力和自我效能感以及社会关系。随后的心理测量学审查确定了几个现有的这些子领域的自我报告和代理测量方法，其测量特征符合 NIH 工具包的标准。在没有足够的测量方法的情况下，开发了强大的项目库来评估感兴趣的概念。通过在线调查小组招募了一个具有代表性的人群样本，提供初始项目校准和测量验证数据。年龄在 8 至 85 岁之间的参与者完成了自我报告的测量方法，而 3 至 12 岁的儿童则由其父母/监护人作答。数据分析采用经典测试理论和项目反应理论方法相结合，得出了情绪健康概念的有效测量方法。本文介绍了 NIH 工具包情绪电池的开发概况及初步结果。标准化活动进一步完善了电池，从而增强了研究人员使用 NIH 工具包进行情绪健康测量的稳健性。
