Hoffart A, Friis S, Martinsen E W
Research Institute, Modum Bads Nervesanatorium, Vikersund, Norway.
Psychiatr Dev. 1989 Spring;7(1):71-81.
An interviewer rating scale for the measurement of (agora)phobic avoidance, the Phobic Avoidance Rating Scale (PARS), is described and psychometrically evaluated. The criteria of avoidance used are purported to correct weaknesses of the sets of criteria used in self-report instruments. Two samples with inpatients satisfying DSM-III-R criteria for unipolar depressive and/or anxiety disorder were studied. Intercorrelational and factor analyses revealed 3 dimensions among agoraphobic fears: separation fears, social fears and simple phobic fears. Overall, the 3 subscales constructed from these dimensions proved to have good reliability, validity, and sensitivity to change following treatment. The internal consistency of the social subscale seemed to be somewhat low. The PARS should be well suited to assess avoidance among agoraphobic patients on separate dimensions and to distinguish patients with agoraphobia from other psychiatric patients. It seems to be the first interviewer rated agoraphobic scale that is psychometrically investigated and should ideally be used for research purposes in combination with a self-report instrument.
本文介绍了一种用于测量（广场）恐惧症回避行为的访谈者评定量表——恐惧症回避评定量表（PARS），并对其进行了心理测量学评估。所采用的回避标准旨在纠正自我报告工具中使用的标准集的不足之处。对两组符合DSM-III-R单相抑郁和/或焦虑障碍标准的住院患者样本进行了研究。相互关联分析和因素分析揭示了广场恐惧症恐惧中的三个维度：分离恐惧、社交恐惧和单纯恐惧症恐惧。总体而言，由这些维度构建的三个子量表在治疗后显示出良好的信度、效度和对变化的敏感性。社交子量表的内部一致性似乎有点低。PARS应该非常适合在不同维度上评估广场恐惧症患者的回避行为，并将广场恐惧症患者与其他精神科患者区分开来。它似乎是第一个经过心理测量学研究的访谈者评定的广场恐惧症量表，理想情况下应与自我报告工具结合用于研究目的。
