Neuropsychology and Applied Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, CAS Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Beijing, China; Department of Psychology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
The University of Sydney, Brain and Mind Centre, Sydney, Australia; The University of Sydney, School of Psychology, Sydney, Australia.
Asian J Psychiatr. 2024 Jul;97:104083. doi: 10.1016/j.ajp.2024.104083. Epub 2024 May 19.
Repetitive thoughts are usually associated with psychopathology. The Future-oriented Repetitive Thought (FoRT) Scale is a measure designed to capture frequency of repetitive thought about positive and negative future events. However, the validity of the scale in Chinese population and its application in the schizophrenia spectrum have not been examined.
The current study aimed to examine the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the FoRT scale and to apply it to the schizophrenia spectrum. In Study 1, three samples (total N = 1875) of university students were recruited for exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, and validity test, respectively. In Study 2, we identified subsamples with high schizotypal traits (N = 89) and low schizotypal traits (N = 89), and recruited 36 inpatients with schizophrenia and 41 matched healthy controls.
The three-factor (pessimistic repetitive future thinking, repetitive thinking about future goals, and positive indulging about the future) structure of the FoRT scale with one item deleted, fitted the Chinese samples. And the scale could distinguish patients with schizophrenia and individuals with high schizotypal traits from controls.
These findings support that the Chinese version of the FoRT scale is a valid tool and provide evidence for the potential applications in the schizophrenia spectrum.
重复思维通常与精神病理学有关。未来导向的重复思维(FoRT)量表是一种旨在捕捉关于积极和消极未来事件的重复思维频率的测量工具。然而,该量表在中文人群中的有效性及其在精神分裂症谱系中的应用尚未得到检验。
本研究旨在检验 FoRT 量表中文版的心理测量学特性,并将其应用于精神分裂症谱系。在研究 1 中,我们分别招募了三个样本(共 1875 名大学生)进行探索性因素分析、验证性因素分析和有效性检验。在研究 2 中,我们确定了具有高精神分裂特质(N=89)和低精神分裂特质(N=89)的亚样本,并招募了 36 名精神分裂症住院患者和 41 名匹配的健康对照者。
FoRT 量表的三因素(悲观重复未来思维、重复思考未来目标和积极沉迷未来)结构,删除了一个项目,适用于中国样本。该量表可以区分精神分裂症患者和具有高精神分裂特质的个体与对照组。
这些发现支持 FoRT 量表中文版是一种有效的工具,并为其在精神分裂症谱系中的潜在应用提供了证据。