Gabel Lindsay N, Olino Thomas M, Goldstein Brandon L, Klein Daniel N, Stanton Kasey, Hayden Elizabeth P
Western University, London, ON, Canada.
Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Assessment. 2025 Oct;32(7):1103-1119. doi: 10.1177/10731911241289249. Epub 2024 Nov 23.
The Self-Referent Encoding Task (SRET) can be used to measure self-concept via endorsement of trait words, a robust metric associated with depression severity. Our study is the first to investigate the structural validity and item functioning of SRET endorsement scores using confirmatory factor analysis and item response theory. Community-dwelling preadolescent youth ( = 508; = 12.39 years, = .72) were shown a list of positive and negative trait adjectives and made binary ratings of whether words were self-descriptive. The SRET exhibited a two-factor structure, comprising positive and negative factors. Positive items were endorsed by most children and best estimated information about positive self-concepts below average levels of positivity. Conversely, negative items were unendorsed by most children and best estimated information about negative self-concepts above average levels of negativity. We identify standardized, psychometrically sound, and developmentally sensitive SRET items for assessing youth self-concept and its associations with depression risk.
自我参照编码任务（SRET）可用于通过对特质词的认同来测量自我概念，这是一种与抑郁严重程度相关的可靠指标。我们的研究首次使用验证性因素分析和项目反应理论来调查SRET认同分数的结构效度和项目功能。研究向社区居住的青春期前青少年（n = 508；M = 12.39岁，SD = 0.72）展示了一份正负性特质形容词列表，并让他们对这些词是否为自我描述进行二元评分。SRET呈现出一个双因素结构，包括积极因素和消极因素。大多数儿童认同积极项目，并且这些项目能最好地估计低于平均积极水平的积极自我概念信息。相反，大多数儿童不认同消极项目，并且这些项目能最好地估计高于平均消极水平的消极自我概念信息。我们确定了标准化、心理测量学上合理且对发展敏感的SRET项目，用于评估青少年自我概念及其与抑郁风险的关联。
