Damjanac Žiga, Mesarič Katja Kurnik, Petrič Mojca, Hudoklin Mateja, Kodrič Jana
Child Psychiatry Unit, University Children's Hospital, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Bohoričeva ulica 20, Ljubljana, 1000, Slovenia.
Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana, Aškerčeva cesta 2, Ljubljana, 1000, Slovenia.
Child Psychiatry Hum Dev. 2024 Dec 5. doi: 10.1007/s10578-024-01800-4.
It is hypothesized that cognitions influence the development of affective disorders. Depression and anxiety are prevalent in both adults and youth. The Children's Automatic Thoughts Scale (CATS) assesses internalizing and externalizing negative automatic thoughts in children and adolescents. This study examined the psychometric properties- including factor structure, internal consistency and convergent validity- of the Slovenian version of CATS in a normative school sample (N = 754) of Slovenian adolescents aged 10 to 18. Additionally, the short-term stability of negative automatic thoughts over a three-month period was assessed in a subsample of 117 participants. Confirmatory factor analysis showed the best fit for the bifactor model, with one general and four specific factors (CFI = 0.963, TLI = 0.958, RMSEA = 0.045). Cronbach's α and McDonald's ω ranged from 0.81 to 0.96 for the total scale and subscales. The total score and subscales correlated significantly with the Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale. The Slovenian version of CATS shows good psychometric properties in the school sample.
据推测，认知会影响情感障碍的发展。抑郁和焦虑在成年人和青少年中都很普遍。儿童自动思维量表（CATS）评估儿童和青少年内化和外化的消极自动思维。本研究在一个由10至18岁斯洛文尼亚青少年组成的标准化学校样本（N = 754）中，检验了斯洛文尼亚语版CATS的心理测量特性，包括因子结构、内部一致性和收敛效度。此外，在117名参与者的子样本中评估了消极自动思维在三个月期间的短期稳定性。验证性因子分析表明双因子模型的拟合度最佳，有一个一般因子和四个特定因子（CFI = 0.963，TLI = 0.958，RMSEA = 0.045）。总量表和分量表的Cronbach's α和McDonald's ω在0.81至0.96之间。总分和分量表与修订后的儿童焦虑抑郁量表显著相关。斯洛文尼亚语版CATS在学校样本中显示出良好的心理测量特性。
