Evaluation of a German-language instrument for assessing positive and negative automatic thoughts

被引：12

作者：

Pössel, P ^{[1
]}

Seemann, S ^{[1
]}

Hautzinger, M ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Tubingen, D-72074 Tubingen, Germany

来源：

ZEITSCHRIFT FUR KLINISCHE PSYCHOLOGIE UND PSYCHOTHERAPIE | 2005年 / 34卷 / 01期

关键词：

automatic thoughts; depression; anxiety disorders; mania; psychometric property;

D O I：

10.1026/1616-3443.34.1.27

中图分类号：

B849 [应用心理学];

学科分类号：

040203 ;

摘要：

Background: According to Beck negative automatic thoughts are an important cause of depression. Objective: To determine the psychometric properties of the German-language "Questionnaire of Positive and Negative Automatic Thoughts" (QAT). Methods: With two samples of the general population (n = 352 and n = 171) and one psychiatric sample (n = 59), the reliability and validity of the QAT were tested. Results: The internal consistency of the three scales range from r = .76 and .93. All three scales together accounted for 60% variance after VARIMAX rotation. Depending on whether of depressive, manic, and anxious symptoms are present there are different patterns of positive and negative automatic thoughts on the QAT scales. Conclusions: The QAT seems to be an economic and reliable instrument for measuring positive and negative automatic thoughts.

引用

页码：27 / 34

页数：8

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