Measuring a behaviorally inhibited temperament style: Development and initial validation of new self-report measures
Measuring a behaviorally inhibited temperament style: Development and initial validation of new self-report measures
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DOI：
10.1016/j.psychres.2005.03.005
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发表时间：
2005-06-15
影响因子：
11.3
通讯作者：
Parker, G
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作者：
Gladstone, G;Parker, G
生命早期的压抑气质被认为是后来出现有临床意义的焦虑和可能的抑郁的危险因素。大多数实证调查研究幼儿，从年龄较大的受试者获得的数据较少。两个自我报告的措施，成人措施的行为抑制（AMBI）和行为抑制的回顾性措施（RMBI），开发和心理测量学评估。这两种工具都是多因素的，具有令人满意的心理测量特性。结果表明，RMBI表现良好，作为一项措施（回顾性报告）的儿童气质，具有良好的结构和判别效度。AMBI被设计为成年期特质行为抑制的测量，也被用作同期焦虑倾向的测量。虽然这两种措施的因素结构需要进一步检查独立样本，目前的结果支持他们使用的有效测量工具的研究检查正常范围的气质和精神病理学之间的联系，特别是在更严格的前瞻性方法是不可用的。在这方面，RMBI可能是一个特别有用的工具。(c)2005爱思唯尔爱尔兰有限公司保留所有权利。
An inhibited temperament early in life has been implicated as a risk factor for the later development of clinically meaningful anxiety and possibly depression. Most empirical investigations study young children, with fewer data obtained from older subjects. Two self-report measures, the Adult Measure of Behavioral Inhibition (AMBI) and the Retrospective Measure of Behavioral Inhibition (RMBI), were developed and evaluated psychometrically. Both instruments were multifactorial with satisfactory psychometric properties. Results indicated that the RMBI performed favorably as a measure of (retrospectively reported) childhood temperament, with good construct and discriminant validity. Designed as a measure of trait behavioral inhibition in adulthood, the AMBI also performed as a measure of contemporaneous anxiety proneness. Although the identified factor structure of both measures requires further examination in independent samples, current results support their use as valid measurement tools for studies examining the link between normal range temperament and psychopathology, especially where more rigorous prospective methods are unavailable. The RMBI may be a particularly useful instrument in this regard. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.