Factor Structure of the Attentional Control Scale in Younger and Older Adults: Relationships with Anxiety and Depression
| Autor: | Alyssa DeVito, Scott Roye, Matthew Calamia, John P K Bernstein, Peter J. Castagna |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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050103 clinical psychology
05 social sciences Attentional control Factor structure Confirmatory factor analysis 03 medical and health sciences Clinical Psychology 0302 clinical medicine Treatment targets Scale (social sciences) medicine Anxiety 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences medicine.symptom Psychology 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Depression (differential diagnoses) Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment. 41:60-68 |
| ISSN: | 1573-3505 0882-2689 |
| Popis: | The Attentional Control Scale (ACS) is a self-report questionnaire that is used to measure individual differences in attentional control. Despite its widespread use, there is limited and conflicting data regarding the factor structure of the ACS. Further, the psychometric properties of the ACS have yet to be evaluated in an older adult sample. The current study compared the factor structure of the ACS in younger (n = 411) and older adult samples (n = 366) using exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses. Confirmatory factor analysis supported a reduced 13-item, two-factor model comprised of “shifting” and “focusing” subscales. It was found that the ACS subscales were negatively related to anxiety and depression in both samples, with more robust relationships observed between anxiety and depression with focusing in both samples. Future research should explore whether AC is a useful treatment target in older adults with anxiety and/or depression. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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