Cognitive processing and acrophobia: Validating the Heights Interpretation Questionnaire

被引：48

作者：

Steinman, Shari A. ^{[1
]}

Teachman, Bethany A. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Virginia, Dept Psychol, Charlottesville, VA 22904 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF ANXIETY DISORDERS | 2011年 / 25卷 / 07期

基金：

美国国家卫生研究院;

关键词：

Acrophobia; Interpretation; Height fear; Scale validation; ANXIETY STRESS SCALES; IN-VIVO; FEAR; EXPOSURE; DANGER;

D O I：

10.1016/j.janxdis.2011.05.001

中图分类号：

B849 [应用心理学];

学科分类号：

040203 ;

摘要：

Three studies were conducted to examine the psychometric properties of a new scale: the Heights Interpretation Questionnaire (HIQ). This scale was designed to measure height fear-relevant interpretation bias to help assess the relationship between biased interpretations and acrophobia symptoms. Studies 1 (N = 553) and 2 (N = 308) established the scale's factor structure and convergent and discriminant validity among two large undergraduate samples. Study 3 (N = 48) evaluated the predictive validity of the HIQ by examining how well the scale predicted subjective distress and avoidance on actual heights. Factor analysis resulted in four distinct factors, and results suggest that each of the factors, along with the full HIQ have good reliability and validity. Additionally, the scale predicts subjective distress and avoidance on heights beyond self-reported acrophobia symptoms. Overall, the HIQ shows promise as a new tool to investigate cognitive processing biases in acrophobia. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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页码：896 / 902

页数：7

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