Assessment of Affect Lability: Psychometric Properties of the ALS-18
Affect lability, an important aspect of emotion dysregulation, characterizes several psychiatric conditions. The short Affective Lability Scales (ALS-18) measures three aspects of changeability between euthymia and affect states (Anxiety/Depression, AD; Depression/Elation, DE; and Anger, Ang). The a...
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| description | Affect lability, an important aspect of emotion dysregulation, characterizes several psychiatric conditions. The short Affective Lability Scales (ALS-18) measures three aspects of changeability between euthymia and affect states (Anxiety/Depression, AD; Depression/Elation, DE; and Anger, Ang). The aim of our study was to investigate the psychometric characteristics of an Italian version of the ALS-18 in a sample of adults recruited from the general population. The sample was composed of 494 adults (343 women and 151 men) aged 18 and higher (mean age = 31.73 years, SD = 12.6). All participants were administered a checklist assessing socio-demographic variables, the ALS-18 and measures of depression and difficulties in emotion regulation. Confirmatory factor analyses indicated adequate fit of the three-factor model (RMSEA = 0.061, 95% CI = 0.054/0.069; CFI = 0.99; SRMR = 0.055), and the presence of a higher-order general factor. Internal consistency was satisfactory for all the lower-order dimensions and the general factor (ordinal α > 0.70). The ALS-18 was significantly associated with concurrent measures of depression and difficulties in emotion regulation. These findings indicate that the ALS-18 is a valid and reliable instrument for measuring affect lability, although discriminant validity of subdimensions scores could be problematic. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dcbc76326efc4a518536d53d0d8ea2232022-12-21T17:45:50ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782018-03-01910.3389/fpsyg.2018.00427360014Assessment of Affect Lability: Psychometric Properties of the ALS-18Anna Contardi0Claudio Imperatori1Italia Amati2Michela Balsamo3Marco Innamorati4Department of Human Sciences, European University of Rome, Rome, ItalyDepartment of Human Sciences, European University of Rome, Rome, ItalyDipartimento di Tecnologie, Comunicazione e Società, Università degli Studi Guglielmo Marconi, Rome, ItalyDipartimento di Scienze Psicologiche, della Salute e del Territorio, Università degli Studi “G. d’Annunzio” Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, ItalyDepartment of Human Sciences, European University of Rome, Rome, ItalyAffect lability, an important aspect of emotion dysregulation, characterizes several psychiatric conditions. The short Affective Lability Scales (ALS-18) measures three aspects of changeability between euthymia and affect states (Anxiety/Depression, AD; Depression/Elation, DE; and Anger, Ang). The aim of our study was to investigate the psychometric characteristics of an Italian version of the ALS-18 in a sample of adults recruited from the general population. The sample was composed of 494 adults (343 women and 151 men) aged 18 and higher (mean age = 31.73 years, SD = 12.6). All participants were administered a checklist assessing socio-demographic variables, the ALS-18 and measures of depression and difficulties in emotion regulation. Confirmatory factor analyses indicated adequate fit of the three-factor model (RMSEA = 0.061, 95% CI = 0.054/0.069; CFI = 0.99; SRMR = 0.055), and the presence of a higher-order general factor. Internal consistency was satisfactory for all the lower-order dimensions and the general factor (ordinal α > 0.70). The ALS-18 was significantly associated with concurrent measures of depression and difficulties in emotion regulation. These findings indicate that the ALS-18 is a valid and reliable instrument for measuring affect lability, although discriminant validity of subdimensions scores could be problematic.http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00427/fullaffect labilityemotion dysregulationAffective Lability Scales (ALS-18)psychometric properties of ALS-18validity and reliability of ALS-18 |
| spellingShingle | Anna Contardi Claudio Imperatori Italia Amati Michela Balsamo Marco Innamorati Assessment of Affect Lability: Psychometric Properties of the ALS-18 Frontiers in Psychology affect lability emotion dysregulation Affective Lability Scales (ALS-18) psychometric properties of ALS-18 validity and reliability of ALS-18 |
| title | Assessment of Affect Lability: Psychometric Properties of the ALS-18 |
| title_full | Assessment of Affect Lability: Psychometric Properties of the ALS-18 |
| title_fullStr | Assessment of Affect Lability: Psychometric Properties of the ALS-18 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of Affect Lability: Psychometric Properties of the ALS-18 |
| title_short | Assessment of Affect Lability: Psychometric Properties of the ALS-18 |
| title_sort | assessment of affect lability psychometric properties of the als 18 |
| topic | affect lability emotion dysregulation Affective Lability Scales (ALS-18) psychometric properties of ALS-18 validity and reliability of ALS-18 |
| url | http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00427/full |
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