Factor structure and psychometric properties of the affective lability scale-short form in Chinese adolescents
ObjectivePrevious studies on the reliability and validity of the Affective Lability Scale short-form (ALS-SF) have only been evaluated in adults, which may not be able to generalize to the adolescent population. We aimed to examine the factor structure, the reliability and validity of ALS-SF among C...
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| author | Shuyin Xu Yafei Chen Yunjing Li Siqi Yang Yimei Lu Liang Li Mei Huang Mohan Ma Wenwen Ou Guanyi Lv Xiaotian Zhao Yaqi Qin Yumeng Ju Yan Zhang Lingjiang Li |
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| description | ObjectivePrevious studies on the reliability and validity of the Affective Lability Scale short-form (ALS-SF) have only been evaluated in adults, which may not be able to generalize to the adolescent population. We aimed to examine the factor structure, the reliability and validity of ALS-SF among Chinese adolescents and construct an adolescent form of ALS (ALS-AF).MethodsA total of 1,439 middle school students were investigated with a broad survey including ALS-SF, Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item (GAD-7), Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale 10-item (CD-RISC-10) and non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) behavior self-report. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were conducted to investigate the structural validity of ALS-SF and construct ALS-AF. Cronbach's α was used to assess the internal consistency and reliability of the scale. Factor loading, Average Variance Extracted (AVE) and Composite Reliability (CR) were applied to measure the convergent validity and divergent validity. Besides, Correlation and regression analyses were used to explore the relationship between affective lability and depression, anxiety, NSSI and resilience.ResultsFactor analysis failed to support the original three-factor model of 18-item ALS-SF and confirmed the three-factor model of 15-item ALS-AF. The ALS-AF showed good internal consistency as well as strong convergent and discriminative validity. Besides, ALS-AF was positively correlated with PHQ-9, GAD-7 and self-harm, and was negatively associated with resilience.ConclusionOur study shows that the ALS-AF has good reliability and validity for testing affective lability in Chinese adolescents. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e7ca5c8110424cf19e529d32dee223c92022-12-22T03:39:36ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychiatry1664-06402022-11-011310.3389/fpsyt.2022.881541881541Factor structure and psychometric properties of the affective lability scale-short form in Chinese adolescentsShuyin Xu0Yafei Chen1Yunjing Li2Siqi Yang3Yimei Lu4Liang Li5Mei Huang6Mohan Ma7Wenwen Ou8Guanyi Lv9Xiaotian Zhao10Yaqi Qin11Yumeng Ju12Yan Zhang13Lingjiang Li14Department of Psychiatry and National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, ChinaXiangya Medical School, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, ChinaDepartment of Psychiatry and National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, ChinaDepartment of Psychiatry and National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, ChinaDepartment of Psychiatry and National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, ChinaDepartment of Psychiatry and National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, ChinaDepartment of Psychiatry and National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, ChinaDepartment of Psychiatry and National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, ChinaDepartment of Psychiatry and National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, ChinaDepartment of Psychiatry and National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, ChinaDepartment of Psychiatry and National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, ChinaDepartment of Psychiatry and National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, ChinaDepartment of Psychiatry and National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, ChinaDepartment of Psychiatry and National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, ChinaDepartment of Psychiatry and National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, ChinaObjectivePrevious studies on the reliability and validity of the Affective Lability Scale short-form (ALS-SF) have only been evaluated in adults, which may not be able to generalize to the adolescent population. We aimed to examine the factor structure, the reliability and validity of ALS-SF among Chinese adolescents and construct an adolescent form of ALS (ALS-AF).MethodsA total of 1,439 middle school students were investigated with a broad survey including ALS-SF, Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item (GAD-7), Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale 10-item (CD-RISC-10) and non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) behavior self-report. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were conducted to investigate the structural validity of ALS-SF and construct ALS-AF. Cronbach's α was used to assess the internal consistency and reliability of the scale. Factor loading, Average Variance Extracted (AVE) and Composite Reliability (CR) were applied to measure the convergent validity and divergent validity. Besides, Correlation and regression analyses were used to explore the relationship between affective lability and depression, anxiety, NSSI and resilience.ResultsFactor analysis failed to support the original three-factor model of 18-item ALS-SF and confirmed the three-factor model of 15-item ALS-AF. The ALS-AF showed good internal consistency as well as strong convergent and discriminative validity. Besides, ALS-AF was positively correlated with PHQ-9, GAD-7 and self-harm, and was negatively associated with resilience.ConclusionOur study shows that the ALS-AF has good reliability and validity for testing affective lability in Chinese adolescents.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.881541/fullaffective lability scale-short formadolescentsreliabilityvaliditydepression |
| spellingShingle | Shuyin Xu Yafei Chen Yunjing Li Siqi Yang Yimei Lu Liang Li Mei Huang Mohan Ma Wenwen Ou Guanyi Lv Xiaotian Zhao Yaqi Qin Yumeng Ju Yan Zhang Lingjiang Li Factor structure and psychometric properties of the affective lability scale-short form in Chinese adolescents Frontiers in Psychiatry affective lability scale-short form adolescents reliability validity depression |
| title | Factor structure and psychometric properties of the affective lability scale-short form in Chinese adolescents |
| title_full | Factor structure and psychometric properties of the affective lability scale-short form in Chinese adolescents |
| title_fullStr | Factor structure and psychometric properties of the affective lability scale-short form in Chinese adolescents |
| title_full_unstemmed | Factor structure and psychometric properties of the affective lability scale-short form in Chinese adolescents |
| title_short | Factor structure and psychometric properties of the affective lability scale-short form in Chinese adolescents |
| title_sort | factor structure and psychometric properties of the affective lability scale short form in chinese adolescents |
| topic | affective lability scale-short form adolescents reliability validity depression |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.881541/full |
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