Chinese version of the Perth Alexithymia Questionnaire:psychometric properties and clinical applications  

作　　者：Xin-Lu Cai Qingying Ye Ke Ni Lin Zhu Qian Zhang Minmin Yin Zhe Zhang Wei Wei David A.Preece Bao-Ming Li 

机构地区：[1]Institute of Brain Science and Department of Physiology,School of Basic Medical Sciences,Hangzhou Normal University,Hangzhou,Zhejiang,China [2]Zhejiang Philosophy and Social Science Laboratory for Research in Early Development and Childcare,Hangzhou Normal University,Hangzhou,Zhejiang,China [3]Qiqihar Mental Health Center,Qiqihar,China [4]Department of Special Education,Faculty of Education,Hangzhou Normal University,Hangzhou,Zhejiang,China [5]Department of Neurobiology,Affiliated Mental Health Center&Hangzhou Seventh [6]People's Hospital,Zhejiang University School of Medicine,Hangzhou,Zhejiang,China [7]Liangzhu Laboratory,MOE Frontier Science Center for Brain Science and Brain-machine Integration,State Key Laboratory of Brain-machine Intelligence,Zhejiang University,Hangzhou,Zhejiang,China [8]NHC and CAMS Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology,Zhejiang University,Hangzhou,China [9]School of Population Health and Curtin enAble Institute,Curtin University,Perth,Western Australia,Australia School of Psychological Science,The University of Western Australia,Perth,Western Australia,Australia

出　　处：《General Psychiatry》2024年第2期274-283,共10页综合精神医学（英文）

基　　金：This work was supported by a grant from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32200906);STI 2030-Major Projects(2021ZD0201705);Major Project of Philosophy and Social Science Research of the Ministry of Education of China(22JZD044);Research Project of Shanghai Science and Technology Commission(20dz2260300);Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities and Starting Research Fund from Hangzhou Normal University.

摘　　要：Background The alexithymia trait is of high clinical interest.The Perth Alexithymia Questionnaire(PAQ)was recently developed to enable detailed facet-level and valence-specific assessments of alexithymia.Aims In this paper,we introduce the first Chinese version of the PAQ and examine its psychometric properties and clinical applications.Methods In Study 1,the PAQ was administered to 990 Chinese participants.We examined its factor structure,internal consistency,test-retest reliability,as well as convergent,concurrent and discriminant validity.In Study 2,four groups,including a major depressive disorder(MDD)group(n=50),a matched healthy control group for MDD(n=50),a subclinical depression group(n=50)and a matched healthy control group for subclinical depression(n=50),were recruited.Group comparisons were conducted to assess the clinical relevance of the PAQ.Results In Study 1,the intended five-factor structure of the PAQ was found to fit the data well.The PAQ showed good internal consistency and test-retest reliability,as well as good convergent,concurrent and discriminant validity.In Study 2,the PAQ was able to successfully distinguish the MDD group and the subclinical depression group from their matched healthy controls.Conclusions The Chinese version of the PAQ is a valid and reliable instrument for comprehensively assessing alexithymia in the general population and adults with clinical/subclinical depression.

关 键 词：CLINICAL instrument matched 

分 类 号：R749[医药卫生—神经病学与精神病学]