TY - JOUR
T1 - Validation of the Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire (ATQ) Among Mainland Chinese Students in Hong Kong
AU - Pan, Jia-Yan
AU - Ye, Shengquan
AU - Ng, Petrus
PY - 2016/1/1
Y1 - 2016/1/1
N2 - Objective: The present study validated the combined version of the 8-item Automatic Thought Questionnaire (ATQ) and 10 positive items from the ATQ-revised among Chinese university students. Method: A total of 412 Mainland Chinese university students were recruited in Hong Kong by an online survey. Results: A 14-item Chinese ATQ was derived via item analysis. Satisfactory internal consistency reliability and good split-half reliability were obtained. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis revealed a 3-correlated-factor solution for the Chinese ATQ: negative thought, positive thought (emotional), and positive thought (cognitive). The negative ATQ subscale score was positively correlated with negative affect, and negatively correlated with positive affect and life satisfaction. The two positive ATQ subscale scores were negatively correlated with negative affect, and positively correlated with positive affect and life satisfaction. Conclusion: The 14-item ATQ is a valid and reliable instrument for measuring automatic thoughts in the Chinese context of Hong Kong.
AB - Objective: The present study validated the combined version of the 8-item Automatic Thought Questionnaire (ATQ) and 10 positive items from the ATQ-revised among Chinese university students. Method: A total of 412 Mainland Chinese university students were recruited in Hong Kong by an online survey. Results: A 14-item Chinese ATQ was derived via item analysis. Satisfactory internal consistency reliability and good split-half reliability were obtained. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis revealed a 3-correlated-factor solution for the Chinese ATQ: negative thought, positive thought (emotional), and positive thought (cognitive). The negative ATQ subscale score was positively correlated with negative affect, and negatively correlated with positive affect and life satisfaction. The two positive ATQ subscale scores were negatively correlated with negative affect, and positively correlated with positive affect and life satisfaction. Conclusion: The 14-item ATQ is a valid and reliable instrument for measuring automatic thoughts in the Chinese context of Hong Kong.
KW - Automatic Thought Questionnaire
KW - Chinese university student
KW - Cognitive behavioral therapy
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U2 - 10.1002/jclp.22193
DO - 10.1002/jclp.22193
M3 - RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal
SN - 0021-9762
VL - 72
SP - 38
EP - 48
JO - Journal of Clinical Psychology
JF - Journal of Clinical Psychology
IS - 1
ER -