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Psychometric Properties of Shortened Versions of the Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire
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Measures of depression are increasingly being used as outcomes or predictors by organizational and consumer psychologists. One such measure is the Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire (ATQ). However, questions about the 30-item ATQ’s factor structure and its length for use in survey research remain. The authors offer 15-and 8-item shortened versions of the ATQ. Two samples ( n = 434 and n = 419) were used to derive the reduced versions. A single factor was found to underlie both reduced versions, with scores on this factor yielding strong estimates of internal consistency and nomological validity. Two more cross-validation samples ( n = 163 and n = 91) also showed support for the 15-and 8-item versions. Overall, results suggest that these reduced-item versions of the ATQ are useful alternatives to measuring cognitions associated with depression.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Netemeyer, R. G., Williamson, D. A., Burton, S., Biswas, D., Jindal, S., Landreth, S., Mills, G., & Primeaux, S.
- Affiliations
- University of Virginia (US)
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center (US)
- University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
- Louisiana State University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Netemeyer, Richard G.
- Venue
- Educational and Psychological Measurement
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2002-02
- Volume
- 62
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 111-129
- ISSN
- 0013-1644 (ISSN-L)
- 1552-3888
- OpenAlex
- W2021590390
- Cited by
- 108
- References
- 58
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 2.74
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Educational and Psychological Measurement (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Psychological Testing and Assessment
- Keywords
- Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire, depression, cognitive distortions, short-form questionnaire, factor structure, internal consistency, nomological validity, cross-validation, psychometric properties
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