Psychometric analysis scale of dysfunctional attitude towards children and adolescents

Subject Areas : Thoughts and Behavior in Clinical Psychology

Omid Shokri ¹ , Hossein Pour Shahriar ² , Maryam Aghayi ³ , Mohammad Hossein Sanayi pour ⁴

1 - دپارتمان روان شناسی بالینی، دانشگاه شهید بهشتی تهران، تهران، ایران
2 - دپارتمان روان شناسی بالینی، دانشگاه شهید بهشتی تهران، تهران، ایران
3 - دپارتمان روان شناسی بالینی، دانشگاه شهید بهشتی تهران، تهران، ایران
4 - دپارتمان روان شناسی بالینی، دانشگاه شهید بهشتی تهران، تهران، ایران

Received: 2015-09-05 Accepted : 2015-09-05 Published : 2015-06-22

Keywords: dysfunctional attitude scale for children and adolescents, validation,

Abstract :

Depression schemas appear in the form of dysfunctional attitude and they are effective at all stages of  information and  process of information processing, including receiving, code switching and retrieving information from memory and the surroundings. The aim of this study was to analyze the psychometric version of children and adolescents scale of dysfunctional attitude among Iranian group of adolescents. To this end, through a descriptive study, 214 adolescents (96 males and 118 females) were tested with DAS-CA dysfunctional attitude scale. Factorial validity of dysfunctional attitude scale was assessed using principal component analysis and internal consistency using cronbach's alpha dysfunctional attitude scale. To study the construct validity, the correlation coefficient between dimensions of the dysfunctional attitude scale was studied with positive emotion. Principal components analysis with Oblimin rotation indicated that dysfunctional attitude scale has been formed of two factor of individual-oriented perfectionism, and community-based perfectionism (the need for social approval). The results of the correlation between dimensions of dysfunctional attitude with positive emotion supports the construct validity of the scale of dysfunctional attitudes, empirically. Values of coefficient internal consistency of dysfunctional attitude scale for individual-oriented perfectionism, and community-based perfectionism are 72.0 and 78.0, respectively. In conclusion, the results of this study indicated that dysfunctional attitude scale is a valid and reliable tool for assessing the concept of dysfunctional attitudes in Iranian adolescents.