Facing Fear with Courage: Psychometric and Behavioral Evidence of the Courage Measure (CM) in Poland

Q4 Psychology

Roczniki Psychologiczne Pub Date : 2023-10-04 DOI:10.18290/rpsych2023.0015

Grzegorz Pajestka

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Abstract

The Courage Measure (CM), developed by Norton and Weiss (2009) has proved to be a significant predictor of a behavioral approach in a fear-eliciting situation. The current research project aimed to replicate this result, using a shortened version of the scale, whose psychometric superiority over the full version has been supported by previous studies. For this purpose, in Study 1 the psychometric properties of the Polish version of the CM (CM-PL) were analyzed; the results supported its unidimensional structure and measurement invariance across gender groups, as well as good internal consistency. Study 1 also provided preliminary evidence of the convergent, concurrent and divergent validity of CM-PL, showing its relation to resilience, grit, risk-taking and the Big Five personality traits. In Study 2, 31 participants with an elevated fear of spiders completed a behavioral approach test in which they moved ever closer to a display of taxidermied spiders. The results showed that the CM-PL significantly moderated the relationship between anxiety/distress and the behavioral approach, confirming its relation to real behavior. Overall, the results confirmed that CM-PL is a valuable measure that can be useful in scientific research and psychological practice (i.e., counseling and psychotherapy).

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用勇气面对恐惧:波兰勇气测量(CM)的心理测量和行为证据

由Norton和Weiss(2009)开发的勇气测量(CM)已被证明是在引发恐惧的情况下行为方法的重要预测因素。目前的研究项目旨在复制这一结果，使用缩短版本的量表，其心理测量优势比完整版本已得到先前研究的支持。为此，在研究1中，我们分析了波兰版CM (CM- pl)的心理测量特性;结果支持其单维结构和跨性别测量的不变性，以及良好的内部一致性。研究1还提供了CM-PL的收敛效度、并行效度和发散效度的初步证据，显示了其与韧性、毅力、冒险精神和五大人格特质的关系。在研究2中，31名对蜘蛛高度恐惧的参与者完成了一项行为方法测试，在测试中，他们越来越靠近展示的蜘蛛标本。结果表明，CM-PL显著调节了焦虑/痛苦与行为方法的关系，证实了其与真实行为的关系。总体而言，结果证实CM-PL是一种有价值的测量方法，可以用于科学研究和心理实践(即咨询和心理治疗)。

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期刊介绍： Roczniki Psychologiczne / Annals of Psychology, the continuation of Annals of Philosophy: Psychology, is an academic journal edited by The Scientific Society of the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin [Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL]. It aims to present up-to-date and original empirical results and influential theoretical considerations in various areas of psychology as well as to promote new and creative ideas in research and psychological methods. The Journal accepts contributions of three kinds: 1) original peer reviewed articles on both empirical and conceptual topics, 2) short communications, and 3) polemics, which consist of a focus article followed by peer commentaries and a response by the author of the focus article.