Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the 15-item Need for Closure Scale: Scale validation and associations with mental health

IF 2.5 3区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

Journal of Clinical Psychology Pub Date : 2024-02-13 DOI:10.1002/jclp.23658

Yaming Hang, Ziyi Wang, Arne Roets, Min Zong, Rui Bu, Yi Feng, Zhihong Qiao

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Abstract

Background

Need for closure (NFC) has been found to be implicated in different forms of psychopathology. The 15-item Need for Closure Scale (NFCS) is an efficient and easy tool for assessing individuals' NFC in Western contexts. However, the psychometric properties of the 15-item NFCS have not yet been validated in Chinese populations.

Methods

Two different samples of university students from China were recruited in this study. The first sample (N = 5080, 49.9% females) was used to conduct exploratory factor analysis and reliability analysis. The second sample (N = 3968, 64.2% females) was used to perform confirmatory factor analysis, exploratory structural equation modeling (ESEM), and bifactor models, followed by tests of measurement invariance and criterion validity.

Results

The full scale showed good internal consistency. The bifactor-ESEM result with a general factor and four specific factors was chosen as our final model. Strong measurement invariance across sex and ethnicity groups was supported. Evidence was obtained for the criterion validity of NFCS scores with respect to depression, anxiety, and psychological distress.

Conclusion

The Chinese NFCS appears to be a valid and reliable instrument for measuring the NFC, which could promote both the assessment and research of the NFC in Chinese populations.

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15个项目的 "封闭需求量表 "中文版的心理计量特性：量表验证及与心理健康的关联。

背景：研究发现，封闭需求（NFC）与不同形式的精神病理学有关。在西方环境中，15项封闭性需要量表（NFCS）是评估个体封闭性需要的有效而简便的工具。然而，15 项 NFCS 的心理测量特性尚未在中国人群中得到验证：本研究招募了两个不同的中国大学生样本。第一个样本（样本数=5080，49.9%为女性）用于进行探索性因子分析和信度分析。第二个样本（样本数=3968，女性占 64.2%）用于进行确认性因子分析、探索性结构方程建模（ESEM）和双因子模型，然后进行测量不变性和标准效度测试：结果：全量表显示出良好的内部一致性。双因素结构方程模型的结果是一个一般因素和四个特殊因素，我们最终选择了双因素结构方程模型。该模型在不同性别和种族群体之间具有很强的测量不相关性。NFCS得分在抑郁、焦虑和心理困扰方面具有标准效度：结论：中文 NFCS 是一种有效、可靠的 NFC 测量工具，可促进对中国人群 NFC 的评估和研究。

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Journal of Clinical Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL-

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5.40

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3.30%

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177

期刊介绍： Founded in 1945, the Journal of Clinical Psychology is a peer-reviewed forum devoted to research, assessment, and practice. Published eight times a year, the Journal includes research studies; articles on contemporary professional issues, single case research; brief reports (including dissertations in brief); notes from the field; and news and notes. In addition to papers on psychopathology, psychodiagnostics, and the psychotherapeutic process, the journal welcomes articles focusing on psychotherapy effectiveness research, psychological assessment and treatment matching, clinical outcomes, clinical health psychology, and behavioral medicine.