Development and Validation of the Questionnaire for Adaptive Hyperactivity and Goal Achievement (AHGA).

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Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health Pub Date : 2023-05-12 eCollection Date: 2023-01-01 DOI:10.2174/17450179-v19-e230419-2022-50

Goce Kalcev, Giulia Cossu, Antonio Preti, Maria Teresa Littera, Stèphanie Frau, Diego Primavera, Rosanna Zaccheddu, Veronica Matza, Marta Ermellino, Elisa Pintus, Mauro G Carta

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Objective: This paper illustrates the preliminary psychometric properties of the Questionnaire for Adaptive Hyperactivity and Goal Achievement (AHGA), aimed at measuring adaptive characteristics of hyperactivity and goal pursuit in older adults.

Methods: The 12-item scale was administered to a sample of 120 subjects (older adults) between February 2022 and June 2022. The reliability of AHGA was measured using Cronbach's alpha, and factor structure was established using parallel analysis (PA) and principal component analysis (PCA). Convergent validity was tested against the Biological Rhythms Interview of Assessment in Neuropsychiatry (BRIAN).

Results: All included subjects have an average age of 74.1±5.1 years. AHGA reliability was good (Cronbach's alpha: 0.713 [95%CI: 0.630 to 0.783]). Factor analysis suggested two main components: goal achievement and hyperactivity, which explained 41% of the variance in the data. The results support the convergent validity of the scale: AHGA measures adaptive characteristics of hyperactivity and goal pursuit, in contrast to BRIAN, which measures pathological characteristics.

Conclusion: The reported findings represent an innovative approach to hyperthymic features by embracing a broader spectrum concept that conceptualizes the potential transition between pathological and adaptive aspects as a continuum.

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适应性超活动和目标实现问卷的开发和验证（AHGA）。

目的：本文阐述了适应性多动和目标实现问卷（AHGA）的初步心理测量特性，旨在测量老年人多动和目标追求的适应性特征。方法：在2022年2月至2022年6月期间，对120名受试者（老年人）进行12项量表。AHGA的可靠性使用Cronbachα进行测量，并使用平行分析（PA）和主成分分析（PCA）建立因子结构。结果：所有受试者的平均年龄为74.1±5.1岁。AHGA的可靠性良好（Cronbachα=0.713[95%CI:0.630至0.783]）。因素分析表明有两个主要组成部分：目标实现和多动，这解释了数据中41%的差异。结果支持量表的收敛有效性：AHGA测量多动和目标追求的适应性特征，而BRIAN测量病理特征。结论：报告的发现代表了一种创新的方法来治疗高血压特征，它包含了一个更广泛的概念，将病理和适应性方面之间的潜在转变概念化为一个连续体。

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期刊介绍： Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health is an open access online journal, which publishes Research articles, Reviews, Letters in all areas of clinical practice and epidemiology in mental health covering the following topics: Clinical and epidemiological research in psychiatry and mental health; diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of mental health conditions; and frequencies and determinants of mental health conditions in the community and the populations at risk; research and economic aspects of psychiatry, with special attention given to manuscripts presenting new results and methods in the area; and clinical epidemiologic investigation of pharmaceutical agents. Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health, a peer reviewed journal, aims to provide the most complete and reliable source of information on current developments in the field. The emphasis will be on publishing quality articles rapidly and freely available worldwide.