Hyperarousal Scale: Italian Cultural Validation, Age and Gender Differences in a Nonclinical Population.
H-Scale
gender differences
hyperarousal
validation
Journal
International journal of environmental research and public health
ISSN: 1660-4601
Titre abrégé: Int J Environ Res Public Health
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101238455
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
12 02 2020
12 02 2020
Historique:
received:
28
12
2019
revised:
07
02
2020
accepted:
10
02
2020
entrez:
16
2
2020
pubmed:
16
2
2020
medline:
20
9
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Studies on hyperarousal have increasingly developed in the last decade. Nevertheless, there are still very few valid measures of hyperarousal. The aim of the study is to verify the psychometric properties of the Italian version of the Hyperarousal Scale (H-Scale), in order to provide researchers with a valid measure for the target population. The questionnaire was translated, back-translated, pre-tested, and cross-culturally adapted. Subsequently, the Italian version of the H-Scale, the Anxiety Sensitivity Index (ASI-3) and the Health Survey Questionnaire (SF-36) were administered to 982 adults, 456 males and 526 females, aged from 18 to 80 years (M = 35.61 ± 12.47). Cronbach's alpha of the translated H-Scale was 0.81. Furthermore, positive correlations with the ASI-3 and negative correlations with the SF-36 emerged. The H-Scale is also sensitive to catch age and gender differences. The Italian version of the H-Scale demonstrated good reliability and validity. Its sufficient discriminative and evaluative psychometric properties provide the theoretical evidence for further application in evidence-based research studies.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32059606
pii: ijerph17041176
doi: 10.3390/ijerph17041176
pmc: PMC7068573
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors declare that there are no financial, general, and institutional conflicts of interest regarding the publication of this article.
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