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Confirmation of the factorial structure of temperamental autoquestionnaire TEMPS-A in non-clinical young adults and relation to current state of anxiety, depression and to schizotypal traits

Authors :
Marie-Chantal Bourdel
Henri Lôo
Yannick Morvan
Marie-Odile Krebs
Kareen K. Akiskal
Hagop S. Akiskal
Feriel Tibaoui
Université Paris Nanterre (UPN)
Clinique, Psychanalyse, Développement (CliPsyD)
Institut de psychiatrie et neurosciences (U894 / UMS 1266)
Université Paris Descartes - Paris 5 (UPD5)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)
Université Paris Nanterre ( UPN )
Clinique, Psychanalyse, Développement ( CliPsyD )
Centre de Psychiatrie et Neurosciences ( CPN - U894 )
Université Paris Descartes - Paris 5 ( UPD5 ) -Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale ( INSERM )
Source :
Journal of Affective Disorders, Journal of Affective Disorders, Elsevier, 2011, 131 (1-3), pp.37-44. ⟨10.1016/j.jad.2011.01.008⟩, Journal of Affective Disorders, 2011, 131 (1-3), pp.37-44. ⟨10.1016/j.jad.2011.01.008⟩, J Affect Disord, J Affect Disord, 2011, 131 (1-3), pp.37-44. 〈10.1016/j.jad.2011.01.008〉
Publication Year :
2011
Publisher :
Elsevier BV, 2011.

Abstract

Background The 39-item TEMPS-A self-rated questionnaire assesses affective temperaments. We examined the factorial structure of its French version in a large sample of young adults and examined the relation to schizotypy, depression and anxiety. Method University students were enrolled during their mandatory preventive health visit in the University medical facility (n = 3807, 19.9 ± 2.5 y.o.). They answered to the 39-TEMPS-A questionnaire, the Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire (SPQ) and the Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale (HADS). We performed an exploratory Factorial Component Analysis (FCA) with varimax rotation of the 39-TEMPS-A in half of the sample, randomly selected, followed by a Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) in the remaining subsample. TEMPS-A dimensions were correlated to HADS and SPQ sub-scores. Results A five-factor structure was found by PCA and confirmed by the confirmatory analysis. The scale showed a good internal consistency (whole scale Cronbach's α: 0.83 and from 0.78 to 0.59 for Cyclothymic, Depressive , Irritable , Hyperthymi c, Anxiou s subscales). Depressive and Anxious TEMPS-A subscales were moderately correlated to HADS Depression and Anxiety subscales (Spearman ρ = 0.37 to 0.33). Cyclothymic and Depressive TEMPS-A subscales were respectively correlated to SPQ Paranoid (ρ = 0.53) and Negative dimensions (ρ = 0.52). Limitation Representativity of the sample (higher education, response rate). Conclusion We confirmed the five factor structure of the 39-item TEMPS-A in a large non-clinical population of young adults and found consistent correlations with anxiety — depression state markers and schizotypal traits.

Details

ISSN :
01650327 and 15732517
Volume :
131
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Journal of Affective Disorders
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....3308d67c03fcb085fb3201e99815b629
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2011.01.008