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Validation of the Chinese version General Causality Orientation Scale‐Clinical Population and causality orientations assessing in major depressions
Author(s) -
Lei Wei,
Liu Kezhi,
Li Nian,
Liang Xuemei,
Xiang Bo,
Huang Chaohua,
Zhang Jin,
Zheng Xiaojiao,
Chen Jing
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
asia‐pacific psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.654
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1758-5872
pISSN - 1758-5864
DOI - 10.1111/appy.12348
Subject(s) - causality (physics) , psychology , chinese population , population , clinical psychology , reliability (semiconductor) , psychometrics , medicine , physics , environmental health , biochemistry , chemistry , power (physics) , quantum mechanics , genotype , gene
This study examined the psychometric properties of the Chinese version General Causality Orientation Scale‐Clinical Population (GCOS‐CP) and assessed the causality orientations in patients with major depression disorders (MDDs). Method The psychometric properties of the Chinese GCOS‐CP were tested in an adults group (study 1). And then, the Chinese GCOS‐CP was given to individuals with and without MDD (study 2). Results The Chinese GCOS‐CP provided good reliability and validity. MDD showed lower autonomy but higher impersonal orientations relative to healthy controls. Discussion The GCOS‐CP is suitable for the assessment of motivation in patients with mental disorders in Chinese setting.