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Affektiv stil: Översättning och validering av Affective Style Questionnaire och samband med depression och ångest

Tunberger, Cecilia LU (2011) PSPT02 20111
Department of Psychology
Abstract
Abstract
The study had two purposes, to do a Swedish translation and validation of the Affective Style Questionnaire (ASQ), which is a brief instrument to measure affective style; and to investigate whether there is a correlation between affective style and the experience of symptoms of depression and/or anxiety. Affective Style is defined as individual differences in the sensitivity to and regulation of emotions. The study included 108 young adults filling out ASQ and other questionnaires (ERQ, TAS-20, AAQ) concerning emotion regulation, alexithymia and experiential avoidance. The results support the validity of the Swedish version of ASQ and the original three-factor structure was replicated with the following affective styles: (1)... (More)
Abstract
The study had two purposes, to do a Swedish translation and validation of the Affective Style Questionnaire (ASQ), which is a brief instrument to measure affective style; and to investigate whether there is a correlation between affective style and the experience of symptoms of depression and/or anxiety. Affective Style is defined as individual differences in the sensitivity to and regulation of emotions. The study included 108 young adults filling out ASQ and other questionnaires (ERQ, TAS-20, AAQ) concerning emotion regulation, alexithymia and experiential avoidance. The results support the validity of the Swedish version of ASQ and the original three-factor structure was replicated with the following affective styles: (1) Concealing, habitual attempts to suppress or conceal affect; (2) Adjusting, an ability to handle, adjust and work with emotions in an adaptive way; and (3) Tolerating, a tolerant and accepting attitude towards emotions. The Swedish version of ASQ showed acceptable psychometric properties. In a subsample (n=60) the factor Adjusting showed a significant negative correlation with depression and anxiety in men. There was a weaker significant negative correlation between Tolerating and anxiety for women. Further research on the associations between affective style, gender and psychopathology is needed. (Less)
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author
Tunberger, Cecilia LU
supervisor
organization
course
PSPT02 20111
year
type
H3 - Professional qualifications (4 Years - )
subject
keywords
gender, depression, anxiety, emotion regulation, Affective style
language
Swedish
id
2026867
date added to LUP
2011-07-22 11:24:29
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2011-07-22 11:24:29
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  abstract     = {{Abstract
The study had two purposes, to do a Swedish translation and validation of the Affective Style Questionnaire (ASQ), which is a brief instrument to measure affective style; and to investigate whether there is a correlation between affective style and the experience of symptoms of depression and/or anxiety. Affective Style is defined as individual differences in the sensitivity to and regulation of emotions. The study included 108 young adults filling out ASQ and other questionnaires (ERQ, TAS-20, AAQ) concerning emotion regulation, alexithymia and experiential avoidance. The results support the validity of the Swedish version of ASQ and the original three-factor structure was replicated with the following affective styles: (1) Concealing, habitual attempts to suppress or conceal affect; (2) Adjusting, an ability to handle, adjust and work with emotions in an adaptive way; and (3) Tolerating, a tolerant and accepting attitude towards emotions. The Swedish version of ASQ showed acceptable psychometric properties. In a subsample (n=60) the factor Adjusting showed a significant negative correlation with depression and anxiety in men. There was a weaker significant negative correlation between Tolerating and anxiety for women. Further research on the associations between affective style, gender and psychopathology is needed.}},
  author       = {{Tunberger, Cecilia}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Affektiv stil: Översättning och validering av Affective Style Questionnaire och samband med depression och ångest}},
  year         = {{2011}},
}