Distinguishing Depression and Anxiety in Self-Report: Evidence From Confirmatory Factor Analysis on Nonclinical and Clinical Samples

Psychologists believe that anxiety and depression self-report scales tap distinct constructs. This assumption was tested by using confirmatory factor analysis on mood data from nonclinical samples ( K. S. Dobson, 1985a ; I. H. Gotlib, 1984 ; J. Tanaka-Matsumi & V. A. Kameoka, 1986 ) and a clinic...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of consulting and clinical psychology 1993-08, Vol.61 (4), p.631-638
1. Verfasser:	Feldman, Lisa A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Affect Anxiety Anxiety Disorders - diagnosis Anxiety Disorders - psychology Biological and medical sciences Comparison Confirmatory Factor Analysis Constructs Depression Depression (Emotion) Depression (Psychology) Depressive Disorder - diagnosis Depressive Disorder - psychology Diagnosis, Differential Factor Analysis Factor Analysis, Statistical Female Human Humans Male Medical sciences Mental depression Models, Statistical Moods Personality Inventory - standards Psychiatric Status Rating Scales Psychological Studies Psychological tests Psychologists Psychology Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychometrics Psychometrics. Diagnostic aid systems Psychopathology. Psychiatry Psychotherapy Self Report Selfreport measures Statistical Validity Techniques and methods Terminology as Topic Test Validity Therapeutic Constructs
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Zusammenfassung:	Psychologists believe that anxiety and depression self-report scales tap distinct constructs. This assumption was tested by using confirmatory factor analysis on mood data from nonclinical samples ( K. S. Dobson, 1985a ; I. H. Gotlib, 1984 ; J. Tanaka-Matsumi & V. A. Kameoka, 1986 ) and a clinical sample ( J. Mendels, N. Weinstein, & C. Cochrane, 1972 ). These analyses provide evidence that anxiety and depression self-report scales do not measure discriminant mood constructs and may therefore be better thought of as measures of general negative mood rather than as measures of anxiety and depression per se.
ISSN:	0022-006X 1939-2117
DOI:	10.1037/0022-006X.61.4.631