Recalled Childhood Teasing among Non-Clinical, Non-College Adults
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- 作者：Melissa A. Faith ; Eric A. Storch ; Jonathon W. Roberti and Deborah Roth Ledley
- 关键词：Teasing ; Childhood ; Teasing Questionnaire— ; Revised ; Depression ; Loneliness
- 刊名：Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment
- 出版年：2008
- 出版时间：September, 2008
- 年：2008
- 卷：30
- 期：3
- 页码：171-179
- 全文大小：173.8 KB
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This study examined the psychometric properties of the Teasing Questionnaire—Revised (TQ-R) in a non-clinical community sample of adults. The TQ-R, Brief Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale, Beck Depression Inventory-II, and UCLA Loneliness Scale were administered to 355 adults, aged 18–86 years. Confirmatory factor analysis showed the five-factor teasing model proposed by Storch et al. (Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 18, 665–679, 2004c) was not a good fit for these data. A three-factor model consisting of Academic, Social, and Appearance factors was found through exploratory analyses [termed the Teasing Questionnaire—Revised—Short Form (TQ-R-S)]. Internal consistency was good for the TQ-R-S Total Score and resultant TQ-R-S Academic, Social, and Appearance factors. TQ-R-S scores were directly correlated with current psychosocial functioning with correlations of a small to medium effect size. These results provide evidence that teasing during childhood is linked to later symptoms of depression, anxiety, and loneliness.