The Development and Validation of a Chinese Version of the Illness Attitude Scales: an Investigation of University Students

Luo, Danyan; Zhang, Yinxi; Yu, Enyan; Tan, Yunfei; Zhou, Tong; Zhou, You; Chen, Wanzhen; Chai, Herzl; Wang, Wei

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“…Its Chinese version is comprised of 27 items rated on a five-point scale (0 - no, 1 - rarely, 2 - sometimes, 3 - often, 4 - most of the time) that measuring four factors of hypochondriasis. Patho-thanatophobia (internal alpha, .82), Symptom Effect (.82), Treatment Seeking (.74), And factor 4, Hypochondriacal Beliefs (.68) [12].…”

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“…Specifically, there are several aspects of hypochondriasis as measured with the Illness Attitude Scales (IAS), which is considered one of the most suitable instruments for hypochondriasis screening and to discriminate hypochondriac patients from healthy volunteers [10, 11]. Recently, Luo et al [12] have validated the IAS structures into four factors: Patho-thanatophobia reflecting the fears of serious illness or death, Symptom Effect describing the effects of symptoms on everyday life and work, Treatment Seeking reflecting the action of disease treatment and prevention, and Hypochondriacal Beliefs representing the doubting of being healthy despite medical reassurance.…”

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“…In the current study, we hypothesized that: (1) the bipolar disorder patients score higher than healthy volunteers do on the psychopathological variables, and BD II patients score higher than BD I patients do on most aspects of hypochondriasis; and (2) the associations between the hypochondriac concerns and depression and mania, or the antisocial, borderline, histrionic, and narcissistic personality disorder styles are different in the two types of bipolar disorder. Thus, we used the Chinese version of IAS [12] to measure different aspects of hypochondriasis, besides applying the measurements for personality disorder functioning styles and concurrent affective states in our participants.…”

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Hypochondriac concerns and correlates of personality styles and affective states in bipolar I and II disorders

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BackgroundHypochondriac concerns are associated with the treatment-difficulty of bipolar disorder, which might be due to the personality styles and affective states.MethodsWe invited outpatients with bipolar I disorder (BD I, n = 87), bipolar II disorder (BD II, n = 92) and healthy volunteers (n = 129) to undergo the Illness Attitude Scales and Parker Personality Measure tests, and measurements of concurrent affective states.ResultsCompared to healthy volunteers, BD I and BD II patients scored significantly higher on mania, hypomania and depression. BD I and BD II patients also scored significantly higher on Symptom Effect and Treatment Seeking, and BD II patients scored higher on Patho-thanatophobia and Hypochondriacal Belief. BD II in addition scored higher on Patho-thanatophobia than BD I did. In controls, the Dependent style predicted Patho-thanatophobia and Symptom Effect, Schizoid with Hypochondriacal Belief; in BD I, Narcissistic (−) with Hypochondriacal Belief, Histrionic with Patho-thanatophobia and Hypochondriacal Belief, depression with Hypochondriacal Belief, and hypomania with Symptom Effect and Hypochondriacal Belief; in BD II, depression with Symptom Effect and Hypochondriacal Belief, mania with Symptom Effect.ConclusionsBipolar disorder, especially BD II, is associated with greater hypochondriac concerns, which relates to personality disorder functioning styles and concurrent affective states.

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“…The scales from the study sample (students and patients) were able to distinguish between pain patients and a matched group of normal controls. Luo et al (2014) carried out a study among 282 Chinese university students to examine the validity of the IAS by distributing a survey that contained three questionnaires: the Plutchik-van Praag Depression Inventory (PVP), the Zuckerman-Kuhlman Personality Questionnaire (ZKPQ), and the IAS. The study found a four-factor structure for the IAS in Chinese culture: symptom effect, hypochondriacal belief, patho-thanatophobia, and treatment seeking.…”

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Psychometric properties of the Illness Attitude Toward COVID‐19 Scale (IATCS)

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2021

Int Social Sci J

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This study examines the psychometric properties of the Illness Attitude Toward COVID‐19 Scale (IATCS). The IATCS was tested on a sample of individuals who were living in Kuwait during the COVID‐19 pandemic (n = 1413). The reliability and validity of the scale were examined to assess the scale's internal consistency reliability, criterion validity, and factorial validity. The results of the study showed alpha values that were satisfactory for the overall scale and for five subscales. The findings support the criterion and factorial validity of the scale. The findings also support the use of the scale in surveys and for educational and trainings purposes.

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“…Yeung et al [8] report on the association between coping self-efficacy and quality of life among Chinese cancer survivors. Luo et al [9] and Nan et al [10] report on the psychometric properties of Chinese version of the Illness Attitude Scales and the Subjective Happiness Scale, respectively.…”

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Behavioral Medicine in China

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Behavioral medicine is a rapidly developing field of research in China. Research in this field addresses questions on basic bio-behavioral mechanisms; individual health and clinical interventions; and public health and health promotion. Scientific exchange between Chinese behavioral medicine researchers and colleagues elsewhere in the world is somewhat limited, mainly because of the language barrier, and some professional and cultural differences. Improved communication and collaboration will be of benefit to both Chinese researchers and researchers elsewhere.With this goal in mind, a call for contributions to a special issue of the International Journal of Behavioral Medicine was published in September 2012. In response to the call, 43 manuscripts were submitted. We are pleased to present the special issue on Behavioral Medicine in China, consisting of 20 interesting papers. Several manuscripts were not accepted: not addressing issues in behavioral medicine was by far the most frequent reason for not accepting these manuscripts. Most of these manuscripts addressed basic and clinical research questions in the field of mental health. Behavioral medicine and mental health are closely linked but distinct fields of research; apparently, these fields are less distinct in China than in other countries.Three major commentaries introduce the field of behavioral medicine in China. Bai and Ji [1] describe the history of behavioral medicine in China and the development of the Chinese Society of Behavioral Medicine (CSBM). With regard to the future, they emphasize techniques commonly used in the prevention and treatment of somatic and psychological disorders in China. They focus on mechanisms underlying these interventions. Yang et al. [2] review common behavior modification techniques used in clinical settings in China. These include behavior therapy, cognitive therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, health education, behavior management, behavioral relaxation training, stress management intervention, desensitization therapy, biofeedback therapy, and music therapy. These authors discuss possible biobehavioral mechanisms of these techniques. Ding et al. [3] describe the emergence of recent public health challenges in China, particularly those related to lifestyle-related non-communicable diseases. These authors also address the question about how behavioral medicine research and practice can be incorporated into the public health system in China in order to address these public health challenges.Biobehavioral mechanisms are addressed in the papers by Liang et al. [4] and Welmer et al. [5]. These studies focus on the interactions between lipid profile and depression and between cardiovascular risk factors and functional dependence in cardiovascular disease among Chinese older people.

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The Development and Validation of a Chinese Version of the Illness Attitude Scales: an Investigation of University Students

Cited by 4 publications

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Hypochondriac concerns and correlates of personality styles and affective states in bipolar I and II disorders

Hypochondriac concerns and correlates of personality styles and affective states in bipolar I and II disorders

Psychometric properties of the Illness Attitude Toward COVID‐19 Scale (IATCS)

Behavioral Medicine in China

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