Table_1_Measuring Prospective Imagery: Psychometric Properties of the Chinese Version of the Prospective Imagery Task.DOCX

ObjectiveProspective negative imagery is suggested to play an important role in the development and maintenance of anxiety and depression. The Prospective Imagery Task (PIT) was developed to assess prospective imagery. Given the importance of prospective imagery for mental health in the Chinese cultural context, our objective was to examine the psychometric properties of the PIT in a Chinese sample.MethodsThe instrument was validated among a sample of 1,372 Chinese individuals (mean age = 19.98, SD = 4.57; 35.2% male) who completed the PIT immediately following the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory-Trait version (STAI-T).ResultsThe two-factor structure of the PIT was in line with the original study, with satisfactory reliability and positive correlations with the BDI-II and STAI-T scores. Latent profile analysis revealed a three-class pattern. The measurement invariance indicated that the instrument can be used among different age groups as well as among males and females.ConclusionThe Chinese version of the PIT is a reliable and valid tool to measure prospective imagery, and the positive subscale is meaningful for clinical psychology. Limitations and future research directions are discussed.

前瞻性负面想象在焦虑和抑郁的发展与维持中扮演着至关重要的角色。为评估前瞻性想象，本研究开发了前瞻性想象任务（PIT）。鉴于前瞻性想象在中国文化背景下对心理健康的重要性，我们的目标是检验PIT在中国样本中的心理测量特性。方法上，本研究在一组1372名中国个体（平均年龄为19.98岁，标准差为4.57岁；男性占35.2%）中进行了工具的验证，这些个体在完成Beck抑郁量表-II（BDI-II）和状态-特质焦虑量表-特质版（STAI-T）后立即完成了PIT。结果显示，PIT的二维结构符合原始研究，具有令人满意的信度和与BDI-II和STAI-T分数的正相关。潜在剖面分析揭示了三种模式。测量不变性表明，该工具可以用于不同年龄组，以及男性和女性之间。结论表明，PIT的中国版本是测量前瞻性想象的可靠且有效的工具，其正向子量表对临床心理学具有实际意义。本研究还讨论了局限性和未来的研究方向。