Measuring Interpretation Bias Using Sentence Constructing Task with Chinese Homographs

YU Guanlin; ZHANG Lu; GUO Jiayi; ZHANG Wencai

doi:10.12139/j.1672-0628.2022.03.007

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2022 , Vol. 20 >Issue 3: 332 - 338

DOI: https://doi.org/10.12139/j.1672-0628.2022.03.007

Measuring Interpretation Bias Using Sentence Constructing Task with Chinese Homographs

YU Guanlin ,
ZHANG Lu ,
GUO Jiayi ,
ZHANG Wencai

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1. CAS Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101;
2. Department of Psychology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049;
3. Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875

Received date: 2022-02-16

Online published: 2022-05-20

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Abstract

This study aimed to search for usable Chinese homographs for interpretation bias measurement and test their measuring validity in individuals with generalized anxiety symptoms using Sentence Constructing Task (SCT). By rating and comparing usage frequency of the negative and benign meanings of the homographs, as well as testing reliability, validity and ability of hiding experimental intentions, a 34-item SCT was generated, in which the homograph items have meanings of approximately identical usage frequencies and anxiety-specific. Results showed that the 34-item SCT had high internal constancy and structural validity in measuring the interpretation bias of generalized anxiety and state anxiety. Compared to the scrambled sentence test, there were significantly fewer participants who figured out the intentions of the SCT, showing that the SCT is a more implicit measurement. In conclusion, the 34-item SCT has good reliability and validity, and can be used as a convenient and implicit measurement in future research.

Key words： interpretation bias; homograph; sentence constructing task; generalized anxiety

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YU Guanlin , ZHANG Lu , GUO Jiayi , ZHANG Wencai . Measuring Interpretation Bias Using Sentence Constructing Task with Chinese Homographs[J]. Studies of Psychology and Behavior, 2022 , 20(3) : 332 -338 . DOI: 10.12139/j.1672-0628.2022.03.007

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