Psychiatry Investig.  2017 Sep;14(5):562-567. 10.4306/pi.2017.14.5.562.

Initial Psychometric Properties of the Korean Altman Self-Rating Mania Scale: Preliminary Validation Study in a Non-Clinical Sample

• Kim BN
• Kwon SM

• KMID: 2395478
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4306/pi.2017.14.5.562

Abstract

OBJECTIVE
We aimed to examine the reliability and validity of the Korean Altman Self-Rating Mania Scale (K-ASRM) in a large sample of Korean non-clinical undergraduates.
METHODS
Participants (n=1,091) filled out the K-ASRM with other self-report questionnaires assessing bipolarity, mood symptoms and affect. Reliability test, exploratory factor analysis and correlation analyses were conducted to examine its psychometric properties.
RESULTS
The reliability of the K-ASRM was adequate (Cronbach's α=0.73, item-to-total correlation 0.53-0.78) and the exploratory factor analysis yielded one factor of mania. The K-ASRM demonstrated significant associations with measures of hypomanic personality (r=0.33), lifetime history of hypomanic symptoms (r=0.23). Also, the K-ASRM was significantly correlated with positive affect (r=0.53), negative affect (r=−0.17) and depressive symptoms (r=−0.35).
CONCLUSION
These results suggest preliminary possibility that the K-ASRM can be utilized as self-rating tool for mania in Korea as well as future directions for further validation.

Keyword

Mania; Self-rating; Reliability; Validity; Bipolar disorder

MeSH Terms

Bipolar Disorder*
Depression
Korea
Psychometrics*
Reproducibility of Results