Survey study, 2025
Is the Chinese uncertainty anxiety scale reliable for measuring PMS-related anxiety?
Yes. The scale is reliable and valid for measuring how much women with PMS struggle with uncertainty and worry. This helps identify psychological problems in this group.
What they did
Researchers translated and tested a 24-item questionnaire with 641 female university students in China who had PMS. They checked the scale's reliability and validity using statistical methods.
What they found
The scale had 8 dimensions and showed excellent internal consistency with Cronbach's alpha of 0.89. Test-retest reliability was 0.947, showing the scale gives consistent results when used again.
What it means for you
This is a new tool clinicians can use to measure uncertainty anxiety in women with PMS, but the study only included Chinese university students, so results may not apply to other groups.
641
Female university students
24
Items in the scale
0.89
Internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha)
About the study
- Original title
- Cross-cultural validation of the Chinese version of Disorder-Specific Intolerance of Uncertainty (DSIU): psychometric properties in female college students with premenstrual syndrome (PMS)
- Authors
- Ren J, Wang X, Li S et al.
- Journal
- BMC psychiatry
- Year
- 2025
- Study design
- Survey study
- Participants
- 641
- What was tested
- Testing a questionnaire scale to measure intolerance of uncertainty
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.1186/s12888-025-07522-8
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