The Japanese self-focused attention scale: Factor structure, internal consistency, convergent, and discriminant
Shota Noda1,2, Sho Okawa3,4,5, Kentaro Shirotsuki6
1Graduate School of Human and Social Sciences, Musashino University, Koutouku, Tokyo, Japan.
Journal of Clinical Psychology
|April 6, 2021
Summary
The Japanese Self-Focused Attention (J-SFA) scale shows good reliability and validity for assessing self-focused attention, a key factor in social anxiety disorder, in Japanese students.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Clinical Psychology
- Psychometrics
Background:
- Self-focused attention is a significant maintaining factor in social anxiety disorder.
- Previous research indicates a correlation between self-focused attention and trait mindfulness, but not attention control.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine the reliability and validity of the Japanese version of the self-focused attention (J-SFA) scale.
- To assess the psychometric properties of the J-SFA scale in a Japanese student population.
Main Methods:
- A sample of 502 students completed questionnaires on self-focused attention (J-SFA), social anxiety symptoms, trait mindfulness, and attention control.
- Confirmatory factor analysis and correlation analysis were employed to evaluate the J-SFA scale's structure and relationships with other constructs.
Main Results:
- The J-SFA scale demonstrated a bi-factor structure.
- High Cronbach's alpha coefficients indicated good internal consistency.
- Factors of the J-SFA scale showed significant weak to moderate correlations with social anxiety and trait mindfulness, and very weak correlations with attentional control.
Conclusions:
- The J-SFA scale exhibits satisfactory reliability and validity in the studied Japanese student sample.
- These findings support the use of the J-SFA scale for research with clinical and nonclinical populations in Japan.
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