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BASIC INFORMATION

Psychometric Properties

Psychometrics for Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire (ATQ)
John Seeley

Internal consistency: alpha=.96
Spearman-Brown coefficient=.94

Kazdin, A. E. (1990). Evaluation of the Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire:
Negative cognitive processes and depression among children. A Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2(1), 73-79.

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Depressed children had higher ATQ scores than nondepressed children (M=82.8 vs. 52.9),F=47.02,p<.001

Kazdin, A. E. (1990). Evaluation of the Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire:
Negative cognitive processes and depression among children. A Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2(1), 73-79.

Other Details

ATQ scores were significantly correlated with other measures related to cognitive processes and depression when using a Pearson product-moment correlation. Subjects with higher ATQ scores displayed lower self-esteem, greater hopelessness, and a more external attribution of control. ATQ scores were significantly correlated with other measures of depression. See Table 2 of properties file.

Kazdin, A. E. (1990). Evaluation of the Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire:
Negative cognitive processes and depression among children. A Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2(1), 73-79.

This study focused on 250 child psychiatric inpatient children from the ages of 6 to 13. Of which, 64 were girls and 186 were boys. 175 were white and 75 were black.

Kazdin, A. E. (1990). Evaluation of the Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire:
Negative cognitive processes and depression among children. A Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2(1), 73-79.