title: The thought-action fusion scale: further evidence for its reliability and validity.
abstract: Thought-action fusion (TAF) refers to a set of cognitive biases that are thought to play a role in the development of obsessional phenomena. To measure these biases, R. Shafran, D. S. Thordarson, and S. Rachman (1996; Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 10, 379-391) developed the TAF-scale. They concluded that the TAF-scale possesses adequate psychometric qualities. The current study sought to further explore the reliability and validity of the TAF-scale. Results indicate that the TAF-scale has good internal consistency. TAF-scores correlated with self-reports of obsessional problems. Furthermore, mean scores in a mixed sample of anxiety disordered patients were higher than those in a normal sample. However, temporal consistency was somewhat disappointing. Also, the question remains whether TAF is specific to obsessive-compulsive disorder or taps more pervasive biases that play a role in a variety of disorders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Maastricht University, The Netherlands. e.rassin@psychology.unimaas.nl
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rassin
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Merckelbach
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Muris
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schmidt
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009014:Morals; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000592:standards*; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012309:Risk-Taking; D013850:Thinking