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ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2023

Factor structure and psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Odor Awareness Scale.

Binfeng Zhang, Xiuxia Li, Peixuan Tan, Yuxing Liu, Wanyong He, Lu Wang, Shuling Huang, Guanghui Nie

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Article in Frontiers in psychiatry, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Binfeng ZhangDepartment of Psychology, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China.
Xiuxia LiDepartment of Psychology, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China.
Peixuan TanDepartment of Psychology, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China.
Yuxing LiuDepartment of Psychology, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China.
Wanyong HeDepartment of Psychology, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China.
Lu WangDepartment of Psychology, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China.
Shuling HuangDepartment of Psychology, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China.
Guanghui NieDepartment of Psychology, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China.
Guangxi Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: The Odor Awareness Scale (OAS) is a questionnaire that assesses individual differences in awareness of odors in the surrounding environment, which has been shown to be associated with affective symptoms in recent researches. To further research, A Chinese version of the OAS needs to be introduced. Objective: To investigate the factor structure and validate the psychometric properties of the OAS. Methods: A total of 978 participants from college were randomly allocated into two groups for exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), respectively. Additionally, the study entailed item analysis and scrutinized internal consistency reliability, test-retest reliability, and concurrent validity. Test-retest reliability was assessed by having 214 participants complete the OAS twice at a one-week interval. Concurrent validity was measured using the Body Odor Sniffing Questionnaire (BOSQ), the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7), and the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20). Results: EFA identified three factors that best fit the data: odor sensitivity, odor impact, and odor attention. CFA validated a second-order factor model, yielding good fit indices: Conclusion: The Chinese version of the OAS demonstrated robust reliability and validity, rendering it a valuable instrument for evaluating odor awareness in the Chinese population.

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