Different aspects of emotional processes in apathy: Application of the French translated dimensional apathy scale

M’Barek, Lise, Radakovic, Ratko, Noquet, Malika, Laurent, Alexandre and Allain, Philippe (2020) Different aspects of emotional processes in apathy: Application of the French translated dimensional apathy scale. Current Psychology, 39 (2). 564–570. ISSN 1046-1310

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Abstract

Apathy is a behavioural symptom that occurs in neuropsychiatric, neurological and neurodegenerative disease. It is defined as a lack of motivation and/or a quantitative reduction of goal-directed behaviour. Levy and Dubois Cerebral Cortex, 16(7), 916–928 (2006) proposed a triadic substructure of apathy and similar subtypes can be assessed using the Dimensional Apathy Scale (DAS), via the Executive, Emotional and Initiation subscales. The aim of this study was to translate the DAS in to French (f-DAS), examine its psychometric properties and the substructure of apathy using Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA). The results showed an acceptable internal consistency reliability of the f-DAS and a similar relationship to depression as in the original DAS development study. The CFA supported a triadic dimensional substructure of the f-DAS, similar to the original DAS but suggested a more complex substructure, specifically, two further processes of the Emotional apathy dimension relating to “Social Emotional” and “Individual Emotional” aspects of demotivation. To conclude, the f-DAS is a robust and reliable tool for assessing multidimensional apathy. Further research should explore the utility of the f-DAS in patients with neuropsychiatric diseases in view of social emotional aspects in apathy.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	apathy,french dimensional apathy scale,reliability,translation,validity
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > School of Health Sciences
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Dementia & Complexity in Later Life
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Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	17 May 2018 14:32
Last Modified:	28 Jan 2024 02:40
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/67115
DOI:	10.1007/s12144-017-9775-5

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