Attentional Control Scale – Chinese Version

Description

Emotion regulation refers to the process through which individuals manage their emotions, determining what emotions to have, when they occur, how to experience and express them, and how to influence them (Gross, 2002; Zhang Wenhai, Lu Jiamei, 2012). Most previous studies have focused on intentional emotion regulation while neglecting another important aspect: automatic emotion regulation (Zhang Wenhai, Lu Jiamei, 2013). The automatic emotion regulation process is influenced by various psychological factors; for example, attentional control, which is part of cognitive control, can affect automatic emotion regulation. The Attentional Control Scale (ACS) was developed by Derryberry and Reed, originally measuring attentional control in the form of self-reported surveys, consisting of 20 items categorizing into 9 items for attentional focus and 11 items for attentional shifting.

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Purpose

To measure individuals’ abilities in attentional control and investigate the influence of attentional control on automatic emotion regulation.

Test Year

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Administration Method and Scoring

The first version of the Attentional Control Scale (ACS) provides 20 statements describing attentional behavior. Participants are asked to read each statement carefully and select the response that most closely reflects their situation, marking a “√” on the corresponding number. The response options are:
1=Almost never, 2=Sometimes, 3=Often, 4=Always.
Items 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 16, and 20 are reversed scored (a total of 11 items), and the remaining 9 items are scored normally. The sum of scores from the 20 items constitutes the total score of the ACS, which ranges from 20-80 points; a higher score indicates a stronger ability to control attention.

Reliability and Validity

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Factors and Subscales

Attention Focus (注意聚集): 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 16, 20
Attention Shifting (注意转移): 4, 5, 9, 10, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19

Keywords

Emotion regulation, attentional control, automatic emotion regulation, scales, psychological factors

Items in Chinese

1. 当周围很吵时，我很难集中精力做一件困难的事。
2. 当我需要专心去解决一个问题时，我很难集中注意力。
3. 当我认真做事时，我仍会被周围的事物所打扰。
4. 当房间里放着音乐，我也能集中注意力。
5. 当我专注的时候，我意识不到房间周围发生的事。
6. 在我读书或学习时，房间里有人说话我就容易分心。
7. 当我对某件事很兴奋时，我很难集中注意力。
8. 当我对某件事很兴奋时，我很难集中注意力。
9. 专注的时候我会忽略掉饥饿感。
10. 我能很快将我的注意从一个任务转向另一个任务。
11. 我需要花费一段时间才能真正投入、专注于一个新任务。
12. 在记课堂笔记时，我很难把