| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Instrument Type | Inventory/Questionnaire |
| Description | The Adolescent and Adult Time Inventory-Time Attitudes Scale—Chinese Version (Chiang & Chen, 2024) is a translated version of the AATI-TA (Mello et al., 2016; Worrell et al., 2013) used to assess time attitudes (past positive, past negative, present positive, present negative, future positive, and future negative) and their impact on PTSD symptomatology and COVID-19-related fears. |
| Author | Chiang, Wei-Chun; Chen, Sue-Huei |
| Purpose | To assess PTSD symptoms and COVID-19-related fears, as well as symptom changes among individuals with various time attitude profiles during the first major COVID-19 outbreak in Taiwan. |
| Construct | COVID-19 Pandemic; Psychological Health; Time Attitudes |
| Instrument Type | Inventory/Questionnaire |
| Test Year | 2024 |
| Affiliation | National Taiwan University, Department of Psychology |
| Correspondence Address | Chen, Sue-Huei: National Taiwan University, Department of Psychology, Taipei, Taiwan, Province of China, 10617, [email protected] |
| Files | No file is available for download. |
| Format | Items are rated on a 5-point Likert scale from 1 (totally disagree) to 5 (totally agree). |
| Administration Method | Electronic |
| Factors and Subscales | Factors: Past positive; Present positive; Future positive; Past negative; Present negative; Future negative. |
| Reliability | Internal Consistency: Cronbach’s alpha ranged from 0.81 to 0.93 across subscales. |
| Validity | Structural Validity: The six-factor model provided the best fit to the data, consistent with previous studies. |
| Factor Analysis | Confirmatory Factor Analysis: The six-factor model showed good fit indices (χ2 = 766.231, p < .001, df = 358, TLI = 0.946, CFI = 0.952, SRMR = 0.045, RMSEA = 0.057, 90% CI = 0.051, 0.062). One item was eliminated due to low standardized coefficients. |
| Population Details | Respondents: Adults. Location: Taiwan. |
| Age Group | Adulthood (18+); Young Adulthood (18–29); Thirties (30–39); Middle Age (40–64). |
| Keywords | Adolescent Time Perspective; Adult Time Perspective; Chinese Adaptation; COVID-19 Outbreak; COVID-19-Related Fears; Future Negative; Future Positive; Past Negative; Past Positive; Present Negative; Present Positive; Psychological Health; PTSD Symptomatology; Structural Validity; Time Attitudes. |
| Reference | Chiang, W.-C., & Chen, S.-H. (2024). Time attitudes affecting psychological health during COVID-19 pandemic: A two-wave, six-month prospective study in Taiwan. Current Psychology: A Journal for Diverse Perspectives on Diverse Psychological Issues, 43(18), 16914–16926. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-023-04643-9 |
Cite this article
Mohammed looti (2026). Adolescent and Adult Time Inventory-Time Attitudes Scale–Chinese Version (AATI-TA). PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES. Retrieved from https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/adolescent-and-adult-time-inventory-time-attitudes-scale-chinese-version-aati-ta/
Mohammed looti. "Adolescent and Adult Time Inventory-Time Attitudes Scale–Chinese Version (AATI-TA)." PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES, 4 Apr. 2026, https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/adolescent-and-adult-time-inventory-time-attitudes-scale-chinese-version-aati-ta/.
Mohammed looti. "Adolescent and Adult Time Inventory-Time Attitudes Scale–Chinese Version (AATI-TA)." PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES, 2026. https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/adolescent-and-adult-time-inventory-time-attitudes-scale-chinese-version-aati-ta/.
Mohammed looti (2026) 'Adolescent and Adult Time Inventory-Time Attitudes Scale–Chinese Version (AATI-TA)', PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES. Available at: https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/adolescent-and-adult-time-inventory-time-attitudes-scale-chinese-version-aati-ta/.
[1] Mohammed looti, "Adolescent and Adult Time Inventory-Time Attitudes Scale–Chinese Version (AATI-TA)," PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES, vol. X, no. Y, ص Z-Z, April, 2026.
Mohammed looti. Adolescent and Adult Time Inventory-Time Attitudes Scale–Chinese Version (AATI-TA). PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES. 2026;vol(issue):pages.