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[The Italian version of the ‘Claustrophobia Questionnaire’: validation study and perspectives of use for occupational physicians]

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Aim of our study was to adapt the Claustrophobia Questionnaire (CLQ) to the Italian context. In our study, a sample of 50 claustrophobic patients was compared to 50 healthy people (control group). All of them answered the Claustrophobia Questionnaire and the Stait-Trait Anxiety Inventory Form Y1 and Y2, as well as demographic questions. As it was theoretically expected, our results confirmed the two-factor structure and showed that the Italian version of the CLQ has good psychometric properties. Indeed, it was observed that claustrophobic patients scored higher in claustrophobia than those from the control group. In conclusion, the Italian version of the CLQ is a reliable and valid instrument to assess claustrophobic fear.

Source: Giornale italiano di medicina del lavoro ed ergonomia

DOI: 10.4081/gimle.536

Authors: Giuseppe Ferrari, Francesco Chirico, Chiara Villi, Giuseppe Taino, Ines Giorgi, Enrico Oddone, Marcello Imbriani

Institutions: Società Italiana di Psicoterapia Integrata, Ministry of Interior, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, University of Pavia

Language: English

Topic: Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes

Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4407963133

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