The Mandarin Chinese Version of the Modern-type Depression Trait Scale (TACS-22): A Pilot Pretest for Reliability in Taiwanese Nonclinical Young Adults

Background: Since around 2000, a new subtype of depressive disorder called ＂modern-type depression (MTD)＂ has emerged, particularly among people in the younger generation in Japan. The Tarumi's MTP Trait Scale (TACS-22) was developed to assess the characteristics and traits of MTD. TACS-22 has...

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Published inTaiwan jing shen yi xue = Taiwanese journal of psychiatry Vol. 39; no. 1; pp. 50 - 54
Main Authors Wang, Hung-Yu, Lin, Shih-Ku, Kubo, Taisei, Kato, Takahiro A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India 台灣精神醫學會 2025
Wolters Kluwer - Medknow
Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
Edition2
Subjects
Brief Report
Care and treatment
depression
Depression, Mental
Diagnosis
Health aspects
international classification of diseases/diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders criteria
Psychological aspects
Questionnaires
reliability
Social aspects
translation
Translations and translating
Young adults
Taiwan
translation
depression
International Classification of Diseases/Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders criteria
reliability
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Summary:Background: Since around 2000, a new subtype of depressive disorder called ＂modern-type depression (MTD)＂ has emerged, particularly among people in the younger generation in Japan. The Tarumi's MTP Trait Scale (TACS-22) was developed to assess the characteristics and traits of MTD. TACS-22 has shown good psychometric properties and diagnostic accuracy in an initial sample of Japanese adults. Methods: We translated the scale in Japanese into that in Mandarin Chinese and recruited 115 volunteer college students to assess the reliability. Results: Reliability testing with 115 participants in Taiwan yielded a Cronbach's alpha of 0.825, indicating good internal reliability. Dividing the subjects into two groups based on scores above and below 54, a comparative analysis of those two groups revealed significant differences across all three core components between the groups. Conclusion: The Mandarin Chinese version of TACS-22 shows reliable psychometric strength for screening potential MTD cases in nonclinical Taiwanese youths. Further investigations should be done to validate the clinical applicability and reliability of TACS-22 in Taiwanese clinical populations.
ISSN:1028-3684
2666-2078
DOI:10.4103/TPSY.TPSY_5_25