Research on the validity of the behavioral inhibition system/behavioral approach system (BIS/BAS) scales focused on adolescent, student and adult populations. This study is the first to examine the psychometric properties of the BIS/BAS scales in a community (n = 368) and a clinical sample (n = 160) of older adults. Exploratory structural equation modelling with target rotation to the Carver and White model supported the construct validity of the BIS/BAS scales. Internal consistencies of the scales were generally satisfactory. Female participants scored higher on BIS and BAS-Reward Responsiveness compared with males. The community-dwelling sample scored higher on BAS-Drive and BAS-Reward Responsiveness compared with the clinical sample. Concerning the nomological net, BIS was positively related to Anxiety, Depression, maladaptive coping strategies, Neuroticism and Cluster C personality disorders. BAS was positively related to Openness, Extraversion, Active Confronting and Cluster B personality disorders and negatively related to the schizoid personality disorder. The BIS/BAS Scales are a useful instrument for measuring Gray’s theory of personality in older adults.

行为抑制系统/行为方法系统 (BIS/BAS) 量表的有效性研究侧重于青少年、学生和成人群体。本研究首次在社区 ( n = 368) 和临床样本 ( n= 160) 的老年人。带有目标旋转到 Carver 和 White 模型的探索性结构方程建模支持 BIS/BAS 量表的结构有效性。量表的内部一致性总体上令人满意。与男性相比，女性参与者在 BIS 和 BAS-Reward Reward Responsiveness 上得分更高。与临床样本相比，社区居住样本在 BAS-Drive 和 BAS-Reward Responsiveness 上的得分更高。关于法则网络，BIS 与焦虑、抑郁、适应不良的应对策略、神经质和 C 类人格障碍呈正相关。BAS与开放性、外向性、积极面对和B群人格障碍呈正相关，与分裂样人格障碍呈负相关。