As part of a broader project to create a comprehensive self-report measure for the Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology consortium, we developed preliminary scales to assess internalizing symptoms. The item pool was created in four steps: (a) clarifying the range of content to be assessed, (b) identifying target constructs to guide item writing, (c) developing formal definitions for each construct, and (d) writing multiple items for each construct. This yielded 430 items assessing 57 target constructs. Responses from a heterogeneous scale development sample (N = 1,870) were subjected to item-level factor analyses based on polychoric correlations. This resulted in 39 scales representing a total of 213 items. The psychometric properties of these scales replicated well across the development sample and an independent validation sample (N = 496 adults). Internal consistency analyses established that most scales assess relatively narrow forms of psychopathology. Structural analyses demonstrated the presence of a strong general factor. Additional analyses of the 35 nonsexual dysfunction scales revealed a replicable four-factor structure with dimensions we labeled Distress, Fear, Body Dysmorphia, and Mania. A final set of analyses established that the internalizing scales varied widely—and consistently—in the strength of their associations with neuroticism and extraversion.

作为为精神病理学分级分类联盟创建综合自我报告测量的更广泛项目的一部分，我们开发了初步量表来评估内化症状。项目池的创建分为四个步骤：(a) 明确要评估的内容范围，(b) 确定指导项目编写的目标结构，(c) 为每个结构制定正式定义，以及 (d) 为每个构造。这产生了 430 个项目，评估了 57 个目标结构。来自异构规模开发样本的响应（N= 1,870) 进行了基于多变量相关性的项目级因素分析。这产生了 39 个量表，共 213 个项目。这些量表的心理测量特性在开发样本和独立验证样本（N= 496 名成人）。内部一致性分析确定，大多数量表评估相对狭窄的精神病理学形式。结构分析表明存在一个强大的一般因素。对 35 个非性功能障碍量表的额外分析揭示了一个可复制的四因素结构，我们将其标记为痛苦、恐惧、身体畸形和躁狂症。最后一组分析表明，内化量表在与神经质和外向性的关联强度方面差异很大，而且始终如一。