AUTHOR=Shi Yue , Zhang Yi 

TITLE=Reliability and validity of a novel attention assessment scale (broken ring enVision search test) in the Chinese population

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology

VOLUME=Volume 15 - 2024

YEAR=2024

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1375326

DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1375326

ISSN=1664-1078

ABSTRACT=The correct assessment of attentional function is the key to cognitive research. A new attention assessment scale, the BReViS test, has not been validated in China.  100 chinese healthy residents were selected and subjected to the BReViS, D-CAT, SDMT and DST. Thirty individuals were randomly chosen to undergo the BReViS test twice. Correlation analysis was conducted between age, education level, gender, and various BReViS sub-tests including SA, OA, FA and Err. Additionally, correlation analyses between the sub-tests and with other attention tests were also analyzed. The correlation coefficients of the sub-tests (except for FA) between the two tests were greater than 0.600 (P<0.001), indicating good test-retest reliability. The Cronbach's alpha coefficient was 0.874, suggesting high internal consistency reliability. SA showed a significant negative correlation with the net score of D-CAT (r = -0.405, P<0.001), and a significant positive correlation with the error rate of D-CAT (r = 0.401, P<0.001), demonstrating good criterion-related validity. The correlation analysis among the results of each sub-test showed that the correlation coefficient between SA and Err was 0.532 (P < 0.001), and between OA and Err was -0.229 (P < 0.05), whereas there was no significant correlation between SA, OA, and FA, which indicated that the scale had good informational content validity and structural validity. Both SA and Err were significantly correlated with age and years of education, while gender was significantly correlated with OA and Err. Multiple linear regression suggested that Err was mainly affected by age and gender. There were significant differences in the above indexes among different age, education level and gender groups. Correlation analysis with other attention tests revealed that SA negatively correlated with DST and SDMT scores. Err positively correlated with D-CAT net scores and negatively with D-CAT error rate, DST and SDMT scores. OA and FA showed no significant correlation with other attention tests. The BReViS test, demonstrating good reliability and validity, assessing not only selective attention but also gauging capacities in immediate memory, information processing speed, visual scanning, and hand-eye coordination. The results are susceptible to demographic variables such as age, gender and education level.