Psychometric Properties of Resting Anterior EEG Asymmetry: Temporal Stability and Internal Consistency
- 1 September 1992
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Psychophysiology
- Vol. 29 (5) , 576-592
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8986.1992.tb02034.x
Abstract
We examined whether resting anterior electroencephalographic (EEG) asymmetry in the alpha frequency band has psychometric properties that would be expected of a measure assessing individual differences. In each of two experimental sessions, separated by three weeks, resting EEG in midfrontal and anterior temporal sites was recorded from 85 female adults during eight 60-s baselines. Resting alpha asymmetry demonstrated acceptable test-retest stability and excellent internal consistency reliability. Analyses including other frequency bands indicated that degree of stability varied somewhat as a function of band and region. In addition, asymmetry was less stable than absolute power. Discussion focuses on the implications of the present findings for the measurement and conceptualization of resting anterior asymmetry.Keywords
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