The psychometric properties and clinical utility of the Norwegian versions of the deliberate self-harm inventory and the inventory of statements about self-injury

AbstractDeliberate self-harm (DSH) is a widespread transdiagnostic health problem with increasing prevalence among adolescences, and young adults. It is therefore essential to effectively chart the epidemiology of DSH, as well as to assess the efficacy of interventions designed to modify this behavior. The aim was to translate and analyze the psychometric properties of the Norwegian versions of two instruments designed to assess DSH: the Deliberate Self-harm Inventory (DSHI) and the Inventory of Statements About Self-Injury (ISAS), as well as to assess the prevalence of DSH within a nonclinical Norwegian adult population. Of the 402 participants who completed a questionnaire packet comprising the DSHI, ISAS, general questions about DSH, and other related measures, 30.6% reported some form of DSH. Those with a history of DSH reported greater difficulties with emotion regulation than those without. Participants with and without a history of DSH did not differ in unrelated constructs, including social desirability. The frequency of specific DSH behaviors was in accordance with previous research, with cutting being the most frequent. The factor structure of DSH functions in the Norwegian ISAS was generally comparable to the factor structure of the English version. Overall, results indicate that: a) the Norwegian versions of the DSHI and ISAS behave as expected and in accordance with prior research in other languages and other populations, and b) both the DSHI and ISAS have high internal consistency and adequate construct, convergent, and discriminant validity, and may be applied to evaluate DSH in adult Norwegian populations.

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The Teacher Expectations and Values for Suicide Prevention Scale

Crisis ◽

10.1027/0227-5910/a000706 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1-8

Author(s):

Jaimie Stickl Haugen ◽

Claudia C. Sutter ◽

Jessica L. Tinstman Jones ◽

Laurie O. Campbell

Keyword(s):

Psychometric Properties ◽

Suicide Prevention ◽

Factor Structure ◽

Discriminant Validity ◽

Teacher Expectations ◽

Critical Role ◽

The United States ◽

Face To Face ◽

Convergent And Discriminant Validity ◽

Confirmatory Factor

Abstract. Background: Teachers play a critical role in youth suicide prevention, yet few psychometrically sound instruments exist to measure teachers' expectations and values regarding suicide prevention. Aims: This study examined the factor structure and psychometric properties of the Teacher Expectations and Values for Suicide Prevention (TEVSP) Scale. Method: The TEVSP was administered to 500 teachers in the United States. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to determine the factor structure and bivariate correlations were used to investigate convergent and discriminant validity. Mann–Whitney U tests investigated group differences in TEVSP scores between participants who had received suicide training and those who had not. Results: Results support a three-factor hierarchical model with strong internal consistency and evidence of validity. Significant differences were found in TEVSP scores between groups. Limitations: There is a need to further explore the psychometric properties of the scale across samples and face-to-face methods. Conclusion: The TEVSP is a sound instrument that can be used to measure teachers' expectations and values for suicide prevention.

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Cognitive Avoidance Questionnaire: Factor structure and psychometric properties.

Anales de Psicología ◽

10.6018/analesps.397711 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 36 (3) ◽

pp. 457-467

Author(s):

José Miguel Latorre Postigo ◽

Marta Nieto López ◽

María Antonia Font Payeras ◽

Laura Ros Segura ◽

Jesús Heras ◽

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Keyword(s):

Psychometric Properties ◽

Factor Structure ◽

Discriminant Validity ◽

Factor Model ◽

Clinical Sample ◽

Five Factor Model ◽

Coping Styles ◽

Cognitive Avoidance ◽

Convergent And Discriminant Validity ◽

Excellent Internal Consistency

La evitación cognitiva se refiere a las estrategias y esfuerzos dirigidos a prevenir experiencias negativas y eventos aversivos que provocan ansiedad. El presente estudio analizó la estructura factorial y las propiedades psicométricas de la versión española del Cuestionario de evitación cognitiva (CAQ; Sexton & Dugas, 2008), un instrumento que evalúa cinco estrategias de evitación cognitiva relacionadas con la preocupación. La traducción al español se administró a una muestra no clínica de 614 participantes (18-82 años). La escala total y las subescalas mostraron una consistencia interna de buena a excelente. Utilizando el análisis factorial confirmatorio, un modelo de cinco factores mostró un buen ajuste entre la estructura teórica y los datos empíricos. Se obtuvo evidencia de validez convergente y discriminante a través del análisis de las correlaciones del cuestionario con medidas de preocupación, supresión del pensamiento, rumiación y estilos de afrontamiento. Los resultados arrojaron datos preliminares satisfactorios sobre la adaptación española del CAQ, que podría proporcionar mayores avances en la práctica clínica y la investigación sobre procesos cognitivos y trastornos de ansiedad. Cognitive avoidance refers to strategies and efforts toward prevention of aversive experiences and events that provoke anxiety. The present study analyzed the factor structure and psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Cognitive Avoidance Questionnaire (CAQ; Sexton & Dugas, 2008), an instrument that assesses five worry-related cognitive avoidance strategies. The Spanish translation was administered to a non-clinical sample of 614 participants (18-82 years). The total scale and subscales showed good to excellent internal consistency. Using confirmatory factor analysis, a five-factor model showed a good fit between the theoretical structure and the empirical data. Evidence of convergent and discriminant validity was obtained through analysis of the correlations of the questionnaire with measures of worry, thought suppression, rumination and coping styles. The results yielded satisfactory preliminary data on the Spanish adaptation of the CAQ, which could provide for further advances in clinical practice and research on cognitive processes and anxiety disorders.

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Pictorial Empathy Test (PET)

European Journal of Psychological Assessment ◽

10.1027/1015-5759/a000353 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 34 (6) ◽

pp. 421-431 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Marjaana Lindeman ◽

Iivo Koirikivi ◽

Jari Lipsanen

Keyword(s):

Factor Structure ◽

Discriminant Validity ◽

Affective Empathy ◽

Point Scale ◽

Brief Assessment ◽

Convergent And Discriminant Validity ◽

High Internal Consistency ◽

The Moment ◽

Test Retest Reliability ◽

Development And Validation

Abstract. Research on empathy has increased rapidly during the last decades but brief assessment methods are not easily available. The aim was to develop a test for affective empathic reactions which would be simple to translate into different languages, easy to use in a variety of research settings, and which would catch the empathic reactions at the moment they arise. We describe the development and validation of the Pictorial Empathy Test (PET) in three studies (Study 1, N = 91; Study 2, N = 2,789; and Study 3, N = 114). The PET includes seven photographs about distressed individuals and the participants are asked to rate on a 5-point scale how emotionally moving they find the photograph. The results indicated that the PET displayed a unitary factor structure and it had high internal consistency and good seven-month test-retest reliability. In addition, the results supported convergent and discriminant validity of the test. The results suggest that the PET is a useful addition to the prevailing methods for assessing affective empathy.

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Gender Differences in the Psychometric Characteristics of the Inventory of Statements About Self-Injury in A Community Adolescent Sample

10.21203/rs.3.rs-151042/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Melinda Reinhardt ◽

Gyöngyi Kökönyei ◽

Boglárka Drubina ◽

Róbert Urbán

Keyword(s):

Gender Differences ◽

Factor Structure ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Motivation Factors ◽

Self Injury ◽

Adolescent Girls And Boys ◽

Adolescent Sample ◽

History Of ◽

Self Harm

Abstract Background: The Inventory of Statements About Self-Injury (ISAS) is a psychometrically valid tool to evaluate the motives of non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI), but there is a lack of investigations which could test gender differences in the factor structure of the measurement. However, several differences across gender were identified in self-harm (e.g., in prevalence, methods, functions). Therefore, our study focused on further analyses of the dimensionality of the ISAS functions. Methods: On a Hungarian adolescent sample (N=1015; 66.1% girl; mean age was 16.81, SD=1.42; 41.2% had a history of NSSI) confirmatory factor analysis and exploratory structural equation modeling frameworks were used to test the factor structure of the ISAS part II. Results: Results support the two-factor structure of the questionnaire. Intrapersonal and interpersonal motivation factors emerged in the whole sample, but this factor structure varied across gender. Furthermore, among girls, intrapersonal motivation of NSSI associated with higher loneliness, more inflexible emotion regulation, as well as more pronounced level of internalizing and externalizing mental illness symptoms. Conclusions: Our findings are sufficiently strong arguments to the need of separate examination of NSSI functionality among adolescent girls and boys. It can be assumed that there is a gender difference in the motives underlying in NSSI. In addition, precise scanning of patterns of NSSI functions may further help us to identify the most at-risk adolescents regarding self-harm.

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Examination of Responses of Registered Nurses to Manifest Needs Questionnaire

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/pr0.1980.46.3c.1233 ◽

1980 ◽

Vol 46 (3_suppl) ◽

pp. 1233-1234 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Arthur P. Brief ◽

Arthur L. Darrow ◽

Ramon J. Aldag ◽

Daniel J. Power

Keyword(s):

Registered Nurses ◽

Psychometric Properties ◽

Factor Structure ◽

Internal Consistency ◽

Discriminant Validity ◽

A Priori ◽

Internal Consistency Reliability ◽

Research Tool ◽

Future Studies ◽

Convergent And Discriminant Validity

The a priori factor structure, internal consistency reliability, and convergent and discriminant validity of Steers and Braunstein's (1976) Manifest Needs Questionnaire were evaluated for a sample of 96 registered nurses. The questionnaire exhibited generally unsatisfactory psychometric properties. Readers are cautioned against its adoption as a research tool unless future studies yield more favorable results.

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Assessing Obsessive-compulsive Symptoms: The Portuguese Version of the Padua Inventory

European Psychiatry ◽

10.1016/j.eurpsy.2017.01.225 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 41 (S1) ◽

pp. S70-S70

Author(s):

A. Galhardo ◽

J. Pinto-Gouveia ◽

M. Cunha ◽

I. Massano-Cardoso

Keyword(s):

Psychometric Properties ◽

Factor Structure ◽

Internal Consistency ◽

Discriminant Validity ◽

Obsessive Compulsive ◽

Retest Reliability ◽

Obsessive Compulsive Symptoms ◽

Portuguese Version ◽

Convergent And Discriminant Validity ◽

Test Retest Reliability

IntroductionSelf-report instruments are useful tools for the assessment of psychopathological symptoms such as obsessive-compulsive symptoms. The Padua Inventory (PI) is a measure that has been widely used in clinical and research settings and studied in several countries.ObjectivesThis study explores the psychometric properties and factor structure of the Portuguese version of the PI.MethodsTranslation and translation-back of the original version were executed. A total of 847 participants (468 women and 379 men) from the general population was recruited through a snowball procedure and completed the PI and other mental health measures. The data set was randomly split in order to conduct principal component analysis (PCA) and confirmatory factor (CFA) analysis in two different samples. Moreover, internal consistency, convergent and discriminant validity and test-retest reliability analyses were conducted.ResultsFrom the PCA analysis four factors emerged, comprising clusters of items related to doubting/impaired control over mental activities, contamination/washing/cleaning, checking and worries about losing control over motor behaviors. CFA results revealed that the model presented a poor fit to the data and indicated that the model would benefit from the establishment of correlations between pairs of error terms of items with identical contents. The PI exhibited excellent internal consistency, good test-retest reliability and good convergent and discriminant validity.ConclusionsThe PI Portuguese version showed a similar factor structure to the one presented in other studies and revealed good psychometric properties. Nevertheless, results from the CFA suggest that shortening the PI may be advantageous.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

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The Emotional Contagion Scale: Factor Structure and Psychometric Properties in a Portuguese Sample

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/08.21.28.pr0.111.6.898-904 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 111 (3) ◽

pp. 898-904 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Rita Rueff-Lopes ◽

António Caetano

Keyword(s):

Psychometric Properties ◽

Factor Structure ◽

Internal Consistency ◽

Discriminant Validity ◽

Factor Model ◽

Emotional Contagion ◽

Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽

Convergent And Discriminant Validity ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Good Internal Consistency

This manuscript examined the psychometric properties and factor structure of the Emotional Contagion Scale in a Portuguese sample. The original scale was first given to a sample of 1,445 individuals to verify its internal consistency. Both exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were performed. Results suggested that the data from the Emotional Contagion Scale are best fit by a one-factor model. Differences between sexes were assessed and higher susceptibility to emotional contagion was observed in women than in men. Convergent and discriminant validity analyses were also conducted. The Portuguese version of the Emotional Contagion Scale also had good internal consistency and test-retest reliabilities; thus it is a psychometrically sound measure within a Portuguese population.

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Psychometric Properties and Factor Structure of the German Version of the Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-5

Assessment ◽

10.1177/1073191118774840 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 27 (6) ◽

pp. 1128-1138 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Meike Müller-Engelmann ◽

Ulrich Schnyder ◽

Clara Dittmann ◽

Kathlen Priebe ◽

Martin Bohus ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Psychometric Properties ◽

Factor Structure ◽

Internal Consistency ◽

Interrater Reliability ◽

Discriminant Validity ◽

German Version ◽

Dsm 5 ◽

Convergent And Discriminant Validity ◽

Ptsd Scale ◽

Best Fit

The Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS) is a widely used diagnostic interview for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Following fundamental modifications in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition ( DSM-5), the CAPS had to be revised. This study examined the psychometric properties (internal consistency, interrater reliability, convergent and discriminant validity, and structural validity) of the German version of the CAPS-5 in a trauma-exposed sample ( n = 223 with PTSD; n =51 without PTSD). The results demonstrated high internal consistency (αs = .65-.93) and high interrater reliability (ICCs = .81-.89). With regard to convergent and discriminant validity, we found high correlations between the CAPS severity score and both the Posttraumatic Diagnostic Scale sum score ( r = .87) and the Beck Depression Inventory total score ( r = .72). Regarding the underlying factor structure, the hybrid model demonstrated the best fit, followed by the anhedonia model. However, we encountered some nonpositive estimates for the correlations of the latent variables (factors) for both models. The model with the best fit without methodological problems was the externalizing behaviors model, but the results also supported the DSM-5 model. Overall, the results demonstrate that the German version of the CAPS-5 is a psychometrically sound measure.

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The Stigma of Suicide Scale

Crisis ◽

10.1027/0227-5910/a000156 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 34 (1) ◽

pp. 13-21 ◽

Cited By ~ 82

Author(s):

Philip J. Batterham ◽

Alison L. Calear ◽

Helen Christensen

Keyword(s):

Construct Validity ◽

Psychometric Properties ◽

Factor Structure ◽

Internal Consistency ◽

Concurrent Validity ◽

Online Survey ◽

National University ◽

Stigmatizing Attitudes ◽

High Internal Consistency ◽

At Home

Background: There are presently no validated scales to adequately measure the stigma of suicide in the community. The Stigma of Suicide Scale (SOSS) is a new scale containing 58 descriptors of a “typical” person who completes suicide. Aims: To validate the SOSS as a tool for assessing stigma toward suicide, to examine the scale’s factor structure, and to assess correlates of stigmatizing attitudes. Method: In March 2010, 676 staff and students at the Australian National University completed the scale in an online survey. The construct validity of the SOSS was assessed by comparing its factors with factors extracted from the Suicide Opinion Questionnaire (SOQ). Results: Three factors were identified: stigma, isolation/depression, and glorification/normalization. Each factor had high internal consistency and strong concurrent validity with the Suicide Opinion Questionnaire. More than 25% of respondents agreed that people who suicided were “weak,” “reckless,” or “selfish.” Respondents who were female, who had a psychology degree, or who spoke only English at home were less stigmatizing. A 16-item version of the scale also demonstrated robust psychometric properties. Conclusions: The SOSS is the first attitudes scale designed to directly measure the stigma of suicide in the community. Results suggest that psychoeducation may successfully reduce stigma.

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Estudio de validación del Cuestionario de Afrontamiento del Estrés en personas trans de México

Revista de Psicopatología y Psicología Clínica ◽

10.5944/rppc.vol.23.num.2.2018.19367 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 23 (2) ◽

pp. 121

Author(s):

Lucía Quezada-Berumen ◽

José Moral de la Rubia ◽

Loren D. Ibarra-González ◽

Mónica T. González-Ramírez

Keyword(s):

Coping Strategies ◽

Factor Structure ◽

Internal Consistency ◽

Discriminant Validity ◽

First Order ◽

Trans Men ◽

Convergent And Discriminant Validity ◽

Trans People ◽

Apoyo Social ◽

Mujeres Trans

Abstract: Validation study of the Stress Coping Questionnaire with trans people from Mexico. The Coping Strategies Questionnaire (CAE) is one of the most used instruments to evaluate coping strategies and styles in diverse populations; however, there is no evidence of its application in trans people, although this population is often discriminated, stigmatized, and presents social, occupational and health vulnerabilities. Therefor, the present study aimed to test factor structure of the CAE, prove internal consistency and convergent and discriminant validity of its factors, and describe the average profile of coping among trans people from Mexico. The sample consisted of 100 trans men and trans women, with ages ranging from 16 to 52 years, from different states of Mexico. The results showed that the CAE presents a factor structure different from that reported in other populations, with six first-order factors that show internal consistency and convergent and discriminant validity. The positive reappraisal factor was not defined, but was partially associated with the negative self-focusing factor. It is concluded that the CAE among trans people presents six first-order factors, with three higher-order underlying factors: negative emotional coping, social support and avoidant coping/religiosity.Resumen: El Cuestionario de Afrontamiento del Estrés (CAE) es uno de los instrumentos más usados para evaluar estrategias y estilos de afrontamiento; sin embargo, no se cuenta con evidencia sobre su aplicación en población trans, cuando ésta es objeto frecuente de discriminación, estigmatización y presenta diversas vulnerabilidades sociales, laborales y sanitarias. Así, este estudio tuvo como objetivos contrastar la estructura factorial del CAE, probar la consistencia interna y validez convergente y discriminante de sus factores, y describir el perfil promedio del afrontamiento en personas trans de México. La muestra se conformó por 100 hombres trans y mujeres trans con un rango de edad de 16 a 52 años de distintos estados de México. Los resultados mostraron que el CAE presenta una estructura factorial distinta a la reportada en otras poblaciones, con seis factores de primer orden que muestran consistencia interna y validez convergente y discriminante. El factor de reevaluación positiva no se definió, sino que parcialmente se asoció al de autofocalización negativa. Se concluye que el CAE en las personas trans presenta seis factores de primer orden a los que subyacen tres factores de orden superior: afrontamiento emocional negativo, apoyo social y afrontamiento evitativo/religiosidad.

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