Adapted Self-Report Delinquency Scale--Portuguese Version

Abstract The identification of dysfunctional patterns in individuals’ interpersonal interactions is a cornerstone of psychotherapy. The Inventory of Interpersonal Problems (IIP-32) is one of the most used measures to explore individuals’ interpersonal styles. However, an IIP-32 Portuguese version is missing. Therefore, this study describes a preliminary psychometric study of an IIP-32 Portuguese version in a nonclinical sample. In a cross-sectional correlational design, 250 participants (M age = 20.67, SD = 4.88, males = 33, females = 217) were assessed with self-report questionnaires. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA), convergent, and divergent validities of the IIP-32 were tested with the Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI). Relationships with symptomatology were also tested with the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI-53). The EFA showed a theoretically coherent eight-factor structure. Almost all of the IIP-32 subscales were positively correlated with personal discomfort and with BSI-53 subscales. Vindictive/self-centred, socially inhibited, domineering/controlling and self-sacrificing subscales predicted symptomatology. Promising preliminary psychometric properties were found that may support the IIP-32 as a reliable instrument to assess interpersonal styles. However, more research is required to deepen the analysis of the IIP-32 in the Portuguese population.

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Validation of the Brazilian Portuguese version of the Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology and Self-Report (QIDS-SR16) for the Brazilian population

Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy ◽

10.47626/2237-6089-2021-0378 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Lucas Bandinelli ◽

Julia Luiza Schäfer ◽

Bruno Kluwe-Schiavon ◽

Rodrigo Grassi-Oliveira

Keyword(s):

Depressive Symptomatology ◽

Brazilian Portuguese ◽

Brazilian Population ◽

Self Report ◽

Portuguese Version

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Validation of the Portuguese Version of the Antisocial Process Screening Device–Self-Report With a Focus on Delinquent Behavior and Behavior Problems

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology ◽

10.1177/0306624x11427174 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 57 (1) ◽

pp. 112-126 ◽

Cited By ~ 39

Author(s):

Pedro Pechorro ◽

João Maroco ◽

Carlos Poiares ◽

Rui Xavier Vieira

Keyword(s):

Behavior Problems ◽

Delinquent Behavior ◽

Self Report ◽

Portuguese Version ◽

Antisocial Process Screening Device ◽

Screening Device ◽

And Behavior

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Assessment of Undergraduates’ Real-World Outcomes of Critical Thinking in Everyday Situations

Psychological Reports ◽

10.1177/0033294117701906 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 120 (4) ◽

pp. 707-720 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Amanda R. Franco ◽

Patrício S. Costa ◽

Heather A. Butler ◽

Leandro S. Almeida

Keyword(s):

Critical Thinking ◽

Life Events ◽

Real World ◽

Cognitive Skills ◽

Negative Life Events ◽

Self Report ◽

First Year Students ◽

Portuguese Version ◽

Original Proposal ◽

The Impact

Critical thinking is a kind of “good” thinking that integrates a set of cognitive skills and dispositions to use those skills with knowledge to increase the chances of success in academic settings, job market, and daily life. The impact of critical thinking on life events, in face of everyday decisions and challenges, is still unclear, and further research is needed. In this exploratory study, a sample of 230 first-year students of a Bachelor’s Degree or a Master’s Degree in Portugal completed an experimental Portuguese version of the Real-World Outcomes, a self-report inventory measuring everyday negative life events that are mediated by a lack of critical thinking. Based on exploratory factor analysis results and theoretical premises, changes were made to the Portuguese version of the inventory that was administered, and items were aggregated into six dimensions, creating a new version that is more familiar to Portuguese young adults in college. This original proposal of the inventory presents six types of negative life events resulting from a lack of critical thinking: health neglect, mismanagement, slackness, poor impulse control, academic negligence, and rashness. Both limitations and future potentialities of this version are presented.

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Antisocial Process Screening Device-Self-Report--Portuguese Version

PsycTESTS Dataset ◽

10.1037/t26393-000 ◽

2013 ◽

Author(s):

Pedro Pechorro ◽

João Maroco ◽

Carlos Poiares ◽

Rui Xavier Vieira

Keyword(s):

Self Report ◽

Portuguese Version ◽

Antisocial Process Screening Device ◽

Screening Device

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Mindful Attention and Awareness: Relationships with Psychopathology and Emotion Regulation

The Spanish Journal of Psychology ◽

10.1017/sjp.2013.79 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 16 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Sónia Gregório ◽

José Pinto-Gouveia

Keyword(s):

Factor Structure ◽

Self Report ◽

Single Factor ◽

Good Reliability ◽

Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽

Portuguese Version ◽

Mindful Attention ◽

Community Population ◽

General Community ◽

Report Measure

AbstractThe growing interest in mindfulness from the scientific community has originated several self-report measures of this psychological construct. The Mindful Attention and Awareness Scale (MAAS) is a self-report measure of mindfulness at a trait-level. This paper aims at exploring MAAS psychometric characteristics and validating it for the Portuguese population. The first two studies replicate some of the original author’s statistical procedures in two different samples from the Portuguese general community population, in particular confirmatory factor analyses. Results from both analyses confirmed the scale single-factor structure and indicated a very good reliability. Moreover, cross-validation statistics showed that this single-factor structure is valid for different respondents from the general community population. In the third study the Portuguese version of the MAAS was found to have good convergent and discriminant validities. Overall the findings support the psychometric validity of the Portuguese version of MAAS and suggest this is a reliable self-report measure of trait-mindfulness, a central construct in Clinical Psychology research and intervention fields.

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A Short Form of the Portuguese Version of the Youth Self-Report

Journal of Child and Family Studies ◽

10.1007/s10826-013-9770-x ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 23 (6) ◽

pp. 1114-1127 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Diana Cruz ◽

Isabel Narciso ◽

Cícero Roberto Pereira ◽

Daniel Sampaio

Keyword(s):

Short Form ◽

Self Report ◽

Youth Self Report ◽

Portuguese Version

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Confirmatory Factor Analyses of the Portuguese Version of the Maudsley Obsessional-compulsive Inventory

European Psychiatry ◽

10.1016/j.eurpsy.2017.01.255 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 41 (S1) ◽

pp. S80-S81

Author(s):

J. Silva Ribeiro ◽

A.T. Pereira ◽

M.J. Martins ◽

V. Nogueira ◽

M.J. Soares ◽

...

Keyword(s):

College Education ◽

Self Report ◽

Three Dimensions ◽

Clinical Samples ◽

Factor Analyses ◽

Good Reliability ◽

Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽

Symptom Dimensions ◽

Portuguese Version ◽

Confirmatory Factor

IntroductionThe Maudsley obsessional-compulsive inventory (MOCI) is a widely used self-report measure of obsessive-compulsive symptoms in clinical and non-clinical populations, both in research and clinical settings. Nogueira et al. confirmed in 2011 that the MOCI Portuguese version has good psychometric properties, having a factorial structure that is in accordance with those reported by other groups.AimsBased on the previous results of exploratory factor analysis with a Portuguese students sample, the present study aimed to perform a confirmatory factor analyses (using Mplus software) to verify if the three dimensions’ structure fitted the data.MethodsThe sample comprised 234 students on their first three years of college education (78.2% female), between 18–26 years old (M = 20.55; SD = 1.66). Participants filled the Portuguese version of the MOCI.ResultsOur results showed that the MOCI Portuguese version with original 3-factor structure has a good fit (χ2(227) = 386.987, P < .05; RMSEA = 0.053, 90%CI = 0.044–0.062; CFI = 0.928; TLI = 0.920; WRMR = 1.089). Good reliability was found for all subscales (Cronbach alpha < .80).ConclusionsThe MOCI Portuguese version reliably and validly assesses three OC symptom dimensions in young adults. Further research is needed to confirm this structure in Portuguese clinical samples.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

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Portuguese Version of the Arousal Predisposition Scale: Preliminary Evidence for a Two-Factor Structure in a Nonclinical Sample

Psychological Reports ◽

10.1177/0033294117742654 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 121 (5) ◽

pp. 974-991 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Daniel Ruivo Marques ◽

Ana Allen Gomes ◽

Maria Helena Pinto de Azevedo

Keyword(s):

Emotional Reactivity ◽

Preliminary Evidence ◽

Self Report ◽

Clinical Samples ◽

Undergraduate Medical Students ◽

Related Factors ◽

Portuguese Version ◽

Valid Instrument ◽

Good Internal Consistency ◽

The Individual

It is known that there is significant variability in arousal levels of the individuals. The Arousal Predisposition Scale (APS) is a questionnaire intended to measure individual differences in arousability. In the current work, our aim was to present the initial psychometric properties of the Portuguese version of the APS. Three hundred forty-five undergraduate medical students from both genders were enrolled. All participants filled out a set of questionnaires—which contained the APS—at the end of their lectures and out of the evaluation period. The APS showed good internal consistency (α = .85) and discriminated individuals with extreme scores. Further, in general, the scale discriminated as well both genders pertaining to the individual items and total score. In terms of scale structure, two related factors were extracted (F1 = emotional reactivity and F2 = trait anxiety). Significant associations among APS and other sleep and psychological self-report variables were also observed. The APS seems to be a reliable and valid instrument to assess self-reported physiological arousability, at least in a sample of young adults. The two-factor composition will require more studies to be replicated in similar groups and, particularly, in clinical samples.

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Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness: Psychometric Properties of the Portuguese Version

Perceptual and Motor Skills ◽

10.1177/0031512518813231 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 126 (1) ◽

pp. 87-105 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Joana Machorrinho ◽

Guida Veiga ◽

Jorge Fernandes ◽

Wolf Mehling ◽

José Marmeleira

Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Psychometric Properties ◽

Discriminant Validity ◽

Self Report ◽

Interoceptive Awareness ◽

Portuguese Version ◽

Multidimensional Assessment ◽

Convergent And Discriminant Validity ◽

Acceptable Model ◽

Test Retest Reliability

Interoceptive awareness involves several mind–body dimensions and can be evaluated by self-report with the Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness (MAIA), which has been translated and validated in several countries and is being used in research and clinical contexts. This study systematically translated the MAIA with six additional items using a focus group and evaluated its psychometric properties in a respondent sample of 204 Portuguese university students (52% females; M = 21.3, SD = 3.9 years). Based on exploratory factor analysis, we refined the tool into a 33-item version and tested it in a separate sample ( n = 286; 63% females; M = 21.3, SD = 4.7 years). We then conducted confirmatory factor analysis and examined test–retest reliability and convergent and discriminant validity. We confirmed an acceptable model fit for this Portuguese version (MAIA-P) with 33 items and seven scales; it showed good construct validity and acceptable temporal reliability, The MAIA-P appears to be valuable for assessing self-reported interoceptive awareness in Portuguese healthy adults.

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