Farsi version of the standardized assessment of personality-abbreviated scale for clinical sample

The Standardized Assessment of Severity of Personality Disorder (SASPD) is a nine-item self-report screening instrument and was developed to assess personality disorder (PD) severity according to the initial proposal of ICD-11. Our aim was to investigate the psychometric properties of the German version of the SASPD in non-clinical and clinical samples. A total of 1,991 participants (N = 888 from non-clinical and N = 1,103 from clinical samples) provided ratings on the SASPD as well as other measures of psychopathology and personality. We examined the SASPD regarding its factor structure, internal consistency, and construct validity. A unidimensional structure of the SASPD provided inadequate model fit, whereas a three-factor solution provided good fit in both the non-clinical and clinical samples. Internal consistency of the SASPD total score was acceptable in the clinical and in the non-clinical sample based on this multi-factorial model. In terms of convergent validity, SASPD scores correlated fairly with other measures of PD severity across samples. Discriminant validity with measures of general symptom distress and measures of (normal) personality traits was mixed. In addition, the SASPD scores predicted levels of PD severity above and beyond a measure of symptom distress. The SASPD captures some theoretically expected features of PD severity. However, the multidimensional structure and limited convergent and discriminant validity may hamper future usage of the SASPD as a short screening tool of PD severity according to ICD-11.

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Patient-Reported ICD-11 Personality Disorder Severity and DSM-5 Level of Personality Functioning

Journal of Personality Disorders ◽

10.1521/pedi_2018_32_393 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 34 (2) ◽

pp. 231-249 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Bo Bach ◽

Jaime L. Anderson

Keyword(s):

Personality Disorder ◽

Clinical Sample ◽

Standardized Assessment ◽

Regression Analyses ◽

Potential Harm ◽

Personality Functioning ◽

Dsm 5 ◽

Patient Reported ◽

Harm To Others ◽

Two Measures

This study evaluated the Standardized Assessment of Severity of Personality Disorder (SASPD) proposed for ICD-11 and the Level of Personality Functioning Scale–Brief Form 2.0 (LPFS-BF) developed for DSM-5 Section III and their relationships with external correlates. We used a clinical sample (N = 150; 33% women) of 65 psychiatric outpatients and 85 incarcerated addicts, who self-reported the SASPD and the LPFS-BF. We conducted correlation and regression analyses in order to determine the relative associations of these two measures with relevant external criteria. SASPD predominantly captured externalizing and other-related problems (e.g., potential harm to others), whereas LPFS-BF predominantly captured internalizing and self-related problems (e.g., identity and distress). Generally, LPFS-BF explained more variance of the external criteria relative to SASPD. The findings seem to reflect that the ICD-11 oriented SASPD emphasizes interpersonal and aggressive features, whereas the DSM-5–oriented LPFS-BF emphasizes self-pathology and distress. More conclusive findings warrant interview-rated personality functioning.

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Reliability and validity of the Farsi version of the standardized assessment of personality-abbreviated scale

Journal of Analytical Research in Clinical Medicine ◽

10.15171/jarcm.2017.008 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 38-44

Author(s):

Maryam Sepehri ◽

Sara Farhang ◽

Habibeh Barzegar ◽

Hamidreza Shamekhi ◽

Ali Fakhari ◽

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Keyword(s):

Reliability And Validity ◽

Standardized Assessment ◽

Farsi Version

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Adolescents’ self-mutilation - Relationship with dependent behaviour

Swiss Journal of Psychology ◽

10.1024/1421-0185.62.4.241 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 62 (4) ◽

pp. 241-249 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

M. Bolognini ◽

B. Plancherel ◽

J. Laget ◽

P. Stéphan ◽

O. Halfon

Keyword(s):

Suicide Attempts ◽

Clinical Sample ◽

Control Sample ◽

Clinical Population ◽

Control Group ◽

Clinical Group ◽

Self Mutilation ◽

Self Harm ◽

Partial Overlap ◽

The Relationship

The aim of this study, which was carried out in the French-speacking part of Switzerland, was to examine the relationship between suicide attempts and self-mutilation by adolescents and young adults. The population, aged 14-25 years (N = 308), included a clinical sample of dependent subjects (drug abuse and eating disorders) compared to a control sample. On the basis of the Mini Neuropsychiatric Interview ( Sheehan et al., 1998 ), DSM-IV criteria were used for the inclusion of the clinical population. The results concerning the occurrence of suicide attempts as well as on self-mutilation confirm most of the hypotheses postulated: suicidal attempts and self-mutilation were more common in the clinical group compared to the control group, and there was a correlation between suicide attempts and self-mutilation. However, there was only a partial overlap, attesting that suicide and self-harm might correspond to two different types of behaviour.

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Validity and Reliability of the Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly (IQCODE)

GeroPsych ◽

10.1024/1662-9647/a000209 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 32 (3) ◽

pp. 145-151

Author(s):

Mahshid Foroughan ◽

Zahra Jafari ◽

Ida Ghaemmagham Farahani ◽

Vahid Rashedi

Keyword(s):

Psychometric Properties ◽

Elderly Population ◽

Formal Education ◽

The Elderly ◽

Cognitive State ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Internal Reliability ◽

Dsm Iv ◽

Test Retest Reliability ◽

Farsi Version

Abstract. This study examines the psychometric properties of the IQCODE and its applicability in the Iranian elderly population. A group of 95 elderly patients with at least 4 years of formal education who fulfilled the criteria of DSM-IV-TR for dementia were examined by the MMSE and the AMTs. The Farsi version of the IQCODE was subsequently administered to their primary caregivers. Results showed a significant correlation ( p = .01) between the score of the questionnaire and the results of the MMSE ( r = −0.647) and AMTs ( r = −0.641). A high internal reliability of the questionnaire was confirmed by Cronbach’s alpha coefficient (α = 0.927) and test-retest reliability by correlation coefficient ( r = 0.81). This study found that the IQCODE has acceptable psychometric properties and can be used for evaluating the cognitive state in the elderly population of Iran.

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Test-Retest Reliability of a Self-Report Questionnaire for DSM-IV and ICD-10 Personality Disorders

European Journal of Psychological Assessment ◽

10.1027//1015-5759.16.1.53 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 16 (1) ◽

pp. 53-58 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Hans Ottosson ◽

Martin Grann ◽

Gunnar Kullgren

Keyword(s):

Personality Disorder ◽

Anxiety Disorders ◽

Personality Disorders ◽

Clinical Sample ◽

Self Report ◽

Anxiety State ◽

Short Term ◽

Retest Reliability ◽

Axis I ◽

Test Retest Reliability

Summary: Short-term stability or test-retest reliability of self-reported personality traits is likely to be biased if the respondent is affected by a depressive or anxiety state. However, in some studies, DSM-oriented self-reported instruments have proved to be reasonably stable in the short term, regardless of co-occurring depressive or anxiety disorders. In the present study, we examined the short-term test-retest reliability of a new self-report questionnaire for personality disorder diagnosis (DIP-Q) on a clinical sample of 30 individuals, having either a depressive, an anxiety, or no axis-I disorder. Test-retest scorings from subjects with depressive disorders were mostly unstable, with a significant change in fulfilled criteria between entry and retest for three out of ten personality disorders: borderline, avoidant and obsessive-compulsive personality disorder. Scorings from subjects with anxiety disorders were unstable only for cluster C and dependent personality disorder items. In the absence of co-morbid depressive or anxiety disorders, mean dimensional scores of DIP-Q showed no significant differences between entry and retest. Overall, the effect from state on trait scorings was moderate, and it is concluded that test-retest reliability for DIP-Q is acceptable.

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Structuring Assessments of Psychopathology

Journal of Individual Differences ◽

10.1027/1614-0001.27.2.87 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 27 (2) ◽

pp. 87-92 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Willem K.B. Hofstee ◽

Dick P.H. Barelds ◽

Jos M.F. Ten Berge

Keyword(s):

Principal Components ◽

Personality Assessment ◽

Clinical Sample ◽

Principal Component ◽

Normal Sample ◽

Normative Sample ◽

Assessment Data ◽

Obsessive Compulsive ◽

Oblique Rotation ◽

Two Samples

Hofstee and Ten Berge (2004a) have proposed a new look at personality assessment data, based on a bipolar proportional (-1, .. . 0, .. . +1) scale, a corresponding coefficient of raw-scores likeness L = ΢XY/N, and raw-scores principal component analysis. In a normal sample, the approach resulted in a structure dominated by a first principal component, according to which most people are faintly to mildly socially desirable. We hypothesized that a more differentiated structure would arise in a clinical sample. We analyzed the scores of 775 psychiatric clients on the 132 items of the Dutch Personality Questionnaire (NPV). In comparison to a normative sample (N = 3140), the eigenvalue for the first principal component appeared to be 1.7 times as small, indicating that such clients have less personality (social desirability) in common. Still, the match between the structures in the two samples was excellent after oblique rotation of the loadings. We applied the abridged m-dimensional circumplex design, by which persons are typed by their two highest scores on the principal components, to the scores on the first four principal components. We identified five types: Indignant (1-), Resilient (1-2+), Nervous (1-2-), Obsessive-Compulsive (1-3-), and Introverted (1-4-), covering 40% of the psychiatric sample. Some 26% of the individuals had negligible scores on all type vectors. We discuss the potential and the limitations of our approach in a clinical context.

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Internal Structure of the Spanish Adaptation of the Eating Disorder Inventory-3

European Journal of Psychological Assessment ◽

10.1027/1015-5759/a000087 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 28 (1) ◽

pp. 25-31 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Paula Elosua ◽

Alicia López-Jáuregui

Keyword(s):

Eating Disorders ◽

Eating Disorder ◽

Internal Structure ◽

Internal Consistency ◽

Clinical Sample ◽

Temporal Stability ◽

Second Order ◽

Order Structure ◽

Eating Disorder Inventory ◽

High Internal Consistency

In this study the Eating Disorder Inventory-3 was adapted to Spanish and analyzed the internal psychometric properties of the test in a clinical sample of females with eating disorders. The results showed a high internal consistency of the scores as well as high temporal stability. The factor structure of the scale composites was analyzed using confirmatory factor analysis. The results supported the existence of a second-order structure beyond the psychological composites. The second-order factor showed high correlation with the factor related to eating disorders. Overall, the Spanish version of the EDI-3 showed good psychometric qualities in terms of internal consistency, temporal stability and internal structure.

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Measurement Invariance of the Parent Version of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) Across Community and Clinical Populations

European Journal of Psychological Assessment ◽

10.1027/1015-5759/a000339 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 34 (4) ◽

pp. 238-246 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Iris A. M. Smits ◽

Meinou H. C. Theunissen ◽

Sijmen A. Reijneveld ◽

Maaike H. Nauta ◽

Marieke E. Timmerman

Keyword(s):

Measurement Invariance ◽

Clinical Sample ◽

Community Sample ◽

Strengths And Difficulties Questionnaire ◽

Emotional And Behavioral Problems ◽

Clinical Settings ◽

Favorable Result ◽

Strengths And Difficulties ◽

Parent Version ◽

Clinical Populations

Abstract. The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) is a popular screening instrument for the detection of social-emotional and behavioral problems in children in community and clinical settings. To sensibly compare SDQ scores across these settings, the SDQ should measure psychosocial difficulties and strengths in the same way across community and clinical populations, that is, the SDQ should be measurement invariant across both populations. We examined whether measurement invariance of the parent version of the SDQ holds using data from a community sample (N = 707) and a clinical sample (N = 931). The results of our analysis suggest that measurement invariance of the SDQ parent version across community and clinical populations is tenable, implying that one can compare the SDQ scores of children across these populations. This is a favorable result since it is common clinical practice to interpret the scores of a clinical individual relative to norm scores that are based on community samples. The findings of this study support the continued use of the parent version of the SDQ in community and clinical settings.

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Are Three Items Sufficient to Measure Sense of Coherence?

European Journal of Psychological Assessment ◽

10.1027/1015-5759/a000337 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 34 (4) ◽

pp. 229-237 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Francesca Chiesi ◽

Andrea Bonacchi ◽

Caterina Primi ◽

Alessandro Toccafondi ◽

Guido Miccinesi

Keyword(s):

Sense Of Coherence ◽

Convergent Validity ◽

Clinical Sample ◽

Clinical Samples ◽

Depression Symptoms ◽

Time Saving ◽

Positive Role ◽

Patients With Cancer ◽

Measure Sense

Abstract. The present study aimed at evaluating if the three-item sense of coherence (SOC) scale developed by Lundberg and Nystrom Peck (1995) can be effectively used for research purpose in both nonclinical and clinical samples. To provide evidence that it represents adequately the measured construct we tested its validity in a nonclinical (N = 658) and clinical sample (N = 764 patients with cancer). Results obtained in the nonclinical sample attested a positive relation of SOC – as measured by the three-item SOC scale – with Antonovsky’s 13-item and 29-item SOC scales (convergent validity), and with dispositional optimism, sense of mastery, anxiety, and depression symptoms (concurrent validity). Results obtained in the clinical sample confirmed the criterion validity of the scale attesting the positive role of SOC – as measured by the three-item SOC scale – on the person’s capacity to respond to illness and treatment. The current study provides evidence that the three-item SOC scale is a valid, low-loading, and time-saving instrument for research purposes on large sample.

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