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The evaluation of gender violence requires measurement instruments validated with the study populations. A search of measures is carried out in PsycINFO with the keywords "gender violence" "measur*" "validation", obtaining twenty-nine instruments. Nineteen others are added to the study that measure gender-based violence both directly and indirectly, and that were known from previous research but were not found in the PsycINFO search. The questionnaires are classified into four areas according to their possibility of use: attitudes towards violence, police/judicial field, social and health field and perception of gender differences or sexism. The results show forty-eight instruments including the reliability and validity indicators available. It is discussed if the search systems allow or not to find all the available instruments directly or we had to add other alternative resources. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Survey of Autobiographical Memory (SAM) scale is an easy-to-administer self-report measure of Autobiographical Memory (AM) abilities. The aim of this study was to obtain evidence of psychometric validity of the SAM in the Spanish population, specifically evidence of internal structure and reliability (factor) and evidence of relationship with other variables (evidence of convergent validity). In addition, another objective was to analyze the degree of factor equivalence of the scale in a sample of Spanish and Argentine adults. A cross-sectional study was carried out with a final sample of 3306 participants between 18 and 65 years of age: 3044 Argentines and 262 Spaniards. In general terms, the results allow us to conclude that the SAM has adequate psychometric properties for its use with the Spanish population and that it has a degree of cross-cultural equivalence between the Argentine and Spanish population, since it is adequate at the level of partial metric invariance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Knowledge and scientific practice have largely been backdrops to examinations of scale and rescaling processes, including studies of rescaling environmental management. The growing use of new data technologies in environmental management highlights the need to situate knowledge and scientific practice into the politics and production of scale. Reviewing sixty years of debate over spatial management of the highly migratory and Atlantic bluefin tuna, this piece illustrates the central, dynamic roles of knowledge and scientific practice in scalar transboundary management. Findings corroborate prior studies demonstrating that stakeholders mobilize knowledge (and uncertainty) to influence spatialized management. We examine whether such practices are transformed by new data technologies, a nomenclature we adopt as "more" than big data to encapsulate and parse methods of data collection or generation, the data themselves, and the analytical techniques and infrastructures developed to make sense of data for management purposes. We find that as new data technologies reveal objects in space and time, they reformulate and multiply—rather than resolve and circumscribe—scalar management possibilities. They mix with historic scientific and political practices and are never "complete." Beyond the bluefin case, findings point to the complications of turning to new data technologies—often uncritically celebrated for their potential to give clear, actionable data—to "solve" scalar dilemmas. Instead, they are positioned to become a new way of knowing the world: a new geo-epistemology that shapes experimentation and debate around the spatialized power relations determining control over contested spaces and the valuable resources within and moving through them. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Un tema de interés en torno al tema de prostitución es la evaluación de creencias y actitudes. La escala de Actitudes hacia la Prostitución y Prostitutas de Levin y Peled (2011) es un instrumento pionero para usar en investigaciones de metodología cuantitativa. Nuestro objetivo será la evaluación preliminar de las propiedades psicométricas de esta escala en población española. Participaron 357 estudiantes de la Universidad Miguel Hernández; 74,8% (n=267) son mujeres y el resto hombres (n=90; 25,2 %), de media de edad: 20,8 años (dt: ± 4,6). Se administró la Escala de Actitudes de Levin y Peled, (2011), previamente adaptada culturalmente por el equipo de investigación. Se comprobó la consistencia interna y validez de constructo. La Escala Total, la de Actitudes hacia la Prostitución, y la subescala de Prostitución Elección-Víctima mostró α ≥. 80. La prueba de Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin fue ≥. 80 y Barlett significativo (p=.000) mostrando índices satisfactorios para los modelos de 2 o 4 factores. Ningún modelo reprodujo exactamente la estructura original de la escala. El análisis de ítems mostró correlaciones ítem-total < .20, que sugieren revisión. A modo de conclusión, las autoras avalan el modelo estructural de 2 o 4 factores de la escala, pues es coherente con el marco teórico que la fundamenta.

El presente reporte de investigación muestra el trabajo realizado en el diseño y validación de un instrumento para medir el nivel neuroeducativo de la práctica docente o de la planeación didáctica. Para ello se estableció una base teórica a partir de las propuestas más recientes en neurociencia cognitiva aplicada y de algunas áreas afines con aportes útiles para el enfoque del aprendizaje basado en el cerebro, con el objetivo de desarrollar una escala neuropedagógica para la planeación y la intervención didáctica (ENEPID). A partir de las aportaciones de múltiples autores se logró la consolidación de 11 dimensiones que engloban aspectos esenciales para que la práctica docente y/o la planeación didáctica estén alineadas con el aprendizaje basado en el cerebro: atención, curiosidad, diseño universal para el aprendizaje, emociones, funciones ejecutivas y cognitivas, memorias, neuroaprendizaje, neuroeducador, neuroevaluación, periodos atencionales y planeación neurodidáctica. Bajo el diseño de una escala tipo Likert se produjo la ENEPID, la cual fue piloteada con 10 docentes y validada por expertos bajo la metodología V de Aiken. Posteriormente la escala fue aplicada a 176 maestros de diferentes niveles educativos en el estado de Durango, México. Con los datos obtenidos, el instrumento fue analizado por medios estadísticos para determinar su validez, confiabilidad y consistencia interna. Como resultado se concluye que el instrumento es totalmente viable para ser utilizado en la medición del nivel neuroeducativo tanto de la práctica docente como de la planeación didáctica en cualquier nivel educativo, observando además una influencia equilibrada todas las dimensiones en el nivel neuroeducativo.

The aim of this study was to obtain validity evidence of the Escala de Ciber-Violencia en Parejas Adolescentes (Cib-VPA) in the Spanish young adults. A total of 298 undergraduate students (222 women, 75 men and 2 people who identified themselves as 'other') completed the Cib-VPA and other related measures of offline and online dating violence. Internal consistency and construct, convergent and discriminant validity were evaluated. In line with the original validation study, a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) provided evidence for an 18-item model comprising 2 subscales, with 2 factors per subscale. All had acceptable internal consistency values. Total and subscale scores correlated positively with online and offline dating violence measures, with these correlations being stronger in subscales evaluating violence in the same direction (perpetrated or victimisation). As expected, no differences were observed according to gender. This study shows validity evidences of Cib-VPA scores, which can be quickly and inexpensively administered to large samples of young adults. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The present study aimed to develop and validate the Scale of Attitudes towards Lynching (Escala de Atitudes frente ao Linchamento - EAL). For this purpose, 2 studies were conducted. Study 1 aimed to test the measure's structure-based validity and internal consistency and included 428 undergraduate and graduate students from the 5 Brazilian regions, with a mean age of 26.86 (SD =7.92). The results of the first study showed adequate psychometric indexes, indicating the bifactorial structure of the construct: crimes against property (a = 0.97) and heinous crimes (a = 0.97). Study 2 aimed to test the replicability of the bifactorial structure obtained in study 1 and included 481 college students from all Brazilian regions with an average age of 27.47 (SD = 9.23). The results supported the adequacy of the bifactorial solution (GFI = 92, CFI = 97, TLI = 97, RMSEA = 0.08). Overall, the EAL presented satisfactory psychometric characteristics that can support future studies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: In line with the growing religious, political and social violence around the world, this study evaluates the psychometric properties of a new scale for Detecting Extremism and Religious Radicalism (SERR), a self-report measure of extremism and religious radicalism. Method: Factor analyses, validity and reliability data were collected using a sample of 1985 participants from 58 different cities around Spain who self-identified as actively practicing their religion. Results: Statistical analyses of SERR scores yielded acceptable internal consistency scores (? > .74) and confirmed key factors associated with radicalism and extremism. The structure of the scale was confirmed as two-dimensional (?2(64) = 361.22, p < .001, CFI = 0.976, TLI = 0.970, RMSEA (90% CI) = 0.089 (0.080 - 0.098), SRMR = 0.064). Scores for the extremism dimension correlated significantly and positively with scores for the same factor on the Activism and Radicalism Intention Scales (r = .32, p < .001, n = 139). Conclusions: The SERR demonstrates adequate reliability and validity for evaluating the degree of extremism and radicalism in Christian/Catholic and Muslim believers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Currently sexual and reproductive education continues to be a taboo in some families, consequently, the responsibility of comprehensive sexuality education has been transmitted to schools. This education includes the family planning component, which must be approached in a timely manner, considering that in Colombia, the beginning of sexual activity occurs between approximately 14 and 15 years of age. An objective measurement of deficiencies in terms of sexual and reproductive education in adolescents can be obtained through scales with adequate psychometric characteristics. Therefore, the objective of this research article was to culturally adapt a validated Peruvian scale of knowledge and attitudes about contraceptive methods in adolescents. The methodology to carry out the adaptation process began with the authorization for the use of the scale by its authors, later a first focus group was carried out, the suggested modifications were notified, and when they were accepted a second focus group was carried out and the final version was built in Colombian Spanish. Ten high school students from two official schools in Bogotá were included; most of the suggested changes were due to unknown words, difficulties in understanding wording and interpretation problems. Finally, the modified scale can be considered for use in Colombia, considering that the cultural adaptation process was carried out in a school population. The importance of having the authorization of the authors of the scale and ideally adapting validated scales in populations with similar characteristics is emphasized. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Introduction: Rosacea is a chronic disease negatively impacting the patients' quality of life and mental health. The Rosacea Quality of Life (RosaQoL) scale could be a useful tool to monitor patients while on therapy vs rosacea, as it measures the impact on quality of life and helps individualize treatment to meet the patients' needs. RosaQoL is a validated scale that can be completed within a few minutes., Materials and Methods: The original scale was translated and back translated by 2 native translators, with input from an expert committee when necessary. This version was tested on 21 patients to ensure proper understanding. Psychometric characteristics and validity were determined using various measures (sensitivity and specificity via ROC curve and internal consistency via Cronbach's alpha). The correlation between RosaQoL and SF-12 scales was assessed using Pearson correlation coefficients., Results: A total of 531 participants responded to the scale (481 with rosacea and 50 controls). The scale demonstrated excellent sensitivity and specificity (ROC curve, 0.96; 95%CI, 0.92-0.99) and high internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha, 0.96). RosaQoL correlated with SF-12. A higher score on the RosaQoL scale was associated with worse quality of life in all dimensions of the SF-12 scale., Conclusions: The Spanish version of the RosaQoL scale exhibits psychometric characteristics, which are similar to the original scale. Also, the RosaQoL scale is useful to assess the quality of life of patients with rosacea., (Copyright © 2024 AEDV. Publicado por Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.)

Introduction: Rosacea is a chronic disease negatively impacting the patients' quality of life and mental health. The Rosacea Quality of Life (RosaQoL) scale could be a useful tool to monitor patients while on therapy vs rosacea, as it measures the impact on quality of life and helps individualize treatment to meet the patients' needs. RosaQoL is a validated scale that can be completed within a few minutes., Materials and Methods: The original scale was translated and back translated by 2 native translators, with input from an expert committee when necessary. This version was tested on 21 patients to ensure proper understanding. Psychometric characteristics and validity were determined using various measures (sensitivity and specificity via ROC curve and internal consistency via Cronbach's alpha). The correlation between RosaQoL and SF-12 scales was assessed using Pearson correlation coefficients., Results: A total of 531 participants responded to the scale (481 with rosacea and 50 controls). The scale demonstrated excellent sensitivity and specificity (ROC curve, 0.96; 95%CI, 0.92-0.99) and high internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha, 0.96). RosaQoL correlated with SF-12. A higher score on the RosaQoL scale was associated with worse quality of life in all dimensions of the SF-12 scale., Conclusions: The Spanish version of the RosaQoL scale exhibits psychometric characteristics, which are similar to the original scale. Also, the RosaQoL scale is useful to assess the quality of life of patients with rosacea., (Copyright © 2024 AEDV. Publicado por Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.)

Introduction: The aim of this study was to develop and validate a Spanish-language version of the Scale for Contraversive Pushing, used to diagnose and measure pusher behaviour in stroke patients. Methods: Translation–back translation was used to create the Spanish-language Scale for Contraversive Pushing; we subsequently evaluated its validity and reliability by administering it to a sample of patients. We also analysed its sensitivity to change in patients identified as pushers who received neurological physiotherapy. Results: Experts indicated that the content of the scale was valid. Internal consistency was very good (Cronbach's alpha of 0.94). The intraclass correlation coefficient showed high intra- and interobserver reliability (0.999 and 0.994, respectively). The Kappa and weighted Kappa coefficients were used to measure the reliability of each item; the majority obtained values above 0.9. Lastly, the differences between baseline and final evaluations of pushers were significant (paired sample t test), showing that the scale is sensitive to changes obtained through physical therapy. Conclusions: The Spanish-language version of the Scale for Contraversive Pushing is valid and reliable for measuring pusher behaviour in stroke patients. In addition, it is able to evaluate the ongoing changes in patients who have received physical therapy. Resumen: Introducción: El objetivo de este estudio es traducir y validar al español la Scale for Contraversive Pushing, usada para diagnosticar y medir el comportamiento empujador en pacientes que han sufrido un ictus. Métodos: Se realizó una traducción-retrotraducción de la Scale for Contraversive Pushing para la población española y, posteriormente, se evaluó la validez y fiabilidad de la misma a partir de una muestra de pacientes. Además, se analizó la sensibilidad al cambio en pacientes que resultaron ser empujadores y recibieron tratamiento de fisioterapia neurológica. Resultados: Las respuestas de los expertos indicaron que la escala era válida en cuanto a su contenido. La consistencia interna, medida a través del alfa de Cronbach, obtuvo un resultado de 0,94. La fiabilidad intraobservador e interobservador, calculada por medio del coeficiente de correlación intraclase, presentó un valor de 0,999 y 0,994 respectivamente. Cuando se analizó la fiabilidad de cada ítem, por medio del coeficiente de kappa o kappa ponderado, la mayoría de ellos obtuvo una puntuación superior a 0,9. Por último, las diferencias obtenidas entre la valoración inicial y final de los pacientes empujadores fueron significativas (t de Student pareada), objetivando que la escala era sensible a los cambios obtenidos tras un tratamiento de fisioterapia. Conclusiones: La Scale for Contraversive Pushing es válida y fiable para medir el comportamiento empujador en pacientes que han sufrido un ictus. Además, es capaz de evaluar los cambios ocurridos en los pacientes, tras recibir tratamiento de fisioterapia.

El presente artículo científico analiza las propiedades psicométricas de la Escala de Satisfacción con la Vida (SWLS). Usando una metodología cuantitativa de carácter instrumental y descriptiva, participaron en el estudio sesenta universitarios adscritos a la Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y Humanas de la Corporación Universitaria Rafael Núñez que actualmente cursan el pregrado en Trabajo social. Se utilizó como instrumento para esta investigación un cuestionario sociodemográfico y la versión traducida y adaptada al español de Vázquez et al. (2013). Los análisis de la fiabilidad indican que la escala posee una consistencia interna adecuada (α = 0.78; ω= 0.80); en ese mismo orden, la prueba de Esfericidad de Bartlett advirtió una dependencia de los cinco ítems (Prueba de Bartlett= 90.25; p< 0.05). El coeficiente de Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin ofreció un valor de 0.78 indicando que las correlaciones entre pareja de ítems pueden ser explicadas por los ítems restantes. La correlación de los elementos con el total fue aceptable (valores entre 0.48 y 0.65, p≤.005). El análisis de los componentes determinó una estructura unidimensional y cada reactivo tuvo un peso factorial adecuado (0.64-0.79), concluyéndose así que la escala es recomendable emplearla en muestras de este tipo.

Como parte de un estudio de “conciencia ambiental y expresión artística en estudiantes de una universidad pública de Lima Metropolitana”, se planteó el objetivo de diseñar y determinar la validez de los ítems y la confiabilidad de una escala para evaluar la conciencia ambiental. Participaron en la muestra 216 estudiantes voluntarios, 63 hombres y 153 mujeres, con edades entre 17 a 30 años, seleccionados a partir del muestreo no probabilístico intencional. En este apartado, el diseño corresponde a un estudio instrumental. Los evaluados respondieron virtualmente la Escala de Conciencia Ambiental: se empleó el Análisis Factorial Exploratorio, mediante el método Factorización de Ejes Principales, con rotación Varimax, permitiendo estimar certezas de validez de los ítems fundadas en la estructura interna. Por otro lado, el Análisis Factorial Confirmatorio llevó a identificar que el índice CFI y el TLI (0.923 y 0.910, respectivamente), superaron el valor de 0.90 por lo que son considerados aceptables. El SRMR (0.057) y el RMSEA (0.052), alcanzaron valores medios cercanos al adecuado. Finalmente, el Chi-cuadrado fue de 1.589, representando un valor aceptable. En lo referente a la confiabilidad del inventario, los coeficientes Alfa (,85) y Omega (,90), se encuentran por encima del rango aceptable.

Introduction: In the last decades sports practice in children has increased, thus increasing the number of musculoskeletal injuries. There are no validated scales in Spanish for the functional evaluation of knee aspects in children. The validation and cross-cultural adaptation of the Pedi-IKDC scale to Spanish, used for this purpose, was carried out. Methodology: The scale was applied to 50 patients that suffered traumatic knee injuries between 2016 and 2021 and underwent surgical interventions. The validation process of the scale was carried out after a pilot test, cross-cultural adaptation of words into Spanish, translation-retranslation, statistical, determination of internal consistency of the instrument, intraclass correlation, test–retest and evaluation of data dispersion. Results: The internal consistency of the evaluated instrument is good according to the Gregory scale with a Cronbach's alpha of 0.82 The intraclass correlation was considered substantial (0.624) and the test–retest correlation, showed a coefficient of 0.91. The Bland–Altman graph showed a low dispersion among the data. Conclusion: The Pedi-IKDC scale can be a useful tool to assess functionality in children who have undergone knee surgery, it is considered valid, with adequate reliability and with the advantage of easy application. Resumen: Introducción: En las últimas décadas la práctica deportiva en los niños ha incrementado, presentándose así mayores lesiones osteomusculares. No existen escalas validadas al español para la evaluación funcional de la rodilla en niños. Se realizó la validación y adaptación transcultural de la escala Pedi-IKDC al español, usada para este fin. Metodología: Se aplicó la escala a 50 pacientes operados por lesiones traumáticas de la rodilla entre el 2016 y el 2021, se realizó el proceso de validación, previa prueba piloto, adaptación transcultural de palabras al español, traducción-retraducción, y análisis estadístico, determinación de consistencia interna del instrumento, correlación intraclase, test-retest y evaluación de dispersión de los datos. Resultados: La consistencia interna del instrumento evaluado es buena según la escala de Gregory, con un alfa de Cronbach de 0,82; la correlación intraclase se consideró sustancial (0,624) y al momento de realizar la correlación test-retest se encontró un coeficiente de 0,91. En el gráfico de Bland-Altman se evidenció una baja dispersión entre los datos. Conclusión: La escala Pedi-IKDC puede ser una herramienta útil para evaluar la funcionalidad en niños que han sido llevados a cirugía de rodilla; se considera válida, con una adecuada confiabilidad y con la ventaja adicional de ser de fácil aplicación.

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Introduction: The MAS instrument, a test to assess sex addiction, has presented drawbacks at the factorial level. For this reason, this research sought to estimate the psychometric properties of the sex addiction measurement instrument (MAS) in Colombian population. Method: Initially, an expert judgment was carried out to establish the validity of content through Aiken's V, then the MAS and the sexual inhibition/arousal scale (SIS/SES) were applied to 337 participants through a form web (Google forms) of which 312 met the inclusion criteria (221 women and 91 men) aged between 18 and 65 years (x _ = 28.49, SD = 9.77). Using SPSS, Cronbach's alpha, Pearson's correlation, and a factorial analysis with Varimax rotation were calculated. Results: The analyzes showed a good reliability, a correlation adjusted to what was expected in relation to the SIS/SES test and the factorial analysis showed six factors that present differences in comparison with the initially proposed test. Conclusion: The sex addiction measurement test (MAS) has an adequate level of reliability, but does not have adequate construct validity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper analyzes the relation between intangible resources and performance in upscale restaurants. Therefore, the Intangible Resources Scale (ERINT) is proposed to measure reputation, relational resource and human resource. Sixty-five restaurant managers in Brazil responded to the survey. The proposed scale proved to be adequate for analysis of intangible resources in restaurants and allowed us to verify that human resources improve performance in restaurants. It is concluded that ERINT is relevant in the measurement of intangible resources, especially in the services segment. And for high performance, upscales restaurants should invest in the development of personal skills. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The Three-Item Loneliness Scale (TIL Scale) is a widely used brief instrument for the assessment of loneliness. The aim of this study was to analyse the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the TIL Scale with data from two different studies. In Study 1, 1,536 adults between 18 and 88 years old completed a survey during the lockdown period due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In Study 2, 314 older adults between 60 and 92 years old were assessed prior to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Significant factor loadings were obtained through confirmatory factor analyses for both samples. Acceptable internal consistency was found for the scale in both samples. Positive associations between the TIL Scale and a single item measuring loneliness and depressive and anxious symptomatology were found. The findings provide support for the use of the TIL Scale with Spanish-speaking populations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Public–private transportation megaprojects such as toll roads and rail networks have received attention as expressions of neoliberal urban development processes, but what we call "mesoscale" mobility infrastructures have become increasingly common in the United States. Such infrastructures are large enough to have systemic qualities (e.g., fixed nodes, instrumented networks, and operational requirements) and complex institutional arrangements but small enough in cost and impact that they do not systemically transform urbanization patterns. In this article, we analyze one such mesoscale infrastructure system, bicycle sharing, across three urban regions in the United States: Austin, Texas, Philadelphia, and the San Francisco Bay Area. We argue that bicycle sharing systems in the United States have three key features: (1) widespread expectations of fiscal self-sufficiency restrict their geographical reach to urban centers; (2) they largely follow existing patterns of racialized uneven development, leading to major service gaps; and (3) their implementation involves contingent institutional configurations that create modest openings for steering them in more equitable directions. At the same time, newer venture capital–funded "dockless" competitors have exploited the coverage gaps of station-based bike sharing without departing from their basic market-driven logic. Mesoscale infrastructural experimentation is increasingly central to efforts to increase mobility options in the United States but, when implemented within existing urban political economies, tends to produce scales of infrastructure that are at odds with more substantive forms of mobility justice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Resumo A Síndrome do Importor (SI) reflete dúvidas sobre conquistas e capacidades pessoais na ausência de evidências externas que reforcem tal percepção. Este estudo objetivou adaptar ao contexto brasileiro a Escala Clance do Fenômeno do Impostor (ECFI), reunindo evidências de sua validade fatorial e consistência interna. Dois estudos foram realizados. No Estudo 1, participaram 201 estudantes universitários (M idade = 22,5, DP = 5,04; 71,6% mulheres) e, no Estudo 2, participaram 252 estudantes de pós-graduações (M idade = 30,4 DP = 6,18; 75% mulheres). Todos os participantes responderam a ECFI e perguntas demográficas. Análises fatoriais exploratórias (AFEs) foram realizadas em ambos os estudos, indicando uma estrutura unifatorial, que explicou entre 46,3% (Estudo 1) e 57% (Estudo 2) da variância total, apresentando consistência interna (alfa de Cronbach) acima de 0,90. Concluiu-se que a ECFI é uma medida psicometricamente adequada, que poderá ser usada em estudos futuros para compreender a dimensão geral da síndrome do impostor e seus correlatos.

Este trabalho objetivou construir a Escala Multidimensional de Empatia para Crianças (EMEC) e avaliar indicadores de validade desse instrumento. Uma equipe de pesquisadores elaborou 69 itens para mensurar cinco dimensões da empatia, partindo de diferentes fontes teóricas e empíricas. Após testagem da validade semântica e de conteúdo, uma versão da EMEC com 30 itens foi administrada a 373 crianças (7 a 12 anos; M = 10,07 ± 1,42), assim como outra escala de avaliação da empatia e uma de agressividade. Uma análise fatorial exploratória apontou para uma solução trifatorial com 24 itens, que explica 48,25% da variância. Observaram-se indicadores de validade convergente e divergente da EMEC e diferenças relacionadas ao sexo e à idade. Os resultados sugerem adequação da EMEC para mensurar diferentes componentes da empatia em crianças, a partir de uma perspectiva multidimensional, o que representa um avanço em relação a outros instrumentos disponíveis no Brasil.

O presente estudo teve como objetivo desenvolver a Escala de Crenças Gerais Conspiratórias (ECGC), reunindo evidências de sua validade fatorial e consistência interna. Para tal, foram realizados dois estudos. No Estudo 1 (n =229), uma análise de componentes principais permitiu identificar uma estrutura com cinco componentes, cada um reunindo três itens: manipulação farmacêutica (α = 0,74), conspirações globais (α = 0,80), manipulação de grupos secretos (α = 0,80), encobrimento de contato extraterrestre (α = 0,92) e controle de informações (α = 0,60). No Estudo 2 (n = 229), a análise fatorial confirmatória indicou que o modelo que melhor se ajustou aos dados foi o bifator (CFI = 0,96, TLI = 0,94, RMSEA = 0,06). Conclui-se que a versão final da ECGC, formada por 15 itens, apresenta evidências psicométricas adequadas para avaliar crenças em teorias conspiratórias, podendo ser utilizada em pesquisas no contexto brasileiro.

Introdução: Considerando a importância crescente da qualidade de vida da pessoa, a comunidade científica debruça-se incessantemente sobre os melhores instrumentos de medição, que a permitam caracterizar. A este respeito, um dos pontos da investigação atual reside nas doenças cardiovasculares, onde integramos o enfarte agudo do miocárdio. Objetivo: Com esta investigação, procuramos mapear os instrumentos específicos de medição da qualidade de vida e as dimensões integradas nestes, direcionados para a pessoa a quem foi diagnosticado um enfarte agudo do miocárdio, constituindo-se como o propósito deste protocolo de scoping review. Métodos: Elaborar-se-á uma scoping review de acordo com a metodologia proposta pelo Joanna Briggs Institute. Paralelamente, será utilizado o PRISMA-ScR (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis extension for scoping reviews). A estratégia de pesquisa terá como objetivo integrar estudos publicados e não publicados. Resultados: Os dados serão extraídos por dois revisores independentes, com recurso a um instrumento pré-definido, podendo ser adaptado no decurso do processo. A pesquisa será realizada sem estabelecer nenhum horizonte temporal e incluirá publicações nos idiomas português, espanhol e inglês, independentemente da área geográfica onde foram desenvolvidas. Conclusão: Torna-se essencial o mapeamento de instrumentos específicos de medição da qualidade de vida da pessoa após enfarte agudo do miocárdio, dada a complexidade do cuidado instituído pela equipa multidisciplinar e a especificidade de cuidado que esta patologia acarreta.

El presente artículo tiene por objeto indagar acerca de las dimensiones temporales del espacio arquitectónico. El estudio se centra en la percepción corporal y se sustenta tanto en referencias teóricas disciplinares como en la transversalidad de éstas con discursos filosóficos de la fenomenología, principalmente los de Merleau-Ponty, y críticos, como los de Benjamin, Sennett y Virilio, quiénes desde diferentes órbitas y momentos manifiestan un paulatino empobrecimiento de la experiencia sensible. Se parte de la hipótesis de que las cualidades del espacio arquitectónico pueden alterar la percepción de las dimensiones temporales. Desde un plano metodológico, el trabajo se precisa como una reflexión teórica que apelará a un doble caso de estudio con cualidades fuertemente vinculadas a la temática: El Workshop y la Plaza del Kanagawa Institute of Technology (KAIT) proyectados por el estudio japonés Junya Ishigami + associates. De los resultados se desprende que la naturaleza del espacio arquitectónico puede provocar diferentes estados perceptivos y que la escala temporal, relación poco atendida en las investigaciones de arquitectura, es un atributo significativo que podría estimular el desarrollo del proceso proyectual.

Las universidades deben tener un instrumento que permita medir el perfil emprendedor del futuro profesional, de manera que pueda acceder rápidamente al entorno laboral. El estudio evaluó la escala de perfil emprendedor en universitarios peruanos mediante el análisis psicométrico de validez y confiabilidad. Se adaptó un cuestionario validado previamente en otro contexto y se aplicó a 354 estudiantes de una universidad pública de Trujillo (Perú) con edades de 19 a 23 años. Se determinó la validez mediante la evaluación del contenido y constructo; mientras que, para la confiabilidad, se utilizó el Alfa de Cronbach. Se encontró un V Aiken de 0,94; la prueba de Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin y la prueba de esfericidad de Bartlett arrojó un valor mayor a 0,5; comunalidades con valores mínimo y máximo de 0,586 y 0,881; con la identificación de 9 dimensiones, analizados por descomposición de la varianza total (73,942%) y componentes rotados; en el análisis de correlación se encontró diferencia significativa en la dimensión – test, ítem – dimensión e ítem – test. En la confiabilidad se encontró un valor de Alfa de Cronbach de 0,833. Se concluye que, la escala de perfil emprendedor es válido y confiable para el contexto peruano.

O presente estudo teve como objetivo desenvolver a Escala de Disposição à Nostalgia (EDN), reunindo evidências de validades baseada na estrutura interna, concorrente e consistência interna. Procurou-se reunir 20 itens que constavam na literatura ou foram elaborados com o fim de descrever vivências nostálgicas. Os participantes do estudo foram 208 estudantes universitários (Midade = 22,8; DP = 6,13; variando de 18 a 60 anos), a maioria do sexo masculino (50,7%), solteira (86,5%) e de classe social média (54,1%). Estes responderam aos itens iniciais da EDN e duas outras medidas que avaliam o mesmo construto: Inventário de Nostalgia (IN) e Southampton Nostalgia Scale (SNS), além de perguntas demográficas. Uma análise fatorial (PAF) foi realizada, identificando um fator geral que explicou 42,3% da variância total, apresentando precisão adequada (α = 0,84). Corroborando evidências de validade convergente, as pontuações da EDN se correlacionaram positivamente com as duas outras medidas de nostalgia (IE e SNS). Conclui-se que a EDN pode ser usada para avaliar a disposição à nostalgia, mostrando evidências psicométricas adequadas.

Background: The factor structure of the Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS) has rarely been adequately analyzed (e.g., performing principal component analyses rather than factorial approximations). We aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the PCS through a variety of exploratory and confirmatory factorial approaches. Method: Three hundred ninety-four Chilean patients with musculoskeletal pain were included (age, M = 49.61, SD = 18.00; 71.57% women). Eight factorial models were proposed to analyze the structure of the data. In addition, validity evidence of the PCS based on relationships with other variables were analyzed considering pain intensity and kinesiophobia. Results: The results suggest a unidimensional structure. Models with more than one dimension exhibited undesirable factor loadings or inadequate indices of fit. Based on these results, a short version of the scale composed of 4 items is proposed (PCS-4). The PCS-4 scores demonstrated high levels of invariance between sex, chronicity, and education groups and also were associated with pain and kinesiophobia. Conclusions: The results of the PCS-4 Spanish version showed evidence of reliability and validity for adequately measuring pain catastrophizing in Chileans who suffer from musculoskeletal pain. The PCS-4 is a short form that should be explored in future studies (e.g., in other Spanish-speaking populations). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Ethical behavior has often been assessed using scales and questionnaires, that are sometimes based on specific scenarios or situations with a number of limitations. In the present research, we aimed at validating a scale to measure students' ethical behavioral predispositions at different educational stages. Based on the scale by Akaah and Lund (1994), we created 36 scenarios depicting ethical dilemmas in educational settings. The instrument was applied to 662 students of both secondary and higher education. Exploratory factorial analysis identified 4 factors with 18 elements and a reliability of .90, while confirmatory factorial analysis replicated the structure of the factors. The implications and challenges in research, as well as in future interventions, are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: The Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile-II instrument was developed in English and in Spanish to examine health-promoting lifestyle profiles. Several reports question the validity of its Spanish version; it is thought that the translation employed requires changes according to the cultural context in which it is intended to be used. The proposal was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the six dimensions proposed by the original version of the instrument in Mexican university students. Method: Ex post facto design with 478 students from a public university in northeastern Mexico. The analysis was performed in LISREL 8.1 and in SPSS 21.0. A psychometric analysis was performed of the six dimensions with factor homogeneity, validity, and reliability indices in two models. Results: Descriptive data and results of the factor analysis are presented with a moderate fit model and a distribution that explains 49.93% of the variance. The 52-item version presented low convergent and discriminant validity values; by removing six items, these values reached normalization for five of the six dimensions. In opposition to that, reliability of the scores was good. Conclusions: In this sample from the Mexican context, some problems of the Spanish version's factor solution are confirmed with a model that presents moderate fit given the six-dimension structure. However, the predicted structure shows acceptable reliability values. In the experts' opinion, the sixdimension structure seems to be the most adequate to be used in Mexican university students. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]