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La disponibilidad de instrumentos adecuados que midan la violencia en el noviazgo es esencial en Cuba para fortalecer la evidencia y respaldar acciones preventivas con diagnósticos efectivos. La investigación tuvo como objetivo analizar propiedades psicométricas del Cuestionario de Violencia Recibida, Ejercida, Percibida Revisado (VREP-R) en su versión cubana. Se realizó un estudio de diseño instrumental, específicamente psicométrico, con la participación de 356 estudiantes de 18 a 24 años de la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Cienfuegos. En el análisis factorial confirmatorio de la escala, el modelo ajustado, mostró un índice de ajuste excelente, con un RMSEA de .050. Además, el CFI indicó un buen ajuste, obteniéndose un valor de .969. El instrumento se redujo a 22 ítems, conservando los cinco factores originales, que explicaron el 65.684% de la varianza acumulada. La escala se confirmó multidimensional, con indicadores apropiadamente relacionados con sus dimensiones. Se obtuvieron valores adecuados de confiabilidad por consistencia interna (α =.94 y ω =.90). La estabilidad temporal de la medida se evaluó mediante la correlación de Spearman entre las mediciones en dos momentos diferentes. Se encontró una correlación sustancial entre las mediciones en el primer y segundo momento; los estadísticos oscilaron entre .50. y .95. Se concluye que el VREP-R es un instrumento de medida breve, adecuado, de fácil aplicación, que cumple con los requerimientos psicométricos, siendo fiable y válido para medir la violencia en el noviazgo recibida, ejercida y percibida; aspecto inexistente hasta ahora en Cuba.

Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) developed an instrument to detect violence against women that has been widely used in several countries. Despite this instrument's importance in identifying intimate partner violence against women (IPVAW), it has not been adapted for the Spanish population. The aim of this study was to adapt and validate the WHO violence against women instrument in a sample in Spain, facilitating the detection of IPVAW in this context and comparisons between countries. Method: After the instrument was translated and adapted into Spanish, 532 women from the general population in Spain completed it. The initial instrument consisted of 28 items. We deleted three items due to low internal consistency, resulting in 25 items in the final version. Results: Suitable internal consistency was obtained through Confirmatory Factorial Analysis for physical (α = .92), psychological (α = .91), sexual (α = .86), and control behaviors subscales (α = .91) as well as for the total scale (α = .95). The instrument revealed highly prevalent IPVAW in our sample (79.7%). Conclusions: The use of the Spanish version of the WHO violence against women instrument in Spain seems justified. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction/objective: Socio-emotional competencies are skills that mediate between emotional management and social adjustment. These skills are relevant for: learning, professional performance, mental health, and well-being. The objective is to analyze the psychometric properties of the Social and emotional Competencies Questionnaire SEC-Q in Chilean university students. Method: The sample included 699 university students, 493 women and 206 men. The internal structure was analyzed through cross validation, an exploratory and confirmatory factorial analysis. Convergent and discriminant validity were determined using the Pearson correlation coefficient between the subscales of the SEC-Q with the Scale of Perceived Self-Efficacy Specific to Academic Situations, Life Satisfaction and Maslach Burnout Inventory. Results: adequate psychometric properties in the questionnaire, observing the four components proposed by the structure of the original instrument - self-awareness, self-management, social awareness and decision-making. These competencies showed, as expected, a positive relationship with self-efficacy and life satisfaction, and an inverse relationship with stress. Also, social awareness presented differences according to gender, being higher in women than in men. Conclusion: The SEC-Q is a reliable and valid instrument for the evaluation of Chilean university students. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Antecedentes/Objetivos: Según nuevas circunstancias sociales, presentamos datos sobre la capacidad diagnóstica de una nueva escala corta de detección y cribado para la prevención de la Tecno-adiccion al sexo en la población infanto-juvenil basada en trastornos mentales reconocidos en el DSM-5 (Asociación Psicológica Americana, APA, 2013), y en componentes de interiorización y exteriorización respecto a estados emocionales, donde se justifica un trastorno a partir de otros trastornos confirmando comorbilidad, así como siguiendo las características clásicas de la adicción. Método: Administramos cuestionario creado a una muestra de 1.212, varones y mujeres entre trece años y la treintena en un estudio multi-institucional, prospectivo, transversal. Resultados: Los resultados muestran diferencias significativas de género sugiriendo que varones y mujeres no interiorizan igual el sexo por internet, ni se les relacionan los mismos trastornos adyacentes. Conclusiones: Confirmamos que en la adicción al sexo por Internet intervienen otros factores y trastornos aparte del sexual. La escala puede tener aplicación clínica en atención primaria, donde es complicado obtener información sobre la sexualidad de infanto-juveniles.

Background: Psychologists' increased workload over recent years has highlighted the importance of using self-care strategies that allow these professionals to become aware of and control their overall health. Despite the importance of these strategies, there is no instrument adapted for measuring them in the Spanish population. Therefore, this study presents an adaptation of the Self-Care Assessment for Psychologists (SCAP) scale for the Spanish population. Method: A total of 368 professional Spanish psychologists (Mage = 40.34, SD = 10.50) participated in the study. First, we obtained validity evidence based on the content using a panel of six experts. Second, we analyzed the dimensionality and internal consistency of the instrument, and we obtained validity evidence based on its relationship with related constructs. Results: A bifactor structure fit the data adequately, and suitable reliability was confirmed. In addition, self-care was associated with lower levels of perceived stress and burnout and higher satisfaction with life. Conclusions: The Spanish version of the SCAP is a reliable, valid instrument that supports the intended interpretation of the SCAP scores about the self-care strategies used by Spanish psychologists. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

El objetivo de este estudio fue establecer la validez discriminante, predictiva e incremental de la Escala de Comportamientos Laborales Proactivos de Belschak y Den Hartog. Se realizó un estudio empírico-instrumental con una muestra no probabilística (510 trabajadores, 53% varones). Análisis de ecuaciones estructurales exploratorios (ESEM) mostraron saturaciones cruzadas inferiores a .30 y un adecuado ajuste de un modelo hexafactorial oblicuo. Los valores de varianza media extraída, de su raíz cuadrada y de la proporción heterorrasgo-monorrasgo proporcionaron evidencia de validez discriminante. Análisis de regresión con SEM confi rmaron la contribución signifi cativa de los comportamientos proactivos en la explicación de la satisfacción y de la implicación en el trabajo. Del mismo modo, la personalidad proactiva mostró ser un antecedente signifi cativo de los comportamientos proactivos. Los resultados brindan evidencia favorable a la validez del instrumento analizado.

La Teoría del Sexismo Ambivalente propone que el sexismo es un constructo multidimensio­nal compuesto por dos tipos de creencias sexis­tas, unas de carácter hostil y otras de tipo bene­volente. El objetivo principal de este estudio fue analizar la estructura factorial del instru­mento derivado de esta teoría, su invarianza fac­torial entre géneros y su relación con la violen­cia de pareja. Mediante un formulario en in­ternet, 745 participantes de ambos sexos de po­blación general de Argentina, con edades com­prendidas entre 18 y 45 años, respondieron el In­ventario de Sexismo Ambivalente (ISA) (Glick & Fiske, 1996). El ISA demostró puntuaciones y una estructura factorial invariantes entre hom­bres y mujeres. La relación entre las puntuacio­nes en el ISA y la violencia de pareja varió en función del tipo de violencia considerado (ame­nazas vs. violencia física) y el género del miem­bro de la pareja. Las puntuaciones en Sexismo Hostil fueron mayores en las mujeres que ejer­cieron violencia física comparadas con otras mujeres, pero no en los hombres. También fue­ron superiores en quienes sufrieron esta con­ducta, tanto hombres como mujeres. Se discuten las implicancias de estos resultados a la luz de estudios previos que emplean el ISA, principal­mente en población de habla hispana.

Uruguay ha registrado un incremento del 40 % en los suicidios durante los últimos 15 años; el 17 % de quienes cometen estas conductas son adolescentes. Ante la importancia de contar con instrumentos adecuados para valorar y manejar el riesgo suicida en esta etapa, el presente estudio analiza algunas propiedades psicométricas del Inventario de Riesgo Suicida para Adolescentes (IRISA). A una muestra de 447 estudiantes uruguayos, con un rango de edad de entre 12 y 18 años (M=15.06; DE=1.84), se les administró un cuestionario sociodemográfico y el IRISA. El análisis factorial confirmatorio corroboró la dimensionalidad de la escala, los adecuados índices de fiabilidad y las correlaciones esperables intra-subescalas. Se concluye que el IRISA muestra propiedades psicométricas adecuadas, por lo que constituye una herramienta útil para la identificación de aquellos adolescentes en riesgo suicida y su uso extensivo en los servicios de atención primaria de la salud podría resultar prometedor.

Objetivo: Determinar la confiabilidad del Barómetro de la Familia por medio del método test retest. Método: Estudio de tipo instrumental, se evaluó a 299 personas que vivían con sus parejas y/o hijos al momento de ser evaluados, el 83,6 % de la muestra fueron mujeres. El rango de edad fluctuó entre los 18 y 65 años (M=40,7 años). El Barómetro de la Familia (versión peruana) está compuesto por 98 ítems con diferentes opciones de respuesta (dicotómico, Likert, respuesta múltiple nominal y abierto de respuesta numérica) que evalúan la estructura y la dinámica familiar, además de la percepción que se tiene sobre temas relacionados a la familia como el aborto o el matrimonio. Se aplicaron los estadísticos kappa de Cohen (κ) y coeficiente de correlación intraclase (CCI). Resultados: La mayoría de reactivos que indagan sobre la estructura, dinámica familiar, violencia y conductas de riesgo son confiables (κ≥ 0,4 o CCI≥ 0,4). Por otro lado, preguntas sobre la separación, matrimonio, homosexualidad y aborto no son confiables (κ< 0,4 o CCI< 0,4). Conclusión: El cuestionario del Barómetro de la Familia demostró ser confiable en la medición de diversas características familiares en la población peruana.

Objetivo: Construir una escala para medir el disfrute experimentado en niños y adolescentes y estudiar sus propiedades psicométricas. Método: Estudio de tipo instrumental, donde participaron 487 estudiantes de secundaria de edades comprendidas entre 11 y 15 años, que respondieron a la escala objeto de estudio (Escala para medir el Disfrute Experimentado en Niños y Adolescentes, EDENA), junto a las escalas PANASN (Positive And Negative Affect Schedule) para niños y adolescentes elaboradas por Sandín (2003) y la escala de Depresión del Centro de Estudios Epidemiológicos (CES-D) de Radloff (1977) adaptada a población mexicana por Jiménez-Tapia, Wagner, Rivera-Heredia y González-Forteza (2015). Resultados: A través de un Análisis Factorial Exploratorio se observó que la estructura interna resultó unifactorial. Respecto a la consistencia interna, el valor del alfa de Cronbach de la escala resultó de .650, aceptable teniendo en cuenta que solo tiene cinco reactivos, los cuales mostraron adecuadas propiedades psicométricas. Se realizaron correlaciones de Pearson con otras medidas, obteniendo una correlación baja y positiva con la escala de afecto positivo (r = .368) y correlaciones bajas y negativas con el afecto negativo (r =-.361) y con la sintomatología depresiva (r =-.179). Conclusiones: Se concluye que la EDENA es instrumento que puede resultar de gran utilidad, ya que podría considerarse un indicador de presencia de anhedonia, que se asocia con disfunción social y emocional, además de psicopatología. La EDENA posee adecuadas propiedades psicométricas (validez de constructo, confiablidad y validez concurrente) para ser administrado en la ciudad de Morelia (México).

Objetivo: Diseñar y validar un instrumento específico para detectar la violencia ejercida y padecida en las relaciones de parejas jóvenes, la Escala Multidimensional de Violencia en el Noviazgo (EMVN). Método: Estudio descriptivo de validación clinimétrica. Muestreo aleatorio estratificado por sexo y área de conocimiento, en el que se adoptó como criterio de inclusión tener o haber tenido alguna relación de pareja. La muestra estuvo compuesta por 447 sujetos. Resultados: Se ha obtenido la EMVN de 32 ítems con tres dimensiones: agresiones físicas y sexuales, conductas de control (ciberacoso, vigilancia y acoso) y abuso psicoemocional (denigración y dominación), como víctima o como agresor/a. No se han encontrado diferencias estadísticamente significativas entre la violencia ejercida y la padecida, pero sí en función del sexo. Conclusión: La EMVN es una escala válida y fiable que mide los distintos elementos de la violencia en parejas de jóvenes y puede suponer un recurso para la detección integral de conductas violentas en las relaciones de noviazgo que se establecen entre jóvenes.

Background: Resilience is de capacity to recover from difficulties; most people can recover optimally from and adapt to stressful life events through the effect of protective factors. There is no valid and reliable measure of resilience in Spanish which includes both internal protective and external factors. Objective: The purpose of the present study was to adapt the Protective Factors of Resilience Scale (PFRS) to Spanish and to analyze its psychometric properties. Method: The scale was translated and adapted into Spanish, then, two studies were carried out to examine its psychometric properties in two samples (healthy and chronic illness). Questionnaires were sent by email, Facebook, and Whatsapp, and 442 adults completed all the questionnaires. The entire sample included 352 healthy people and 90 with a chronic illness. Results: In both samples, a second-order 3-factor model was the result of the exploratory factor analysis; the PFRS total and subscales scores showed adequate reliability. Concurrent validity was also studied; the PFRS was positively correlated with different measures. Conclusions: Therefore, the Spanish version of this scale is a reliable and valid instrument to assess protective factors (internal and external resources) of resilience both in Spanish general and chronically ill populations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study shows the psychometric characteristics and factor structure of the Spanish adaptation to a clinical population of an instrument for measuring anxious worry, the Anxious Thought Inventory (AnTI). Participants were 731 adults treated at a community mental Health Center in Spain with different clinical diagnoses. The adaptation of the AnTI scale to the Spanish clinical population confirms the three original dimensions, social worry, health worry and meta-worry, with adequate fit. High internal consistency (from.83 to.86) was found for the three subscales, and test–retest reliability after a period of 8–10 weeks was high (r =.71). Furthermore, significant correlations were found with other worry, anxiety and general psychopathology scales. This Spanish adaptation of the AnTI in a clinical population is a reliable, valid measure of anxious worry. Therefore, it is a useful instrument for use in care contexts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The discussion about the validity of the factor structure of the dimensions that constitute the quality of life (QOL) construct in the field of intellectual disability has highlighted the need to conduct new studies. The aim of this study was to analyze the dimensional structure of the KidsLife Scale, designed upon the basis of the 8-factor QOL model advanced by Schalock and Verdugo Alonso (2007). Using a convenience sample, the scale was administered to the caregivers of 220 people receiving support in specialized institutions. These caregivers' wards were between 4 and 21 years old, had been diagnosed with intellectual disability, and resided in 3 cities in Colombia. The study, of an instrumental nature, was conducted using structural equation modeling, confirmatory factor analysis, construct reliability analysis, average variance extracted, and multiple correlations R2. Working hypotheses based on 5 different models were analyzed. The model composed of 8 interrelated dimensions displayed factor loadings ranging from 0,63 to 0,95, multiple correlations between 0,24 and 0,81, a general reliability value of 0,979, and an average variance extracted greater than 50%, without any second-order dimensions being identified. It is concluded that the proposed KidsLife Scale model positively reports the QOL of people with intellectual disabilities in 3 Colombian cities. New studies are needed to identify the possible existence of second-order factors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: The different conflict resolution strategies that couples use are crucial in preserving or ending their relationships. Despite the importance of these strategies, no instrument for measuring them has been adequately adapted to Spanish culture. The goal of this study is to adapt the Accommodation among Romantic Couples Scale to Spanish culture, filling this gap by providing a rigorous instrument to evaluate the construct. Method: A total of 489 participants from the general population responded to the instrument after adaptation. The scale's psychometric properties were then evaluated from a classical perspective. Results: The indexes of fit from confirmatory factor analysis indicated good fit to the four-factor structure proposed by the authors of the original scale: voice, loyalty, exit, and neglect. The reliability of these dimensions was similar to that obtained in the original version. Evidence of validity relative to other variables indicated good convergent and discriminant validity. Conclusions: The Spanish version of the Accommodation among Romantic Couples Scale is a reliable instrument with sufficient valid evidence to provide accurate measurement of conflict resolution strategies in couple relationships. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: This paper aims to build a scale for enjoyment measuring in order to measure enjoyment experienced by children and adolescents and also, it aims to study this scale's psychometric properties. Method: An instrumental approach is conducted in this study ; 487 high school students aged 11 to 15 years old were sampled, answering SEECA (scale to measure the enjoyment experienced by children and adolescents) ; along with this scale, PANAS-C (Positive and Negative Affect Schedule) elaborated by Sandín (2003) and the Epidemiological Studies Center Scale of Depression CES-D of Radloff (1977) adapted to the Mexican population by Jiménez-Tapia, Wagner, Rivera-Heredia and González-Forteza (2015) were also applied to children and adolescents. Results: Suggest a uni-factorial structure according to an exploratory factor analysis. Based on Chronbach 's alpha's value, the internal consistency, is determined in .650, acceptable taking into account that it has only 5 items, which showed adequate psychometric properties. Pearson's correlation was made with other measurements, obtaining a low positive correlation with the positive affect's scale (r = .368), and low negative correlations with negative affect (r = -.361) and depressive symptoms (r = -.179). Conclusion: SEECA, is a very useful instrument, since it may recognize the presence of anhedonia, which is associated with social and emotional dysfunction, and also as a psychopathology. The SEECA has adequate psychometric properties (construct validity, reliability and concurrent validity) to be administrated in Morelia's city (Mexico). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This is a Spanish adaptation and validation study of the Adult Separation Anxiety Questionnaire (ASA-27), recently included in DSM-5. It has been translated and adapted to Spanish, evaluating its psychometric properties: Internal Consistency Reliability, factor analysis, concurrent validity with other questionnaires. The Spanish version of ASA-27 has shown a great reliability, with an internal consistence of .92. The factor analysis explains a single factor that groups all the items, like the original study. The sample shows differences between people who were receiving psychiatric or psychological treatment and people who were not. Finally, it is given a percentile scale for possible clinical diagnosis. The results in this sample points out that this Spanish version provides a valid and reliable measure for adult separation anxiety. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The objective of this study was to analyze the psychometric properties of a brief scale of belief in gender-based violence (CVG-DEJDS), applied to a sample of 384 women and men, selected by stratified random sampling with optimal affixation. The factorial structure, reliability and validity of the abbreviated version are evaluated. The 2-factor model is tested using Confirmatory Factorial Analysis (CFA), which includes two belief scales and gender violence. The scale demonstrates adequate psychometric properties, the AFC presents indices of goodness and adjustment (NFI=0,97; CFI=0,98; IFI=0,98; MFI=0,99). This version of the instrument is useful for research into gender violence and for measuring the impact of future promotion and prevention actions against the social phenomenon in question, which in turn has an impact on public health. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The Ambivalent Sexism Theory proposes that sexism is a multidimensional construct composed of two types of sexist beliefs, on the one hand, hostile and, on the other hand, benevolent. The first refers to negative attitudes towards women as weak and inferior to men, and the second refers to the set of sexist attitudes towards women considering them stereotyped and limited to certain roles (i.e. mother, wife, and housewife). The main objective of this study was to analyse the factor structure and factorial invariance by gender of the instrument derived from this theory and its concurrent validity with a measure of intimate partner physical violence. Another objective of the study was to establish comparisons in ISA scores by gender and crossculturally. The Ambivalent Sexism Inventory (ASI) (Glick & Fiske, 1996) was answered through an online form by 745 participants of both sexes from an Argentinean general population sample aged between 18 and 45 years old. By means of a confirmatory maximum likelihood factor analysis the data in this sample showed a good adjustment to the ASI structure proposed by its authors, this is a one-dimensional factor (SH) and three subfactors (protective paternalism, complementary gender differentiation and heterosexual intimacy) that make up the second-order factor SB. This factorial structure remained invariant when discriminating between men and women. The correlation between both factors was robust and significant (r= .68) both in the general sample, and differentiating by gender. The reliability of the factors and subfactors was between a moderate and high level (a= .62 to .91). No significant differences were found between men and women in the mean scores of the ASI factors and subfactors. Approximately 1 in 3 subjects reported having perpetrated or suffered intimate partner physical violence. In general terms, those who have perpetrated or have suffered violence had higher scores in SH and SB that those who did not, but this effect was only significant in the case of women. The relationships found between ASI scores and intimate partner physical violence varied by gender and violence directionality (suffered or perpetrated). The ASI scores were lower in countries close to Argentina probably due to a sample mainly composed by young women with a high education level. Our results support the idea that ambivalent sexism is an invariable transcultural construct between men and women, and that the ISA is a valid and reliable measure in the Argentine population. The limitations of results are discussed and the implications are analyses in light of previous studies using the ASI, mainly in Spanishspeaking population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Although the number of studies in the literature on the psychometric properties of the CD-RISC measures is remarkably high, there is still a great lack of consensus about its internal structure among the general population. Therefore, the aim of this study has been threefold: to analyze the psychometric properties, explore the factorial structure and calculate percentiles of the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) for a sample of the Spanish population. For this purpose, the study sample consisted of 1119 participants consisting of 324 males and 795 females and they completed the following scales: CD-RISC, Perceived Stress Scale, Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, General Self-Efficacy Scale, Stress Vulnerability Inventory, Personality Hardiness Questionnaire and the anxiety and depression subscales of the SCL-90-R. In terms of reliability, an adequate Cronbach's coefficient alpha value of .86 was obtained. The evidence for the validity of the internal structure supports the unidimensionality of the CD-RISC measurements, as well as confirming the expected theoretical relationships and correlating with the described measures in the expected direction. Satisfactory results are obtained in the present study that reinforce the usefulness and precision of this scale for its application using the Spanish population, presenting percentiles that can provide guidance in the interpretation and use of the scores with respect to its application in both research and clinical practice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of this study was to establish the discriminant, predictive and incremental validity of Belschak & Den Hartog's Proactive Work Behaviors Scale. An empirical-instrumental study was carried out with a non-probabilistic sample (510 workers, 53% males). Analysis of exploratory structural equations (ESEM) showed cross-saturations lower than .30 and an adequate adjustment of an oblique hexa-factorial model. The values of average variance extracted, of its square root and of the heterotrait-monotrait ratio provided evidence of discriminant validity. SEM regression analysis confirmed the significant contribution of proactive behaviors in the explanation of job satisfaction and job involvement. Proactive personality showed itself to be a significant predictor of proactive behaviors. These results obtained provide favorable evidence for the validity of the instrument analyzed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

La inclusión educativa y la atención a la diversidad estudiantil son actualmente un desafío en los centros educativos puesto que movilizan recursos exigiendo cambios culturales al interior de los mismos. Desde esta perspectiva, la formación de profesores inclusivos es una tarea fundamental en las universidades pues requiere actualizar programas educativos y sensibilizar a la comunidad. El presente estudio analiza las propiedades psicométricas y la estructura factorial de un instrumento diseñado ad hoc en base a una escala Likert y que mide actitudes hacia la inclusión educativa. Se aplicó la escala a una muestra de 363 estudiantes universitarios de pedagogía chilenos, estableciéndose diferencias según el sexo, la edad y el semestre cursado. Los resultados revelan que el instrumento presentó un alfa de Cronbach de 0.76 evidenciándose características psicométricas aceptables y una adecuada consistencia interna al tiempo que el AFC permitió correlacionar 5 dimensiones resultantes. Entre los principales hallazgos se encontró que las mujeres tienen actitudes más positivas que los varones en las dimensiones de práctica educativa inclusiva e inclusión en minorías. También se observó que la edad se asocia positivamente con la práctica educativa inclusiva y el derecho a la inclusión al tiempo que el semestre cursado se relacionó positivamente con la práctica educativa inclusiva y la inclusión de minorías, y negativamente con la formación docente inclusiva. Estas evidencias sugieren que si bien los estudiantes poseen actitudes positivas hacia la inclusión educativa, éstas mejoran a medida que progresan en sus estudios adquiriendo mayor experiencia. No obstante, para que dichas actitudes perduren en el tiempo se requeriría del refuerzo social de pares y profesorado y, junto con ello, que los programas educativos de formación de profesores incorporasen aspectos técnicos que permitieran lograr una sociedad más inclusiva acorde a los requerimientos educativos actuales.

The study sought to analyze the evidences of validity, factorial invariance and reliability of the scores of the Jealousy Subscale of the Inventory of Emotional Communication in Romantic Relationships (Sánchez, 2012). To that effect, there was a sample of 1176 Peruvian university students who completed the 11 items of the original version. The confirmatory factor analysis verified a satisfactory adjustment of a final model of nine items in a single factor and correlated errors. It is concluded that the Jealousy scale is a measure that can be used in the professional and research activity, obtaining valid interpretations, reliable and invariant scores according to gender in Peruvian university students. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: This instrumental study is the Spanish adaptation and validation of the Job Insecurity Scale in its 8-item version (JIS-8). This is one of the reference tests in this field and it also allows the distinction between affect and cognition in quantitative job insecurity to be tested. Method: The JIS-8 was carried out on a Spanish sample with 592 participants (186 men, 406 women; Mean age = 36.68), together with mental health and job satisfaction tests. An exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis were carried out, and the relationship between the scale and other variables was examined. Results: The Spanish validation shows good construct validity, internal consistency and a Cronbach a = .88, higher than the value obtained in the validation of the original instrument. The analysis shows the consequences of job insecurity on workers' mental health, as well as on their job satisfaction. The exploratory factor analysis as well as the confirmatory analysis, in which a one-dimensional and a two-dimensional model were tested, maintain the presence of two factors: the cognitive and the affective dimensions. Conclusions: The results underpin the fact that the test is appropriate for application to people in active employment in the Spanish population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of this study is the development and analysis of the psychometric properties of a new instrument to assess the possible psychological abuse experienced in a group setting. The Psychological Abuse Experienced in Groups Scale was administered to 138 people who self-identified as former members of abusive groups. An exploratory factor analysis revealed a common factor, which showed appropriate reliability. The scale scores were correlated with a prior measure aimed to assess group abusiveness, providing evidence of external validity. Participants reported a higher degree of psychological distress than normative samples, and those who requested psychological counseling after leaving the group had suffered group psychological abuse to a greater extent. The scale covers a wide range of subtle and explicit abusive behaviors and overcomes the limitations of previous instruments, being useful in both research and applied settings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A questionnaire for measuring commitment in its normative dimension, based on reciprocity and responsibility as value to the work where a link to the organization based on loyalty of workers set was developed. An initial 30 item bank, built and reviewed with rigorous criteria were applied to a sample of 298 employees in a department store chain (168 women, 56.4%, 130 men), aged between 18 and 65 (M = 32.5, SD = 9.6) years and schooling Baccalaureate (199, 67.8%). The seniority ranging from 1 to 34 years (M = 4.4 years, SD = 5.7). Using exploratory factor analysis with 28 items two factors explaining 45.1% of variance was identified: the first known loyalty-reciprocity; and the second compliance-responsibility. Reliability analysis indicated adequate internal consistency, α = .88. Concurrent validity was assessed by Pearson correlation with Organizational Commitment Questionnaire and Scale Values to Work. The results indicated that the dimensions of the Organizational Commitment Questionnaire Standards may be an option to assess this construct. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of this study was to analyze if psychometric results proposed by Botella, Ribas and Ruiz for the Spanish version of the Multidimensional Body Self Relations Questionnaire could be replicated in Mexican university students. A total of 1539 university students participated in this study with a mean age of 20.56 years (SD = 1.88). The factor structure of the questionnaire was analyzed trough exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses. Results showed a feasible and adequate structure of two factors (subjective importance of the physical appearance and subjective importance of the physical shape), with adequate fit indices of reliability and validity, according to statistical and substantive criteria. However, the obtained model does not coincide with that proposed by Botella et al. Future research should replicate these findings in wider samples. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of this study is to obtain psychometric data for the evaluation of dissatisfaction with body image Questionnaire (Solano-Pinto y Cano-Vindel, 2010). A total of 411 Mexican university students participated (average of age = 20.65 ± 1.92 years) in this study. The factor structure of the questionnaire was analyzed trough exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses. Results showed a feasible and adequate structure of five factors (perceptual, emotional distress, behavioral, approach change and anxiety), with adequate fit indices of reliability and validity, according to statistical and substantive criteria. However, the obtained model does not fully coincide with that propose by the authors of the test, but continues giving support to the multifactorial component of body dissatisfaction. Future research should replicate these findings in wider samples. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The current study aims to search if the psychometric results proposed by Niñerola et al. (2006) for the Barriers for the Practice of Physical Activity Scale (BPPAS) are replicated in Mexican university students. A total of 1528 Mexican university students participated in this study (average age = 20.78 ± 2.45 years). The factor structure of the BPPAS was conducted by confirmatory factor analyses that showed a feasible and adequate fourfactor structure. The four factors (body image, fatigue, obligations, and environment), attending to statistical and susbstantive criteria, have shown fit indices of reliability and validity. Moreover, the factor structure, the standardized regression weights, and the intercepts were considered as invariants between athletic and non-athletic participants, obtaining differences in the factors punctuations. Future research should replicate these findings in wider samples. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: The present study aims to investigate if the psychometric results proposed by Revuelta, Rodríguez, Ruiz de Azúa y Ramos (2015) for the Dimensional Self-Concept Questionnaire (AUDIM) are replicated. Method: The total sample was of 1518 Mexican university students, with an average age of 20.56 years (SD = 1.88). The factorial structure of the questionnaire was analyzed through exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. Results: The analysis shows that four factors structure is feasible and adequate. Discussion or Conclusion: The structure of four factors (personal self-concept, physical selfconcept, social self-concept and Academic self-concept), based on statistical and substantive criteria, has shown adequate adjustment indicators of reliability and validity. However the obtained model does not match the one proposed Revuelta et al. (2015). Future research should replicate these findings in larger samples. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this assignment it development an instrumental study corresponding to the third phase of EMTA standardization. The main was to generate psychometric indicators and regulations scales of clinic use from a 60 subject sample with mood disorder diagnostic selected by a non- probability sampling per expert judges. Three psychometric instruments was administer: EMTA (Mania Subscale α=.87 - Depression Subscale α=.958), Beck Depression Inventory - II (α=.901) and Chinese Polarity Inventory (α=.901 y α=.826). The results indicated items adjust succesfully to Lineal Models parameters and Rasch partial credit model, showing an increasing monotonic adjustment of reagents which bear out fulfillment the principle of invariance in the latent trait measuring. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Este estudio instrumental analiza las propiedades psicométricas de una escala que evalúa el funcionamiento familiar a partir del Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scale (FACES IV; Olson, 2011), aplicada a una muestra de 356 familias, mediante muestreo incidental en Montevideo. Se evalúa la estructura factorial, fiabilidad y validez de la versión abreviada. Se prueba mediante Análisis Factorial Confirmatorio (AFC) el modelo de 6 factores que incluye dos escalas balanceadas (cohesión y flexibilidad) y cuatro escalas desbalanceadas (caótica, rígida, desligada, y enmarañada), cada una con 4 ítems. Todas las escalas demostraron tener adecuadas propiedades psicométricas, el AFC presenta índices de ajuste aceptables (RMSEA = .034; CFI = .92; TLI = .91; IFI = .92). Esta versión del instrumento resulta útil para la investigación del funcionamiento familiar. Es necesario realizar más estudios para mejorar su adaptación a nuestra cultura, analizando la validez de contenido en las escalas enmarañada y rígida.

El Autoinforme de Adolescentes (ADA) evalúa estructuras psicopatológicas y aspectos resilientes-prosociales, integrado en un protocolo con una Encuesta Sociodemográfica, de Hábitos y Comportamientos Adictivos a sustancias, internet y videojuegos y variables de salud. Se administró a adolescentes (N=362; 12 a 18 años, ambos sexos) por muestreo intencional no probabilístico en 6 instituciones de nivel secundario de Montevideo. Se analizó por AFE para indicadores categóricos y rotación oblicua, obteniéndose una estructura de 6 factores de banda estrecha, Síndromes de: Depresión-Ansiedad; Disocial con comportamiento adictivo; Desregulación Disruptiva del Estado de Ánimo y Comportamiento Disocial; Ansiedad Social; Resiliencia-Prosocialidad y de Obsesión-Compulsión. Los Síndromes de Banda Ancha se conformaron por uno que reúne la psicopatología y otro de Resiliencia-Prosocialidad. Los estudios de validez y fiabilidad indican muy buenos índices de bondad de ajuste y adecuados coeficientes estandarizados en las seis dimensiones y una Fiabilidad adecuada. Se concluye de este estudio exploratorio y preliminar que, el Autoinforme ADA ofrece un medio confiable y valido para evaluar los fenómenos descriptos en estas poblaciones. Se iniciará la fase de estudio poblacional con el objetivo de colaborar en la detección de síntomas psicopatológicos emergentes en adolescentes y para determinar los factores de protección.

Objective: To adapt into Spanish three scales measuring frequency (SWFS) and motivation for social withdrawal (CSPS and SWMS) and to develop a scale capable of assessing the five motivations for social withdrawal. Method: Participants were 1,112 Spanish adolescents, aged 12-17 years. The sample was randomly split into two groups in which exploratory and confirmatory (CFA) factor analyses were performed separately. A sample of adolescents in residential care (n = 128) was also used to perform discriminant validity analyses. Results: SWFS was reduced to eight items that account for 40% of explained variance (PVE), and its reliability is high. SWMS worked adequately in the original version, according to CFA. Some items from the CSPS were removed from the final Spanish version. The newly developed scale (SWMS-5D) is composed of 20 items including five subscales: Peer Isolation, Unsociability, Shyness, Low Mood and Avoidance. Analyses reveal adequate convergent and discriminant validities. Conclusions: The resulting SWFS-8 and SWMS-5D could be considered useful instruments to assess frequency and motivation for social withdrawal in Spanish samples. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: In the context of intimate partner violence, psychological abuse (PA) has progressively gained scientific relevance. Even so, a greater effort is needed to define and evaluate psychological intimate partner abuse. A new exhaustive and operative taxonomy of PA strategies leads to the contribution of a new evaluation instrument. Method: Participants were 101 women between 24 and 82 years old, who were abused by their partners and attended to in different municipal Catalan services, specialized in the topic. Results: The analyses have shown the suitability of a 19-item instrument divided into two factors: (1) direct PA strategies and (2) indirect PA strategies. The former includes strategies that affect the emotional, cognitive and behavioral dimension of the victim. The latter includes items that measure the amount of control and domination over the victim's context. This scale has adequate psychometric properties in terms of score reliability and the validity of the relationship with other women's health variables. Conclusions: The EAPA-P, created based on a new definition and taxonomy of the forms of PA, is presented as a valid instrument to detect and measure intimate partner PA. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]