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Antecedentes: la derrota y el atrapamiento puede experimentarse en la adolescencia a través del rendimiento académico, las relaciones entre pares o las expectativas familiares. La interacción de ambos crea un potencial factor de riesgo de conductas suicidas, lo cual subraya la necesidad de tener instrumentos confiables para su evaluación y prevención. Objetivo: analizar las propiedades psicométricas de las escalas de derrota y atrapamiento en adolescentes peruanos. Método: investigación instrumental. Participaron 3098 adolescentes que respondieron las escalas de derrota, atrapamiento e ideación suicida. El análisis estadístico se realizó a través de la teoría clásica del test y teoría de respuesta al ítem. Resultados: tanto la escala de derrota y como la de atrapamiento presentan una estructura unidimensional, adecuada confiabilidad, invarianza de medición según sexo y evidencia de relación con la ideación suicida. La mayor discriminación se observó en el ítem 14 de derrota y el ítem 3 de atrapamiento, además que ambas escalas son más precisas en niveles altos del constructo. Conclusión: las escalas de derrota y atrapamiento demostraron adecuadas propiedades psicométricas para la inferencia e interpretación de sus puntuaciones. Por lo tanto, se recomienda su uso en población adolescente, ya sea en el ámbito de investigación o práctica profesional.

Background: Anxiety and depression are the most common current mental health problems. Due to their comorbidity, there is a need for instruments that measure them simultaneously. Moreover, given that their prevalence varies by gender and age, it is important to examine the factorial invariance of such instruments. The present study aimed to analyze the dimensionality and factorial invariance of the Basque version of the Educational-Clinical Questionnaire: Anxiety and Depression (CECAD) as a function of gender and age, and to gather additional evidence of its validity. Method: The sample comprised 2131 participants (54.2% female) between 7 and 24 years old (M = 13.2; SD = 3.52). Results: The CECAD was found to have a two-dimensional structure invariant to gender and age, with higher latent means for girls in both dimensions, and for those aged 14 and over in depression, but with small effect sizes. Both reliability and convergent validity values were good. Conclusions: The Basque version of the CECAD has good evidence of validity and reliability for assessing anxiety and depression in Basque-speaking children and adolescents. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Technology anxiety is more prevalent in older people and can compromise their functionality in an increasingly techno-dependent world. There are no validated instruments to assess it in older Spanish people. Method: A technology anxiety scale was cross-culturally adapted and applied to 355 Spaniards (66% women, M = 78.63, SD = 6.77). Two models were tested by confirmatory factor analysis: a one-dimensional model (technology anxiety) and a model with two correlated factors (fear and confidence in technology, respectively). Results: Both showed an adequate fit, although higher in the two-factor correlated model (χ² = 243.797, df = 26, CFI = .969, TLI = .945, SRMR = .039). Concurrent validity was confirmed through correlations with psychological well-being, quality of life, and health satisfaction. Configural, metric, and scalar factorial gender invariance were also verified. Conclusion: Our data support the preliminary validity of the Technology Anxiety Scale in older Spanish men and women. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The adjustment to the unifactorial model of the four versions of the Acquired Capability for Suicide Scale (ACSS, ACSS-5, ACSS-8, ACSS-FAD) in its adaptation to Spanish was analized. Method: junior high school (n=368), high school (n=237) and university (n=240) students participated. Results: The ACSS-FAD model showed the best fit indices and partial factorial invariance by sex. In addition, adequate reliability (α=.77, ω=.81); Differences were found between people without a suicide attempt (M=18.05; SD=6.52; t(358)=1.87; df=358; p<.05; d=.67) and with a suicide attempt (M=21.13; SD=2.06). Conclusion: The ACSS-FAD-ES model presents adequate psychometric properties to assess the acquired capacity for suicide in the dimension that assesses the absence of fear of death in Mexican samples of adolescents and young people. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Optimism is a construct which its measurement has been relevant for psychology since several decades ago. Today there are two main theories about optimism, from which have been designed instruments for measuring it such Likert-scales. The first approach is the theory of the positive expectancies, which this type of personality approach originated the most famous American scale for measure optimism, the Life Orientation Test-Revised (LOT-R), and the German Scale of Personal Optimism (SPO). The second approach is the interactive style of personality, which has given rise to the Mexican Brief Interactive Optimism Scale-Garcia (BIOS-G). According to the positive expectations theory, optimism could be seen as a psychological disposition in the person which thinks that will have favorable and good outcomes in the future, that the person believe will get benefits in the time to come. It is a generalized belief which would occur independently of the context and of the specific conditions where the behavior happens. On the other hand, the theory of the interactive style of personality states that in terms of the life lived by the person and his/her present circumstances, thinks that life has been worth living, that is good to live more, and that generally the world and people are good, that is reasonable to expect good results interacting with them. And here is conceptualized the optimism also as a psychological disposition. However, there is no studies that measure this construct from different perspectives comparing distinct countries. The primary objective of this study was to compare in construct validity and reliability the Life Orientation Test-Revised (LOT-R) and the Brief Interactive Optimism Scale-Garcia (BIOS-G) in seven Hispanic speaking countries like Mexico, Colombia, Spain, Perú, Bolivia, Ecuador, and Chile. The second objective was to find the factor invariance of both scales in the seven above mentioned countries. It was used a convenience sample (1 712 Spanish-speaking people; 629 men, 1083 women), formed by 989 participants from general population (México, Chile, Ecuador, and Bolivia), 481 college students (Perú = 220, and Spain = 261), and 242 high school students (Colombia). Mage = 30.74 years (SD = 11.371). About the perceived socioeconomic level, it was found that participants considered themselves as the following: 4.50 % (77) from Low-Low to Low-High, 86.50 % (1481) from Middle-Low to Middle-High, and 9 % (154) from High-Low to High-High. In terms of schooling, the sample was composed as following: Elementary school .30 % (5), Junior high school 8.40 % (143), High school 10.10 % (173), College 60.20 % (1030), Graduate school 21.10 % (361). To evaluate the factor structure, it was used one group confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), and to test factorial invariance between countries it was used multigroup analysis. Discrepancy function was optimized using the maximum likelihood method. In multigroup analysis, it was defined nested models with constraints. Eight indices were used in both multigroup and one group analysis to find goodness of fit: Chi square ratio (χ²/df), Goodness of fit index (GFI) and its adjusted formula (AGFI), Normed fit index (NFI), Non normed fit index (NNFI), Comparative fit index (CFI), Standardized root mean square residual (SRMR), and Root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA). Although LOT-R presents appropriate goodness of fit in two countries, BIOS-G beats it. BIOS-G gets good ω values in the seven countries, and LOT-R in two only. BIOS-G shows better factor invariance. BIOS-G obtains acceptable and excellent values in H coefficient in the seven countries, but LOT-R in four only. Correlation between BIOS-G and LOT-R is significant, r = .45, p <.01, (CI 95%, .41, .49; d = small). Tentative conclusion: Probably the BIOS-G it is a good option to measure optimism in Spanish speaking people. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Since the consolidation of the cognitive psychology and its diffusion around the world, the cognitions have taken a place of great relevance in order to explain a large variety of psychological events and phenomena. Nowadays the cognitive psychology is the dominant paradigm in the wide world of psychology, including obviously the Ibero-american countries. One construct that had been used in the field of clinical and forensic psychology is related to cognitive distortions, which have predictive power over the violent and aggressive behavior in children, adolescents, and adult people (Peña & Andreu, 2012). The cognitive distortions can be defined as a kind of negative and irrational cognitions (Ellis, 1999) that are used to explain or justify the aggressive behavior, and they are also linked to delinquent behavior (Roncero et al., 2016). Cognitive distortions can be classified in two types: self-serving and self-debasing cognitive distortions. In the first case, there are four types of self-serving cognitive distortions: Self-centered, Blaming others, Minimizing/Mislabeling, and Assuming the worst. In the second case, there are also four self-debasing cognitive distortions: Catastrophizing, Over-generalizing, Personalizing, and Selective abstraction. Both types have great influence in people's beliefs, emotions, attitudes, and behaviors (Barriga et al., 2008). Several instruments have been applied to measure cognitive distortions. Some of them are orientated to measure the self-serving cognitive distortions and some others are orientated to measure the self-debasing type, such as The Cognitive Errors Questionnaire or The Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire. One of the most used tests to assess the self-serving cognitive distortions is the How I Think Questionnaire, that has been validated in Spanish-speaking population such as Spain, with adequate goodness of fit indexes and reliability; but there is not a validated version in Peru (Rojas et al., 2019). The present research pretends to analyze the psychometrical properties of the How I Think Questionnaire, a mental test that measures the cognitive distortions. Following that aim, this instrument was applied in a sample of adolescents from Arequipa (Peru), comprised of 2 803 middle and upper High School students (48.9 % female and 51.1 % male) between 13 and 19 years old. The version used of the How I Think Questionnaire was the one developed and validated by Barriga and Gibbs (1996), which has 54 items with five levels of Likert's scale response. The psychometrical process implies the analysis of validity by confirmatory factor analysis, reliability by the internal consistency method, and factorial invariance according to the sex of the adolescents that participated in the sample. The psychometrical results indicate that the How I Think Questionnaire possesses construct validity with three factors: Blaming others/Assuming the worst (which contains two factors from the original version), Minimizing and Self-Centered. It also has adequate reliability indexes, estimated by McDonald's Omega Test, and there are no trends to male or female scores according to the factorial invariance applied, taking sex as a comparison criterion. It is concluded that the How I Think Questionnaire is a valid and reliable instrument to assess Peruvian adolescents who live in Arequipa, although it presents some variations compared to its original structure. And the How I Think Questionnaire can be applied in male and female adolescents from Arequipa without the risk of biased scores. However, it is recommendable to perform new psychometric studies that include adolescent's samples from all of Peru to obtain a standardized version for the Peruvian population that could be used in several fields of psychological work. The version presented in this research is a useful instrument to assess cognitive distortions in educational, social, and forensic psychology, by mental health specialists in Arequipa Metropolitan City. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Atender la educación inclusiva en la educación superior es una prioridad que va más allá del acceso a la universidad. El presente estudio tuvo como objetivo validar el cuestionario índice para la inclusión en la educación superior que valora las políticas, culturas y prácticas inclusivas. Para ello, se aplicó el instrumento a una muestra probabilística estratificada de 155 profesores y 354 estudiantes de la Universidad de Cuenca, Ecuador. El modelo de ecuaciones estructurales permitió realizar un análisis factorial confirmatorio con el método de Máxima Verosimilitud y Mínimos Cuadrados No Ponderados. El análisis se realizó en el software AMOS 21. Se validó el modelo de la escala que valora las políticas, culturas y prácticas inclusivas en el contexto universitario; el modelo demostró un ajuste adecuado para los índices absolutos (CMIN, GFI, RMSEA y RMR), índices incrementales (TLI, NFI y CFI) e índices de parsimonia (CMIN/DF y AIC). Se realizó un análisis de invarianza factorial cuyos ajustes reportan valores adecuados a todas las restricciones establecidas. La diferencia del índice incremental CFI de los modelos con restricciones respecto al modelo sin restricciones muestra un valor inferior a 0,01. En consecuencia, el cuestionario constituye una herramienta válida que permite evaluar la forma de cómo se ha gestionado la educación inclusiva en el contexto universitario. De la misma manera, se recomienda el empleo de todos los ítems, indistintamente, para estudiantes y docentes universitarios.

The worry and anticipation of physical, psychological and personal losses centered on the aging process generate anxiety. This study analyzes the factorial structure, internal consistency and factorial invariance according to gender of the Lasher and Faulkender Anxiety about Aging Scale. The sample consisted of 706 Mexican adults. The factor structure of the questionnaire was analyzed with confirmatory factor analysis. The analyses show a four-factor structure (fear of the elderly, psychological concerns, physical appearance and fear of loss) is viable and adequate for both the total sample (GFI .979; RMSEA .037; CFI .987) as for women (GFI .970; RMSEA .045; CFI .980) and men (GFI .919 and RMSEA .080; CFI .947). The four-factor structure, based on statistical and substantive criteria, has shown adequate reliability and validity fit indicators and can be considered a short and computerized version of the original version by Lasher and Faulkender. On the other hand, the factor structure, the factor loadings and the intercepts are considered invariant in the two populations studied (men and women); however, there are differences between the populations on the means of the physical appearance and fear of loss factors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of this research was to confirm the internal structure of the Environmental Reward Observation Scale (EROS) and to collect evidence of its relationship with other constructs in a Colombian sample of 902 adults who voluntarily consented to participate. Method: Psychometric analyses were performed using Classical Test Theory and the Rasch model. Evidence of validity based on internal structure and relations of scores with other variables was collected. Results: Good indexes were obtained in McDonald's Alpha and Omega coefficients, 9 of the 10 items had good adjustments in the Infit and Outfit indexes, and item 8 presented DIF in the educational level. The unidimensional structure of the EROS was confirmed and was invariant with respect to sex and educational level. Scores had high magnitude correlations with emotional symptomatology and variables related to Behavioral Activation. Conclusions: The EROS presented high psychometric qualities for its use in the Colombian population; however, its use is recommended only for screening assessment because the levels of information are centered in a reduced area along the Logit scaling. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Insomnia is the sleep disorder with the highest incidence worldwide. It is estimated that this condition increases the risk of developing psychiatric, neurological, and cardiovascular problems. Due to this, it is important to have brief, reliable and valid psychometric instruments that allow health personnel their timely detection in first level health centers. Objectives: Analyze the psychometric properties of the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) in its version adapted to Spanish in a sample of Mexican adults. Methods: The sample consisted of 310 adults, 223 (71.9%) women and 87 (28.1%) men. The comparison of four ISI measurement models of one, two and three factors and a bifactor model was carried out, its internal consistency was analyzed, an analysis of invariance by sex and correlation analysis with the Athens and Epworth scales. Results: The ISI bifactor model with a general factor (G) and a specific factor for insomnia impact (I) showed the best fit indices (χ2= 29.48, gl = 11, SRMR= 0.03, CFI= 0.98, TLI= 0.96, RMSEA= 0.07), and demonstrated configural, metric, and scalar invariance by sex. Adequate reliability was demonstrated by Omega coefficients (General: ωG= 0.86, Impact: ωI= 0.86) showed adequate reliability; the scale showed very strong correlations with the Athens scale (rAGoverall=0.84; rAImpact=0.75) and weak to moderate correlations with the Epworth scale (rEGeneral=0.39; rEImpact=0.44). Conclusions: The ISI bifactor version in Spanish presents adequate psychometric properties for the measurement of insomnia and, as it is a brief tool, it can be used at different levels of health care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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La Escala de Bienestar Subjetivo (ebs-20) y su versión corta (ebs-8) fueron desarrolladas y validadas para medir en po-blación hispanohablante la satisfacción con la vida y el afecto positivo. El objetivo del presente estudio fue obtener eviden-cias adicionales de validez para la ebs-8. Para ello, se aplicó la escala en tres estudios sucesivos a un total de 2259 mexica-nos de 12 a 81 años. Los resultados del primer estudio permitieron confirmar la estructura unifactorial (cmin/df = 2.336; cfi = .996; rmsea = .047) y la adecuada confiabilidad de la escala (α = .958, ω = .957); en el segundo se probó su invarianza de medición por sexo, grupo social y edad (Δχ2 p > .05, δcfi < .004, δrmsea < .014); y en el tercer estudio se encontró, mediante la calibración de sus reactivos bajo la tri, que la escala estima satisfactoriamente el constructo evaluado (α> 1.69; β1 entre –2.78 y –2.35). A partir de los índices psicométricos obtenidos, se concluye que la ebs-8 es un excelente instrumento breve construido en español para evaluar el bienestar subjetivo en adolescentes, jóvenes, adultos y adultos mayores.

Caplan's (2010) revised cognitive-behavioral model of Problematic Internet Use (PIU) has become one of the most promising theoretical frameworks on such behavior in the last decade. The Generalized Problematic Internet Use Scale (GPIUS2) (Caplan, 2010) has been adapted and validated for use with Spanish adolescents, but gender invariance has not been tested yet in this country. The present study focuses on three objectives: to confirm the factorial structure of GPIUS2, to analyze gender invariance, and to test Caplan's theoretical model, in a sample of Spanish adolescents. A cross-sectional study was carried out. The sample was composed of 909 participants from Spain, aged between 12 and 18 years (Mean age = 14.2, SD = 1.6). The results indicated a good fit of the GPIUS2 factor structure and gender factorial invariance. Moreover, the cognitive-behavioral model fit the data. GPIUS2 has a very good structure and presents gender factorial invariance, which favors its application in Spanish adolescent population. This study supports the cognitive-behavioral model of PIU. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

La percepción pública de la gravedad de los incidentes de violencia contra la mujer en las relaciones de pareja (VMP) es un factor importante relacionado con aspectos clave de este tipo de violencia, como su aceptabilidad o tolerancia, el sentido de responsabilidad personal, las actitudes hacia la intervención y las respuestas a la VMP de la población general, los profesionales y las víctimas. El objetivo de este estudio fue proporcionar nuevas evidencias de validez de la escala PS-IPVAW [Perceived Severity of Intimate Partner Violence against Women], analizando su invarianza factorial entre géneros y distintos grupos de edad y entre hombres de la población general y hombres agresores de pareja. También se utilizó la teoría de respuesta al ítem para evaluar la discriminación de los ítems y su posición en el continuo del rasgo latente evaluado (i.e., la gravedad percibida de la VMP). Se examinaron las propiedades psicométricas de la escala en cuatro muestras de la población general (N = 2,627) y en una muestra clínica de hombres agresores de pareja (N = 200). Los resultados mostraron que la escala PS-IPVAW tuvo una excelente consistencia interna (α =.89-.90), una estructura latente unifactorial (CFI =.91-.96, RMSEA =.055-.086) y que se puede mantener el nivel de invarianza factorial estricta parcial entre géneros y distintos grupos de edad. Se encontró también que los hombres agresores de pareja mostraban un patrón diferencial en la evaluación de la gravedad percibida de la VMP en comparación con hombres de la población general. La escala PS-IPVAW es un instrumento capaz de evaluar de forma precisa la gravedad percibida de la VMP en la población general y en hombres agresores de pareja. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

El objetivo de este estudio fue investigar la invarianza factorial y la fiabilidad con respecto al sexo del Cuestionario de Regulación Emocional (ERQ) en una muestra de jóvenes ecuatorianos. Se trata de un estudio instrumental de la equivalencia de medida o invarianza factorial del ERQ y de la fiabilidad. Participaron 435 estudiantes de bachillerato (53,8% mujeres), con edades comprendidas entre 14 y 20 (X̅= 16.7; s= 1.4). El modelo de dos factores es confirmado con χ²= 145.4 gl (68); p< .001;χ²/gl= 2.1; GFI= .94; CFI= .91 y RMSEA= .05 [.03 - .06]. Las restricciones al modelo en la equivalencia de medida muestran que este es invariante con respecto al sexo. Además, la fiabilidad muestra que las magnitudes son aceptables con ωSE= .636; ωRC= .762 en hombres y ωSE= .694; ωRC= .742 en mujeres. Se evidencia que el modelo del ERQ es invariante con respecto al sexo y que, a su vez, es fiable.

Uno de los modelos teóricos más influyentes en la investigación transcultural es el desarrollado por Geert Hofstede, que originalmente consideraba cuatro dimensiones con las cuales se podía comparar diferentes culturas nacionales. Este modelo se basaba en las atribuciones y percepciones de los sujetos en relación a la cultura donde se desenvolvían, sin ser focalizado su modelo de medida en situaciones específicas como la pertenencia a una determinada organización o las creencias individuales. Dorfman y Howell (1988) elaboran una versión para las escalas de Hofstede para incluir el dominio organizacional en las respuestas, como forma de dar cuenta de la cultura laboral. Estas escalas han sido difundidas y utilizadas ampliamente dentro de la comunidad de investigación transcultural, sin presentarse un análisis en profundidad de la calidad de medida de tales escalas. Este artículo se aboca en presentar los resultados del análisis de la invarianza factorial de las escalas, considerando las cuatro dimensiones originales de Hofstede, a través del análisis factorial progresivo considerando los tres pasos de restricciones respecto de los resultados.

El objetivo de la presente investigación fue hallar evidencia de la estructura latente de la Escala de Anomia social así como generar el apoyo empírico a la hipótesis de invarianza factorial según el sexo de 301 estudiantes preuniversitarios peruanos. Se realizó un análisis factorial confirmatorio de cada modelo, se halló la consistencia interna de la escala, y, luego, se planteó la invarianza factorial del Modelo 2020 propuesto. Los resultados señalan que el modelo de tres factores subyacentes no se sustenta en su consistencia interna; de manera alternativa, el modelo de dos factores consigue evidencia empírica a favor de su consistencia y estructura interna. Respecto a la invarianza factorial débil, esta no se justifica por problemas vinculados al grupo de mujeres. Se concluye que la Escala de Anomia Social evidencia dificultades asociadas a la presencia de la subescala de Pesimismo y en la evaluación de participantes mujeres.

Introduction: This paper aims to examine the psychometric properties, i.e., validity, reliability, factorial invariance, and latent mean differences based on gender, of the Perfectionistic Self-Presentation Scale, PSPS, in the Ecuadorian context. Method: A sample consisting of 597 Ecuadorian undergraduates participated in the study. Results: Confirmatory Factor Analysis supported a 14-item and three-dimensional model of the scale: Perfectionistic Self-Promotion, Nondisplay of Imperfection, and Nondisclosure of Imperfection. This model presented configural; measurement, i.e., metric, strong, and strict; as well as structural invariance across genders. Discriminant validity was observed by analysing correlations between PSPS factors and perfectionism traits. Males exhibited higher latent means of Perfectionistic Self-Promotion and also Nondisplay of Imperfection than females. Conclusions: The Spanish-translated and brief version of the PSPS represents a reliable and valid tool for assessing perfectionistic self-presentation in Ecuador. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: Ethical culture stands out as an important variable in comprehending ethical norms and ethical behaviour at work. The Corporate Ethical Virtues (CEV) Scale is a widely used measure of ethical culture in organisations. This study aimed to adapt and validate the CEV Scale to a Brazilian context. Method. In Study 1 (n = 1.219), the CEV Scale was translated and adapted, the reliability and the internal structure were tested and the discriminant validity of ethical climate measures was demonstrated. In Study 2 (n = 635), measurement invariance in two groups was demonstrated, and there was evidence of validity based on the relationships with related constructs. Results. The results indicated that the Brazilian version of the CEV Scale showed reasonable psychometric properties and provided evidence of convergent and discriminant validity. Conclusion. This measure can be used by managers and consultants to diagnose ethical organisational culture. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The aim of the present study was to obtain the psychometric properties of the Child perfectionism scale (Oros, 2003) adapted for adolescents, in 917 Peruvian adolescents, aged 13 to 18 years (M = 15.241, DT = 1.020). It was analyzed through confirmatory factor analysis, showing that the three-factor model had best parsimony with optimal fit indices (S-Bχ²/gl = 0.51; CFI = .95, SRMR = .056, RMSEA [IC 90%] = .055 [.049-.061]). Measurement invariance across sex was also evaluated. There was evidence of reliability and evidence of convergent validity regarding the Reynold Adolescent Depression Scale by means of Pearson's correlation and network analysis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The proper and ethical use of psychological tests implies the review of various validity evidences, including the examination of factor invariance, which allows establishing the equivalence and/or exploring the impartiality of the instruments when they are used in different cultural groups. In Chile, the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) has been used massively in urban and rural populations, despite the lack of studies on its psychometric adjustment in the rural group. With a sample of 480 schoolchildren, the present study examined the factor invariance of the WISC-V Scale, verifying if the constructs measured are equivalent and they do not vary depending on the urban or rural origin of the children. The results obtained allow accepting the level of configural invariance and partial metric invariance. Theoretical and practical implications of the use of this scale in Chilean rural population are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Posttraumatic growth is the psychological capacity to perceive positive changes in the face of highly stressful or potentially traumatic events and may be especially useful in buffering their effects in the lives of adolescents. The aim of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Peruvian adaptation of the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI). A total of 2103 adolescents (50.7% male) between 13 and 19 years of age, who were exposed to some highly stressful event in the previous five years, participated in the study. Confirmatory factor analysis, factorial invariance, network analysis and correlation of the PTGI with a measure of well-being were performed. The best parsimonious fit was observed in a 21-item unidimensional model, the PTGI was shown to be gender invariant, and network analysis determined a greater measure of strength centrality in item 2 (appreciation of life). These results indicate that the PTGI is a test with construct validity, invariant, reliable and adequate to evaluate the level of psychological growth in Peruvian adolescents who suffered some stressful event during the previous five years. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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.

Las transformaciones en la fuerza de trabajo y los procesos productivos a raíz de la globalización y desarrollo tecnológico, han generado presiones sobre las unidades de recursos humanos para atraer, retener y desarrollar el talento al interior de las organizaciones. Uno de los aportes de la psicología del trabajo ha sido proponer el ajuste entre los valores individuales y la cultura de la organización como una variable relevante en dichas tareas. Este trabajo busca evaluar las propiedades psicométricas de la Encuesta de Valores Laborales (EVAT 30). Este instrumento, basado en el modelo de valores universales de Schwartz, permite evaluar y analizar los valores del trabajo de las personas. A través de un chequeo progresivo de las propiedades del instrumento, que incluyó confiabilidad, escalamiento multidimensional, análisis factorial exploratorio y confirmatorio, en una muestra de 2826 personas, se encontraron resultados favorables respecto de la utilidad y calidad del instrumento.

Las redes sociales virtuales han ejercido un impacto notable en nuestras vidas, y con el pasar de los años se ha dado lugar a la creación de nuevas plataformas de socialización virtual como Instagram, la cual en nuestro contexto ha tomado gran interés, sobre todo en adultos jóvenes, llegando a ocupar gran parte de su espacio personal, académico, laboral y social, conduciendo en muchas ocasiones a comportamientos problemáticos como la adicción. El objetivo de este estudio fue diseñar y validar la Escala de adicción a Instagram de Bergen (BIAS), basada en la versión breve al español del Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale (BFAS). Participaron 200 adultos peruanos usuarios de Instagram de 18 a 35 años (M edad =25.9; DE edad = 4.29) el 63.5% fueron mujeres. Para el diseño se realizó el cambio de la terminología Facebook por Instagram, en los ítems del BFAS, posteriormente se efectuó el AFC para estimar las evidencias de validez factorial y AFC-MG para la invarianza de la medición por sexo, comprobando invariabilidad para todos los niveles (configural, métrica, fuerte y estricta). Se aplicaron los instrumentos; Escala de Bienestar Psicológico (BIEPS-A) y Escala de Satisfacción con la vida (SWLS) los cuales fueron relacionados con el BIAS corroborando la divergencia entre los constructos, asimismo, se analizó la convergencia del BIAS al ser correlacionado con el BFAS (r=.520). La fiabilidad del instrumento se estimó con los coeficientes Alfa (α=.925) y Omega (ω=.931). Se concluye que el BIAS posee óptimas evidencias de validez y fiabilidad, demostrando una estructura unidimensional para la medición de adicción a Instagram.

This study aimed to determine the factorial invariance by gender and the reliability of the Emotional Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ) in a sample of young Ecuadorians. A Measurement Equivalence or factorial invariance Instrumental study of the ERQ and its reliability was performed. Participants were 435 high school students (53.8% female), aged 14 to 20 (X=16.7, s=1.4). The ERQ's bifactor model was confirmed with X2=145.4; df (68); p<.001; X2/df= 2.1; GFI=.94; CFI=.91 & RMSEA=.05 [.03-.06]. The restrictions to the model in the measure equivalence show that it is invariant regarding gender. In addition, the reliability showed that the magnitudes are acceptable with ωSE=.636; ωRC=.762 in men and ωSE=.694; ωRC=.742 in women. The ERQ model was found to be invariant by gender and reliable. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Las redes sociales virtuales han ejercido un impacto notable en nuestras vidas, y con el pasar de los años se ha dado lugar a la creación de nuevas plataformas de socialización virtual como Instagram, la cual en nuestro contexto ha tomado gran interés, sobre todo en adultos jóvenes, llegando a ocupar gran parte de su espacio personal, académico, laboral y social, conduciendo en muchas ocasiones a comportamientos problemáticos como la adicción. El objetivo de este estudio fue diseñar y validar la Escala de adicción a Instagram de Bergen (BIAS), basada en la versión breve al español del Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale (BFAS). Participaron 200 adultos peruanos usuarios de Instagram de 18 a 35 años (M edad =25.9; DE edad = 4.29) el 63.5% fueron mujeres. Para el diseño se realizó el cambio de la terminología Facebook por Instagram, en los ítems del BFAS, posteriormente se efectuó el AFC para estimar las evidencias de validez factorial y AFC-MG para la invarianza de la medición por sexo, comprobando invariabilidad para todos los niveles (configural, métrica, fuerte y estricta). Se aplicaron los instrumentos; Escala de Bienestar Psicológico (BIEPS-A) y Escala de Satisfacción con la vida (SWLS) los cuales fueron relacionados con el BIAS corroborando la divergencia entre los constructos, asimismo, se analizó la convergencia del BIAS al ser correlacionado con el BFAS (r=.520). La fiabilidad del instrumento se estimó con los coeficientes Alfa (α=.925) y Omega (ω=.931). Se concluye que el BIAS posee óptimas evidencias de validez y fiabilidad, demostrando una estructura unidimensional para la medición de adicción a Instagram. Virtual social networks have had a notable impact on our lives, and over the years it has led to the creation of new virtual socialization platforms such as Instagram, which in our context has taken great interest, especially in adults young people, occupying a large part of their personal, academic, work and social space, often leading to problematic behaviors such as addiction. The objective of this study was to design and validate the Bergen Instagram Addiction Scale (BIAS), based on the short Spanish version of the Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale (BFAS). 200 Peruvian adult Instagram users from 18 to 35 years old participated (M age = 25.9; SD age = 4.29), 63.5% were women. For the design, the terminology was changed from Facebook to Instagram, in the items of the BFAS, later the AFC was carried out to estimate the evidence of factorial validity and AFC-MG for the invariance of the measurement by sex, checking invariance for all the levels (configural, metric, strong and strict). The instruments were applied; the Psychological Well-being Scale (BIEPS-A) and the Life Satisfaction Scale (SWLS), which were related to the BIAS, corroborating the divergence between the constructs, and the convergence of the BIAS was analyzed as it was correlated with the BFAS (r = .520). The reliability of the instrument was estimated with the Alpha (α = .925) and Omega (ω= .931) coefficients. It is concluded that the BIAS has optimal evidence of validity and reliability, demonstrating a onedimensional structure for measuring addiction to Instagram. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introducción: actualmente, existe un mayor interés por el estudio del bienestar, debido a su importancia en el desarrollo y evaluación de políticas en salud a favor de la población en general. Por lo tanto, se hace necesaria una medición válida y confiable del bienestar. En este contexto, el estudio evaluó las evidencias de validez basadas en la estructura interna, confiabilidad e invarianza factorial por sexo del índice de Bienestar General (WHO-5 WBI). Materiales y métodos: participaron 499 estudiantes universitarios de la ciudad de Trujillo (Perú) de sexo femenino (n = 271) y masculino (n = 228). Se realizó un análisis factorial confirmatorio, confiabilidad por consistencia interna e invarianza factorial por sexo mediante un análisis multigrupo. Resultados: el análisis factorial confirmatorio indicó que el modelo unidimensional de cinco ítems con errores correlacionados de los ítems 1 y 4 presentaba un buen ajuste (χ2 = 9.667 [gl = 4]; p > 0.05; χ2/gl = 2.416; CFI = 0.994; RMSEA = 0.053 [IC90%: 0.006-0.097]; SRMR = 0.018). Además, se reportó una confiabilidad aceptable (ω = 0.758) e invariancia factorial por sexo. Conclusión: el WHO-5 WBI demostró evidencia empírica a favor de la validez basada en la estructura interna, confiabilidad de las puntuaciones e invariancia factorial, que permiten contar con un instrumento útil y rápido para la medición del bienestar subjetivo en estudiantes universitarios.

Las creencias epistemológicas (CE) son consideraciones sobre el conocimiento y el aprendizaje que influyen en el rendimiento y motivación de los alumnos. El objetivo de este estudio es analizar las propiedades psicométricas del Cuestionario Epistemológico-Inventario de Creencias Epistemológicas (CEICE) en estudiantes universitarios españoles incluyendo un análisis confirmatorio de su estructura factorial, fiabilidad e invarianza factorial de acuerdo al género, año y área de estudio y descripción de las puntuaciones de las escalas. Para llevar a cabo los objetivos se aplicó el test CEICE a una muestra de 1.231 estudiantes españoles y se analizó mediante análisis factorial confirmatorio, multigrupo y estadística descriptiva. Los resultados confirman la estructura de cuatro factores (simpleza del conocimiento, certeza del conocimiento, velocidad del aprendizaje y habilidad innata). Los coeficientes Alpha de Cronbach muestran valores similares a los obtenidos en estudios previos y los Alpha Ordinal presentan fiabilidades más altas. Se confirma la invarianza factorial entre los grupos analizados a nivel configural y métrico. El CEICE presenta unas adecuadas propiedades psicométricas y puede ser utilizado por psicólogos y educadores para la medición de las CE y para establecer comparaciones entre grupos.

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El objetivo de este estudio fue analizar las propiedades psicométricas del Cuestionario para la Evaluación del Síndrome de Quemarse por el Trabajo (CESQT) en una muestra de profesionales de la salud italianos. La muestra estuvo formada por 695 participantes (453 profesionales de enfermería y 242 médicos). Según el género se identificaron 451 mujeres (64.9%) y 244 hombres (35.1%). El CESQT está formado por 20 ítems que se distribuyen en cuatro dimensiones: Ilusión por el trabajo (5 ítems), Desgaste psíquico (4 ítems), Indolencia (6 ítems), y Culpa (5 ítems). La estructura factorial se analizó mediante análisis factorial confirmatorio. Todos los ítems presentaron valores adecuados para los parámetros estadísticos y psicométricos, al igual que las cuatro escalas. El modelo de 4 factores que reproduce la estructura original del cuestionario presentó un ajuste adecuado a los datos, con invarianza factorial entre la muestra de hombres y la muestra de mujeres. Se concluye que el CESQT tiene propiedades psicométricas adecuadas para el estudio del síndrome de quemarse por el trabajo (burnout) en profesionales de la salud italianos con independencia del género de esos profesionales.

Background: The Sexual Double Standard Scale (SDSS) is one of the most widely-used scales for evaluating the Sexual Double Standard (SDS) and the Spanish version of the scale displays adequate psychometric properties in the adult Spanish population. The aim of this study is to examine the factorial invariance and differential item functioning (DIF) of the Spanish version according to sex, education level, and age, with the objective of describing and comparing SDS based on these variables. Method: A sample of 3,838 heterosexual participants was used (1,908 men and 1,930 women) between the ages of 18 and 90. Results: The results showed that the factorial structure of the SDSS is invariant in terms of sex and education level; with none of these items displaying DIF. Only items 11 and 14 display DIF in terms of age and, therefore, it is recommended that these items be excluded when making comparisons between age ranges. The association of SDSS with sex, education level, and age follows the expected results. Conclusions: The Spanish version of the SDSS is invariant and, as a consequence, can be used in different types of samples. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Although the abbreviated Basic Empathy Scale (abbreviated BES) has been used to study the differences of empathy between adolescent men and women, it is unknown whether the construct is measured similarly in both, that is, whether there is factor invariance across sex. The aim of the study was to analyze the factor invariance of the abbreviated BES across sex in a convenience sample of high-school students (480 males and 454 females) attending 3 schools in Lima Metropolitana, Peru. A multigroup confirmatory factor analysis showed that the 2-factor model (cognitive and affective empathy) is feasible for both sexes. Configural invariance verifies the two-dimensional structure, reaching a satisfactory compliance of strong invariance. Student's t-test revealed that women have greater cognitive and affective empathy than men. It is concluded that there is empirical evidence to support the partial factor invariance across sex of the abbreviated BES in Peruvian adolescents. Future studies should replicate these procedures in participants with different cultural characteristics and other age ranges. [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]

The aim of this study was to assess the psychometric properties of the SISCO Inventory of Academic Stress in a Peruvian population. Information was obtained from 628 college students belonging to private and public universities. The standard three-dimensional model and a five-factor model were tested by means of confirmatory factor analyses. Furthermore, reliability, measurement invariance across gender and validity related to other variables (perceived social support and academic procrastination) was inspected. Models fitted the data adequately and the instrument was invariant across genders. In addition, an adequate reliability index was confirmed and significant associations with related variables were found. The current findings reveal that the SISCO Inventory of Academic Stress shows evidence of validity and reliability in Peruvian undergraduate students. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We examined the factor structure, reliability, convergent and discriminant validity, and factorial invariance by sex of the Satisfaction with Family Life Scale (SWFLS). The participants were 804 primary and secondary students from private schools in Lima, with an average age of 13.5 years (SD = 1.6). The results confirm the one-dimensional structure of the scale (χ2 = 3.49, df = 5, p = 0.63, χ2/ df = 0.69, GFI = 0.998, CFI = 1, NFI = 0.998, RMSEA = 0 [IC90% 0, 0.038], and SRMR = 0.007), factorial invariance by sex and adequate internal consistency (α = 0.84; ω = 0.84; H = 0.85). Satisfactory evidence of convergent and discriminant validity of the SWFLS was obtained with measures of family functionality, subjective well-being and depression. In conclusion, the SWFLS presents excellent psychometric properties to measure satisfaction with family life in Lima schoolchildren. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of this study is to conduct a cross-cultural validation of the Social Skills Questionnaire for College Students by Morán et al. (2015) in Chilean and Argentinean students. 1025 university students, 771 from Argentina and 254 from Chile altogether between 20 and 25 years old, 61.2% women and 38.8% men, were evaluated. We carried out a confirmatory factor analysis that found the five dimensions of the original instrument, and a factorial invariance test comparing Argentine and Chilean students, obtaining evidence of configural and metric invariance between the two groups. The instrument shows an adequate internal consistency both for the complete instrument and for each of its dimensions. These results allow us to have a valid and reliable instrument for the evaluation of the social skills in students from both countries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The objective of this research is to study the equivalence and psychometric stability of the scale of attitudes towards authority in Chilean and Colombian teenagers. We carried on a transversal study with two independent samples of teenagers from both gender, aged 12 to 20 years old. The first sample was composed of 692 Chilean teenagers and the second one was composed of 541 Colombian teenagers. The results obtained using cross-validation procedures, exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, factorial invariance analysis, correlational analyzes to evaluate the validity of external criteria and analyzes of internal consistency and homogeneity allowed us to conclude that AAI-A is an instrument valid and reliable in both contexts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]