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Este trabajo tiene como objetivo estudiar el posible funcionamiento diferencial de los ítems (FDI) que componen la Prueba de Eficacia Lectora (TECLE). Se utilizó el estadístico de Mantel-Haenszelt (MH) como procedimiento de detección del... more
Este trabajo tiene como objetivo estudiar el posible funcionamiento diferencial de los ítems (FDI) que componen la Prueba de Eficacia Lectora (TECLE). Se utilizó el estadístico de Mantel-Haenszelt (MH) como procedimiento de detección del FDI para evaluar si los ítems del TECLE funcionan de forma distinta en grupos igualados en función del género. La muestra está conformada por 1159 alumnos de educación primaria privada con edades comprendidas entre 9 y 12 años (50,5% varones y 49,5% niñas). Los resultados del análisis del FDI encontraron que según el estadístico MH que el porcentaje de ítems con FDI es del 6,25%. Independientemente de que puedan existir diferencias reales en las habilidades de eficacia lectora entre niñas y niños en cuatro del los 64 ítems del TECLE, no es preciso realizar una baremación por sexo. Habría que considerar continuar con los estudios con jueces expertos en el tema para despejar la sospecha de FDI.
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Purpose People with schizophrenia continue to encounter barriers to employment acquisition. The aim of this scoping study was to identify and synthesize existent evidence about the employment support needs of people diagnosed with... more
Purpose People with schizophrenia continue to encounter barriers to employment acquisition. The aim of this scoping study was to identify and synthesize existent evidence about the employment support needs of people diagnosed with schizophrenia. Methods Five relevant databases were used: CINAHL, Medline, PsycINFO, SCOPUS, and Web of Science. Additional material of potential interest was identified through the references of the retrieved articles. A manual search for publications from the 3 months immediately prior to the electronic search was carried out in specialized journals. Searches covered the period between 1945 and August 30, 2017 without language restrictions. Two approaches were used to display the data: descriptive analysis and thematic analysis. Results Twelve articles met the inclusion criteria, most of which discussed experiences of participation in individual placement and support programmes. Thematic analysis identified four support needs: developing skills, vocational intervention, support and encouragement, and a supportive work environment. Conclusions There is a paucity of literature examining and evaluating employment support needs from the perspectives of people with schizophrenia. Future research must look beyond individual factors affecting employment outcomes to consider societal attitudes, stigma and work-related legislation.
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The present study examined the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of Moos's Coping Responses Inventory-Youth form in a sample of 1,401 adolescent secondary students (45% boys and 55% girls) ages 12 and 16 years ( M = 14.1,... more
The present study examined the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of Moos's Coping Responses Inventory-Youth form in a sample of 1,401 adolescent secondary students (45% boys and 55% girls) ages 12 and 16 years ( M = 14.1, SD = 1.4). Basic information as descriptive data and internal consistency reliabilities were given, and intercorrelations for the coping strategies criterion and factorial validity estimated. As in previous reports, the internal consistency was low to moderate. The correlations between scales ranged from .06 to .40. Exploratory factor analysis performed on the coping strategies, with oblimin rotation yielded two factors accounting for 49.6% of variance, which broadly reproduced the Approach-Avoidance dichotomy, with alpha values of .81 and .64, respectively. Finally, the analysis of criterion validity corroborated the relationship between the use of avoidance strategies and higher psychological symptoms.
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There is little doubt about the importance of validity during the compilation and evaluation of tests. Nevertheless, intense debate has arisen with regard to incorporating the consequences of test use as a further source of evidence in... more
There is little doubt about the importance of validity during the compilation and evaluation of tests. Nevertheless, intense debate has arisen with regard to incorporating the consequences of test use as a further source of evidence in the most recent edition of the AERA, APA, NCME Standards . After reviewing the historical antecedents of the issue and the main lines of approach of both defenders and critics, this paper sets out the arguments which may be used in answer to the question: 'At what point should the analysis of the consequences of test use become part of validation?' The response of the AERA, APA, NCME Standards has clear similarities with the perspective adopted towards the consideration of bias in tests as a problem of validity. Finally, the paper describes how consequence validation may be subject to tension arising from the evolution of notions of justice in test use.
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The argument-based validation scheme guides assessment of the consequences of testing. The distinction between semantic inference and political inference allows us to combine the validation of the consequences in a single validation... more
The argument-based validation scheme guides assessment of the consequences of testing. The distinction between semantic inference and political inference allows us to combine the validation of the consequences in a single validation scheme. The validation process should produce evidence about the assumptions that support both types of inference. After presenting the validation scheme, we provide examples of its use in the assessment of the testing of two applications: the use of high-stake tests in educational contexts and the validation of adjustments made in standardized tests for people with disabilities. Finally, we propose procedures for the validation of consequences and we discuss the suitability of the argument-based validation scheme for the validation of the consequences of testing in Spain.
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Research Interests: Psychology, Psychometrics, Bipolar Disorder, Quality of life, Self Care, and 15 moreMedicine, Activities of Daily Living, Humans, Affective Disorders, Female, Male, Middle Aged, Adult, World Health Organization, Reproducibility of Results, Cross Sectional Studies, Disabled Persons, Disability Evaluation, Psychology and Cognitive Sciences, and Medical and Health Sciences
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The development, reliability, and validity of a new instrument designed to assess aspects of social support specifically relevant to the postpartum period, the Postpartum Social Support Questionnaire (PSSQ), is described. The PSSQ was... more
The development, reliability, and validity of a new instrument designed to assess aspects of social support specifically relevant to the postpartum period, the Postpartum Social Support Questionnaire (PSSQ), is described. The PSSQ was administered to 126 women at 2, 4, 6, and 12 months postpartum. Results indicate that it has high test-retest reliability and internal consistency. Factor analyses suggest that the scale consists of four factors: partner support, parent support, in-law support, and extended-family and friends support. In addition, the PSSQ scores of depressed and nondepressed women were compared at 2, 4, 6, and 12 months postpartum. Women who met diagnostic criteria for depression at 2 months postpartum reported less partner support than the nondepressed women at each assessment. The instrument appears to be a valid and reliable measure that should be useful in studies examining the role of social support in postpartum adaptation.
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Schizophrenia Research, Volume 117, Issue 2, Pages 332, April 2010, Authors:Oscar Pino; Emilio Rojo; Georgina Guilera; Juana Gómez-Benito; Javier Rejas; Benedicto B. Crespo-Facorro; Eduard Vieta; Manuel J. Cuesta; Miguel Bernardo; Nuria... more
Schizophrenia Research, Volume 117, Issue 2, Pages 332, April 2010, Authors:Oscar Pino; Emilio Rojo; Georgina Guilera; Juana Gómez-Benito; Javier Rejas; Benedicto B. Crespo-Facorro; Eduard Vieta; Manuel J. Cuesta; Miguel Bernardo; Nuria Segarra; Anabel Martínez-Arán; Manuel Franco; Rafael Tabarés-Seisdedos.
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Meta-analysis refers to the statistical methods used in research synthesis for combining and integrating results from individual studies. In this regard meta-analytical studies share with narrative reviews the goal of synthesizing the... more
Meta-analysis refers to the statistical methods used in research synthesis for combining and integrating results from individual studies. In this regard meta-analytical studies share with narrative reviews the goal of synthesizing the scientific literature on a particular topic, while as in the case of standard articles they present new results. This study aims to identify the potential similarities and differences between meta-analytical studies, reviews and standard articles as regards their impact and structural features in the field of ...
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Meta-analysis refers to the statistical methods used in research synthesis for combining and integrating results from individual studies. The present study draws on the strengths of bibliometric methods in order to offer an overview of... more
Meta-analysis refers to the statistical methods used in research synthesis for combining and integrating results from individual studies. The present study draws on the strengths of bibliometric methods in order to offer an overview of meta-analytic research activity in psychology, as well as to characterize its most important aspects and their evolution over time. A total of 2,874 articles published in scientific journals were identified and standard bibliometric indicators (eg, number of articles, productivity by country, and ...
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Cognitive impairment in schizophrenia and psychosis is ubiquitous and acknowledged as a core feature of clinical expression, pathophysiology, and prediction of functioning. However, assessment of cognitive functioning is excessively... more
Cognitive impairment in schizophrenia and psychosis is ubiquitous and acknowledged as a core feature of clinical expression, pathophysiology, and prediction of functioning. However, assessment of cognitive functioning is excessively time-consuming in routine practice, and brief cognitive instruments specific to psychosis would be of value. Two screening tools have recently been created to address this issue, i.e., the Brief Cognitive Assessment Tool for Schizophrenia (B-CATS) and the Screen for Cognitive Impairment in Psychiatry (SCIP). The aim of this research was to examine the comparative validity of these two brief instruments in relation to a global cognitive score. 161 patients with psychosis (96 patients diagnosed with schizophrenia and 65 patients diagnosed with bipolar disorder) and 76 healthy control subjects were tested with both instruments to examine their concurrent validity relative to a more comprehensive neuropsychological assessment battery. Scores from the B-CATS ...
Research Interests: Bipolar Disorder, Attention, Executive Function, Memory, Clinical Practice, and 15 moreHumans, Neuropsychological Assessment, Female, Male, Mental Disorder, Cognitive Assessment, Middle Aged, Cognitive impairment, Adult, Cognitive Function, Area Under Curve, Cognition disorders, Neuropsychological Tests, partial correlation, and Medical and Health Sciences
The Screen for Cognitive Impairment in Psychiatry(SCIP) is a brief instrument designed to assess cognitive deterioration in patients with psychiatric disorders, for example, schizophrenia. This study presents the first results obtained... more
The Screen for Cognitive Impairment in Psychiatry(SCIP) is a brief instrument designed to assess cognitive deterioration in patients with psychiatric disorders, for example, schizophrenia. This study presents the first results obtained with the Spanish version of the SCIP in its three ...
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Quality of life (QOL) in patients diagnosed with dementia is of critical importance. Reliable and valid measurement of patient QOL is essential to evaluate the effectiveness of treatment interventions and to gain a better understanding of... more
Quality of life (QOL) in patients diagnosed with dementia is of critical importance. Reliable and valid measurement of patient QOL is essential to evaluate the effectiveness of treatment interventions and to gain a better understanding of the detrimental impact of dementia on patients' lives. In this study, the psychometric properties of a new scale developed to measure QOL, the Cornell-Brown Scale for Quality of Life, were examined. Data were collected from 50 dementia clinic outpatients with a range of cognitive impairment. Scale ratings were based on a brief, joint interview with caregivers and patients. Findings indicated that the scale demonstrated adequate interrater reliability (intraclass r = 0.90) and internal consistency reliability (Cronbach alpha = 0.81). Criterion validity was indicated by a positive correlation between QOL scores and visual analogue positive mood ratings (Spearman rho = 0.63) and a negative correlation between QOL and dementia severity as measured by Clinical Dementia Ratings (Spearman rho = -0.35). Reliability and validity were not adversely affected by patient cognitive impairment. Thus, preliminary data indicate that the Cornell-Brown Scale for Quality of Life is a brief, easily administered, reliable, and valid measure of QOL.
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Research Interests: Psychology, Science Education, Research Methodology, Evaluation Research, Educational Measurement, and 12 moreItem Response Theory, Health Education, Medicine, Humans, Test equating, Health Science, Data Collection, Educational Models, Curriculum and Pedagogy, Reproducibility of Results, Health Sciences Education, and Difference equation
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To examine the psychometric properties of the Trait Meta-Mood Scale in the nursing context and to determine the relationships between emotional intelligence, self-esteem, alexithymia and death anxiety. The Trait Meta-Mood Scale is one of... more
To examine the psychometric properties of the Trait Meta-Mood Scale in the nursing context and to determine the relationships between emotional intelligence, self-esteem, alexithymia and death anxiety. The Trait Meta-Mood Scale is one of the most widely used self-report measures for assessing perceived emotional intelligence. However, in the nursing context, no extensive analysis has been conducted to examine its psychometric properties. Cross-sectional and observational study. A total of 1417 subjects participated in the study (1208 nursing students and 209 hospital nurses). The Trait Meta-Mood Scale, the Toronto Alexithymia Scale, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale and the Death Anxiety Inventory were all applied to half of the sample (n = 707). A confirmatory factor analysis was carried out, and statistical analyses examined the internal consistency and test-retest reliability of the Trait Meta-Mood Scale, as well as its relationship with relevant variables. Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the three dimensions of the original scale (Attention, Clarity and Repair). The instrument showed adequate internal consistency and temporal stability. Correlational results indicated that nurses with high scores on emotional Attention experience more death anxiety, report greater difficulties identifying feelings and have less self-esteem. By contrast, nurses with high levels of emotional Clarity and Repair showed less death anxiety and higher levels of self-esteem. The Trait Meta-Mood Scale is an effective, valid and reliable tool for measuring perceived emotional intelligence in the nursing context. Training programmes should seek to promote emotional abilities among nurses. Use of the Trait Meta-Mood Scale in the nursing context would provide information about nurses' perceived abilities to interpret and manage emotions when interacting with patients.
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The relevance of persistent cognitive deficits to the pathogenesis and prognosis of bipolar disorders (BD) is understudied, and its translation into clinical practice has been limited by the absence of brief methods assessing cognitive... more
The relevance of persistent cognitive deficits to the pathogenesis and prognosis of bipolar disorders (BD) is understudied, and its translation into clinical practice has been limited by the absence of brief methods assessing cognitive status in Psychiatry. This investigation assessed the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Screen for Cognitive Impairment in Psychiatry (SCIP-S) for the detection of cognitive impairment in BD.
Research Interests: Psychometrics, Bipolar Disorder, Adolescent, Spain, Clinical Practice, and 20 moreHumans, Health related Quality of Life, Female, Construct Validity, Male, Young Adult, ROC Curve, Sample Size, Psychometric Properties, Middle Aged, Validity and Reliability, Cognitive impairment, Adult, Public health systems and services research, Reproducibility of Results, Sensitivity and Specificity, Logistic Models, Cognition disorders, Health Quality, and Case Control Studies
This study aimed to clarify the validity of the short scale of Transformational Leadership used by the Human System Audit (short HSA-TFL). The need of today’s enterprises for combined assessment of transformational leadership and... more
This study aimed to clarify the validity of the short scale of Transformational
Leadership used by the Human System Audit (short HSA-TFL). The need of
today’s enterprises for combined assessment of transformational leadership
and quality-related performance in wider contexts requires short instruments
based on scientific research. Convergent, construct and criterion validity of
the short HSA-TFL were analyzed. Comparison of the short HSA-TFL
with the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ-5X) showed high
convergent validity. Exploratory factor analysis with hospital workers in
Spain (N=625) showed the single factor structure of the Spanish version
of the HSA-TFL. Confirmatory factor analysis using three further samples
of hospital workers (N= 776) from different european countries confirmed
a single factor. As regards criterion validity, the results indicated that the
short HSA-TFL is positively related in all four countries to subjective performance.
In sum, the results provide empirical evidence for the validity of
the short HSA-TFL scale.
Leadership used by the Human System Audit (short HSA-TFL). The need of
today’s enterprises for combined assessment of transformational leadership
and quality-related performance in wider contexts requires short instruments
based on scientific research. Convergent, construct and criterion validity of
the short HSA-TFL were analyzed. Comparison of the short HSA-TFL
with the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ-5X) showed high
convergent validity. Exploratory factor analysis with hospital workers in
Spain (N=625) showed the single factor structure of the Spanish version
of the HSA-TFL. Confirmatory factor analysis using three further samples
of hospital workers (N= 776) from different european countries confirmed
a single factor. As regards criterion validity, the results indicated that the
short HSA-TFL is positively related in all four countries to subjective performance.
In sum, the results provide empirical evidence for the validity of
the short HSA-TFL scale.
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This study aimed to clarify the validity of the short scale of transformational leadership used by the Human System Audit (short HSA-TFL). The need of today’s enterprises for combined assessment of transformational leadership and... more
This study aimed to clarify the validity of the short scale of transformational leadership used by the Human System Audit (short HSA-TFL). The need of today’s enterprises for combined assessment of transformational leadership and quality-related performance in wider contexts requires short instruments based on scientific research. Convergent, construct and criterion validity of the short HSA-TFL were analyzed. Comparison of the short HSA-TFL with the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ-5X) showed high convergent validity. Exploratory factor analysis with hospital workers in Spain (N=625) showed the single factor structure of the Spanish version of the HSA-TFL. Confirmatory factor analysis using three further samples of hospital workers (N= 776) from different European countries confirmed a single factor. As regards criterion validity, the results indicated that the short HSA-TFL is positively related in all four countries to subjective performance. In sum, the results provide empirical evidence for the validity of the short HSA-TFL scale.
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Given that a key function of tests is to serve as evaluation instruments and for decision making in the fields of psychology and education, the possibility that some of their items may show differential behaviour is a major concern for... more
Given that a key function of tests is to serve as evaluation instruments and for decision making in the fields of psychology and education, the possibility that some of their items may show differential behaviour is a major concern for psychometricians. In recent decades, important progress has been made as regards the efficacy of techniques designed to detect this differential item functioning (DIF). However, the findings are scant when it comes to explaining its causes. The present study addresses this problem from the perspective of multilevel analysis. Starting from a case study in the area of transcultural comparisons, multilevel logistic regression is used: 1) to identify the item characteristics associated with the presence of DIF; 2) to estimate the proportion of variation in the DIF coefficients that is explained by these characteristics; and 3) to evaluate alternative explanations of the DIF by comparing the explanatory power or fit of different sequential models. The comp...
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Research Interests: Health Promotion, Health Behavior, Obesity, International Cooperation, Treatment Outcome, and 12 moreHealth Services Research, Transtheoretical Model, Multidisciplinary, Motivation, Overweight, Humans, Weight Loss, Questionnaires, Weight Management, Reproducibility of Results, Cooperative Behavior, and Delphi Technique
The Transtheoretical Model of behaviour change is currently one of the most promising models in terms of understanding and promoting behaviour change related to the acquisition of healthy living habits. By means of a bibliographic search... more
The Transtheoretical Model of behaviour change is currently one of the most promising models in terms of understanding and promoting behaviour change related to the acquisition of healthy living habits. By means of a bibliographic search of papers adopting a TTM approach to obesity, the present bibliometric study enables the scientific output in this field to be evaluated. The results
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Research Interests: Psychology, Cognitive Science, Psychometrics, Language, Adolescent, and 14 moreAnxiety, Spain, Students, Cross-Cultural Comparison, Humans, Personality Assessment Inventory, Female, Male, Psychometric Properties, Adult, Reproducibility of Results, ANXIETY, Reference Values, and Psychological Reports
Research Interests: Psychology, Cognitive Science, Adolescent, Anxiety, Spain, and 8 moreStudents, Humans, Female, Male, Perceptual motor skills, Questionnaires, Adult, and ANXIETY
Research Interests: Psychology, Psychometrics, Adolescent, Spain, Humans, and 5 moreFemale, Male, Young Adult, Questionnaires, and Adult
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The Social Problem Solving Inventory-Revised (SPSI-R) has been translated and adapted to a Spanish population. Covariance structure analysis was used to replicate the five factor model for this questionnaire and to assess whether the... more
The Social Problem Solving Inventory-Revised (SPSI-R) has been translated and adapted to a Spanish population. Covariance structure analysis was used to replicate the five factor model for this questionnaire and to assess whether the Spanish and English versions were factorially invariant. The questionnaire was found to be only partially factorially invariant, as one of the dimensions measured by the questionnaire, impulsivity/carelessness style (ICS), appears to be measured differently across populations. As a result, the correlations between the ICS scale and the remaining SPSI-R scales differ across populations. The correlations among the remaining SPSI-R scales are comparable across populations. Furthermore, the scales' means were found to be linearly related across populations and so were the scales' standard deviations. Hence, the scales' metrics can be linked linearly across populations. The scales of the Spanish version of the SPSI-R showed adequate reliability and, as in North American samples, gender differences were found in NPO in the Spanish sample.