Title
Factor structure and reliability of the Personality Belief Questionnaire in Argentina
Date Issued
01 January 2018
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Publisher(s)
Polish Psychiatric Association
Abstract
Aim: To examine the validity and reliability of the Personality Belief Questionnaire (PBQ) in Argentina. Methods: A forward translation of PBQ from English to Spanish was carried out by two independent bilingual translators. An expert committee subsequently compared the translations with the original PBQ and a final version was produced by consensus. Then, internal structure and internal consistency of the Argentinean version of the PBQ were evaluated, using a convenience sample of 402 individuals from a clinical (25%) and the general (75%) population of Cordoba, Argentina. To test the questionnaire's internal structure, a Procrustes rotation with target matrices and Tucker's congruence coefficients were used. Cronbach's alpha and confidence intervals were calculated to estimate internal consistency. Results: Findings showed that seven of the nine PBQ scales were replicable: avoidant, dependent, obsessive- compulsive, histrionic, paranoid, schizoid and schizotypal. Antisocial and narcissistic scales revealed little discrimination between them. A reliability analysis indicated acceptable to high internal consistency for all PBQ scales, with Cronbach's alpha ranging from 0.75 for avoidant and antisocial to 0.90 for paranoid scales. Discussion: The study supports the validity and reliability of the PBQ in Argentina, making it a practical assessment tool for dysfunctional beliefs associated with personality disorders that can be applied both for clinical purposes and in research. Conclusion: The psychometric properties of the PBQ in Argentina are satisfactory. However, additional studies assessing its external validity are warranted.
Start page
79
End page
86
Volume
20
Issue
3
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Psicología (incluye relaciones hombre-máquina)
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85055322508
Source
Archives of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
ISSN of the container
15092046
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