Short Versions of the Penn State Worry Questionnaire: Psychometric Performance in a Sample of People Seeking Help
Worry is a cognitive transdiagnostic variable that is relevant for psychopathology research. The Penn State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ) was developed to measure it. We aimed to examine the psychometric properties of three short versions of the PSWQ (11, 8, and 7 items) in a sample of Mexicans seeking...
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| author | Valencia, Pablo De la Rosa-Gómez, Anabel González-Hernández, Ana Belén Claros-Guzmán, Juan Carlos Torres-Guffanti, Aylin Hernández-Posadas, Alejandrina |
| author_facet | Valencia, Pablo De la Rosa-Gómez, Anabel González-Hernández, Ana Belén Claros-Guzmán, Juan Carlos Torres-Guffanti, Aylin Hernández-Posadas, Alejandrina |
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| description | Worry is a cognitive transdiagnostic variable that is relevant for psychopathology research. The Penn State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ) was developed to measure it. We aimed to examine the psychometric properties of three short versions of the PSWQ (11, 8, and 7 items) in a sample of Mexicans seeking help. A sample of 1391 individuals (82.2% women) seeking online psychological help completed the 11-item PSWQ, as well as measures of depression and anxiety. Single and multi-group confirmatory factor analyses were conducted. Good fit was achieved in the three versions only after adding correlated residuals to the models. Internal consistency reliability was excellent for the PSWQ-11 (ω = .93) and the PSWQ-A (ω = .90); it was acceptable for the PSWQ-5 (ω = .81). Furthermore, evidence of approximate invariance between sexes and age groups was found. Finally, the three versions were similarly associated with depression and anxiety. |
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| spelling | oai:ojs.revistas.unc.edu.ar:article-464862024-09-27T12:34:33Z Short Versions of the Penn State Worry Questionnaire: Psychometric Performance in a Sample of People Seeking Help Versiones breves del cuestionario Penn State Worry Questionnaire: Rendimiento psicométrico en una muestra de personas que buscan ayuda Valencia, Pablo De la Rosa-Gómez, Anabel González-Hernández, Ana Belén Claros-Guzmán, Juan Carlos Torres-Guffanti, Aylin Hernández-Posadas, Alejandrina worry anxiety psychopathology validation studies factor analysis Mexico preocupación ansiedad psicopatología estudios de validación análisis factorial México Worry is a cognitive transdiagnostic variable that is relevant for psychopathology research. The Penn State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ) was developed to measure it. We aimed to examine the psychometric properties of three short versions of the PSWQ (11, 8, and 7 items) in a sample of Mexicans seeking help. A sample of 1391 individuals (82.2% women) seeking online psychological help completed the 11-item PSWQ, as well as measures of depression and anxiety. Single and multi-group confirmatory factor analyses were conducted. Good fit was achieved in the three versions only after adding correlated residuals to the models. Internal consistency reliability was excellent for the PSWQ-11 (ω = .93) and the PSWQ-A (ω = .90); it was acceptable for the PSWQ-5 (ω = .81). Furthermore, evidence of approximate invariance between sexes and age groups was found. Finally, the three versions were similarly associated with depression and anxiety. La preocupación es una variable cognitiva transdiagnóstica relevante para la investigación en psicopatología. El Penn State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ) fue desarrollado para medirla. Nuestro objetivo fue examinar las propiedades psicométricas de tres versiones cortas del PSWQ (11, 8 y 7 ítems) en una muestra de personas de origen mexicano que buscaban ayuda. Una muestra de 1391 individuos (82.2% mujeres) que buscaban ayuda psicológica en línea completaron el PSWQ-11, así como medidas de depresión y ansiedad. Se realizaron análisis factoriales confirmatorios de grupo único y multigrupo. Se alcanzó un buen ajuste en las tres versiones solo después de añadir residuos correlacionados a los modelos. La fiabilidad de la consistencia interna para el PSWQ-11 (ω = .93) y el PSWQ-A fue excelente (ω = .90), mientras que para el PSWQ-5 fue aceptable (ω = .81). Asimismo, se encontraron evidencias de invarianza aproximada entre sexos y grupos de edad. Por último, las tres versiones se asociaron de forma similar con la depresión y la ansiedad. Instituto de Investigaciones Psicológicas (IIPSI, Conicet-UNC) 2024-09-27 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/revaluar/article/view/46486 10.35670/1667-4545.v24.n2.46486 Revista Evaluar; Vol. 24 Núm. 2 (2024); 1-12 1667-4545 10.35670/1667-4545.v24.n2 eng https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/revaluar/article/view/46486/46593 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| spellingShingle | worry anxiety psychopathology validation studies factor analysis Mexico preocupación ansiedad psicopatología estudios de validación análisis factorial México Valencia, Pablo De la Rosa-Gómez, Anabel González-Hernández, Ana Belén Claros-Guzmán, Juan Carlos Torres-Guffanti, Aylin Hernández-Posadas, Alejandrina Short Versions of the Penn State Worry Questionnaire: Psychometric Performance in a Sample of People Seeking Help |
| title | Short Versions of the Penn State Worry Questionnaire: Psychometric Performance in a Sample of People Seeking Help |
| title_alt | Versiones breves del cuestionario Penn State Worry Questionnaire: Rendimiento psicométrico en una muestra de personas que buscan ayuda |
| title_full | Short Versions of the Penn State Worry Questionnaire: Psychometric Performance in a Sample of People Seeking Help |
| title_fullStr | Short Versions of the Penn State Worry Questionnaire: Psychometric Performance in a Sample of People Seeking Help |
| title_full_unstemmed | Short Versions of the Penn State Worry Questionnaire: Psychometric Performance in a Sample of People Seeking Help |
| title_short | Short Versions of the Penn State Worry Questionnaire: Psychometric Performance in a Sample of People Seeking Help |
| title_sort | short versions of the penn state worry questionnaire psychometric performance in a sample of people seeking help |
| topic | worry anxiety psychopathology validation studies factor analysis Mexico preocupación ansiedad psicopatología estudios de validación análisis factorial México |
| topic_facet | worry anxiety psychopathology validation studies factor analysis Mexico preocupación ansiedad psicopatología estudios de validación análisis factorial México |
| url | https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/revaluar/article/view/46486 |
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