Análise Psicométrica das Escalas de Defensividade e Validade do Weinberger Adjustment Inventory

• Pedro Pechorro ^[1] ; Cristina Nunes ^[2] ; Mauro Paulino ^[1] ; Mário R. Simões ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidade de Coimbra

     Universidade de Coimbra

     Coimbra (Sé Nova), Portugal

     
  2. [2] Universidade do Algarve

     Universidade do Algarve

     Faro (Sé), Portugal

     
• Localización: Revista iberoamericana de diagnóstico y evaluación psicológica, ISSN 1135-3848, ISSN-e 2183-6051, Vol. 1, Nº 67, 2023, págs. 47-58
• Idioma: portugués
• DOI: 10.21865/RIDEP67.1.04
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Psychometric Analysis of the Defensiveness and Validity Scales of the Weinberger Adjustment Inventory
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  • English

    The main objective of this article is to examine the psychometric properties of the defensiveness and validity scales of the Weinberger Adjustment Inventory (WAI) in a sample of young Portuguese adults (N=610, M=21.33 years, SD=3.09) from a university background. The results of the confirmatory factor analysis indicated the presence of a three-dimensional structure with a good fit. The defensiveness and validity scales of the WAI demonstrated adequate psychometric properties, namely at the level of reliability and convergent, discriminant, and criterion validity. Such results support the use of the WAI defensiveness and validity scales in the research and psychological assessment of Portuguese young adults.

  • português

    O presente artigo tem como principal objetivo examinar as propriedades psicométricas das escalas de defensividade e de validade do Inventário de Ajustamento de Weinberger (Weinberger Adjustment Inventory - WAI) numa amostra de jovens adultos portugueses (N=610, M=21.33 anos, DP=3.09) provenientes de meio universitário. Os resultados da análise fatorial confirmatória indicaram a presença de uma estrutura tridimensional com um bom ajustamento. As escalas de defensividade e de validade do WAI demonstraram propriedades psicométricas adequadas, nomeadamente ao nível de fiabilidade e de validade convergente, discriminante e de critério. Tais resultados apoiam a utilização das escalas de defensividade e validade do WAI na investigação e avaliação psicológica de jovens adultos portugueses.

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