ABSTRACT
El objetivo de la presente investigación consistió en examinar la estructura factorial, la fiabilidad y los datos normativos del Cuestionario SA-45 (Symptom Assessment-45) en una muestra de estudiantes universitarios mexicanos. Como se predijo, los análisis factoriales confirmatorios indicaron que el modelo de nueve factores proporcionaba el mejor ajuste del SA-45. Así mismo, los datos demostraron buenos niveles de fiabilidad (consistencia interna) del cuestionario. Los datos normativos mostraron que las mujeres puntuaban más alto que los varones en todas las escalas excepto en psicoticismo. En general, el estudio proporciona apoyo transcultural consistente sobre la fiabilidad y validez del cuestionario (AU)
The aim of this work was to examine the factor structure, reliability and normative data of the Symptom Assessment-45 Questionnaire (SA-45) in a Mexican sample of undergraduates. As predicted, confirmatory factor analyses indicated that a multidimensional 9-factor model pro-vided a good fit for the SA-45. Data on reliability (internal consistency) show the SA-45 to have sound psychometric properties. Normative data suggest that women scored higher than men on all scales except psychoticism. Overall, the study provides consistent cross-cultural support for reliability and validity of the questionnaire (AU)
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Humans , Male , Female , Adolescent , Young Adult , Students/psychology , Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale/statistics & numerical data , Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale/standards , Reproducibility of Results/methods , Reproducibility of Results/standards , Factor Analysis, Statistical , Surveys and QuestionnairesABSTRACT
Trait and cultural psychology perspectives on cross-role consistency and its relation to adjustment were examined in 2 individualistic cultures, the United States (N=231) and Australia (N=195), and 4 collectivistic cultures, Mexico (N=199), the Philippines (N=195), Malaysia (N=217), and Japan (N=180). Cross-role consistency in trait ratings was evident in all cultures, supporting trait perspectives. Cultural comparisons of mean consistency provided support for cultural psychology perspectives as applied to East Asian cultures (i.e., Japan) but not collectivistic cultures more generally. Some but not all of the hypothesized predictors of consistency were supported across cultures. Cross-role consistency predicted aspects of adjustment in all cultures, but prediction was most reliable in the U.S. sample and weakest in the Japanese sample. Alternative constructs proposed by cultural psychologists--personality coherence, social appraisal, and relationship harmony--predicted adjustment in all cultures but were not, as hypothesized, better predictors of adjustment in collectivistic cultures than in individualistic cultures.
