Psychometric Properties and Latent Structure of the Portuguese Version of the Penn State Worry Questionnaire
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Penn State Worry Questionnaire, Psychometric properties, Factor structure, Exploratory factor analysis, Confirmatory factor analysis
Abstract
Two studies evaluated the psychometric properties and the latent structure of the Portuguese version of the Penn State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ) in a large Brazilian college student sample. Results indicated that PSWQ had an adequate internal consistency. Exploratory factor analyses yielded a two-factor solution. One factor was related to the worry presence and incorporated all the non-reversed items. The other factor was associated to worry absence and incorporated all the reversed items. Confirmatory factor analysis leaded to a three-factor solution. One factor included all the PSWQ items whereas the two other factors were linked to the reversed and non-reversed worded items. Correlations coefficients of these two reversed and nonreversed factors with the total scores of the PSWQ and the trait form of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory suggest that PSWQ has a single meaningful construct.Downloads
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2010-05-20
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Castillo C. ., Macrini L. ., Cheniaux E. y Landeira-Fernandez J. . (2010). Psychometric Properties and Latent Structure of the Portuguese Version of the Penn State Worry Questionnaire. The Spanish Journal of Psychology, 13(1), 431-443. https://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/SJOP/article/view/SJOP1010120431A
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