ERIC Number: EJ740680
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Publication Date: 2006
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Spanish Version of the Savings Inventory-Revised: Adaptation, Psychometric Properties, and Relationship to Personality Variables
Tortella-Feliu, Miquel; Fullana, Miquel A.; Caseras, Xavier; Andion, Oscar; Torrubia, Rafael; Mataix-Cols, David
Behavior Modification, v30 n5 p693-712 2006
The factor structure, psychometric properties, and relationship with personality variables of a Spanish version of the Savings Inventory-Revised (SI-R) are investigated in a sample of 381 undergraduate students. A maximum likelihood factor analysis suggests a three-factor structure, which is similar but not identical to that of the original English version. The three factors mirror the three hypothesized domains of compulsive hoarding: acquisition, difficulty discarding, and clutter. The Spanish SI-R demonstrates acceptable high internal consistency and test-retest reliability, but its divergent validity is weaker than expected because of a significant overlap with depressive symptoms. Different SI-R factors are associated with different personality traits: Whereas the difficulty discarding dimension is predominantly associated with susceptibility to punishment, the acquisition dimension is predominantly associated with susceptibility to reward. The authors conclude that the Spanish SI-R is a promising instrument to measure hoarding symptoms. (Contains 6 tables.)
Descriptors: Spanish, Psychometrics, Undergraduate Students, Factor Structure, Investigations, Factor Analysis, Maximum Likelihood Statistics, Personality Traits, Questionnaires, Correlation, Personality Measures, Behavior Problems, Foreign Countries, Depression (Psychology), Anxiety, Test Validity, Test Reliability
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