The latent structure of the Young Schema Questionnaire-Short Form

The current study aimed to examine the latent structure of a web-based, Brazilian Portuguese version of the Young Schema Questionnaire-Short Form (YSQ-SF). The sample consisted of 15,557 adult participants - 4,702 men and 10,855 women - with age ranging from 18 to 60 years. Confirmatory factor analy...

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Published in:Revista brasileira de psiquiatria 2019-11, Vol.41 (6), p.530-534
Main Authors: Sperb, William, da Silva, Jandilson A, Cogo-Moreira, Hugo, Lara, Diogo R, de Carvalho, Hudson W
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation, Psychological
Adjustment Disorders - psychology
Adolescent
Adult
Brazil
construct validity
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Original
Personality Disorders - psychology
PSYCHIATRY
Psychometrics
Reproducibility of Results
schema therapy
Self Report - standards
structural equation analysis
web survey
Young Adult
Young Schema Questionnaire
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Summary:The current study aimed to examine the latent structure of a web-based, Brazilian Portuguese version of the Young Schema Questionnaire-Short Form (YSQ-SF). The sample consisted of 15,557 adult participants - 4,702 men and 10,855 women - with age ranging from 18 to 60 years. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to test the a priori conceptual 15-factor model presumed to underlie the YSQ-SF item set. Most items displayed high levels of reliability (factor loadings greater than 0.7) and low liability to random measurement error (residual variances below 0.02), indicating that the a priori YSQ-SF factor structure is adequate. These findings offer empirical evidence supporting YSQ-SF construct validity and, consequently, its application in adults.
ISSN:1516-4446
1809-452X
1809-452X
DOI:10.1590/1516-4446-2018-0261