Obsessive Compulsive Inventory-Child Version en una muestra comunitaria de niños y adolescentes españoles

• Published in: Psicothema 2014-04, Vol.26 (2), p.174
• Main Authors: Rosa-Alcazar, Ana I, Ruiz-Garcia, Beatriz, Iniesta-Sepulveda, Marina, Lopez-Pina, Jose A, Rosa-Alcazar, Angel, Parada- Navas, Jose L
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• ISSN: 0214-9915
• DOI: 10.7334/psicothema2013.210

Background: There is a growing interest in designing instruments to assess obsessive-compulsive symptoms in children. The Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory-Child Version (OCI-CV) has showed to be a valid in the evaluation of OCD in clinical and nonclinical populations. The main goal in this study was to analyze factor structure and psychometric properties of the OCI-CV in a community Spanish sample. Method: Data were collected from 914 children/adolescents with a mean age of 13.01 (SD = 1.96; Males = 51.3%). Exploratory factor analysis was carried out in order to study the internal structure of the OCI-CV Spanish version. Further, internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and convergent and discriminant validity of the total score and the factors obtained were examined. Finally, age and gender differences were also explored. Results: Exploratory factor analysis yielded a similar structure to the original OCI-CV with the following six factors: Washing/Checking, Obsession, Ordering, Doubting, Neutralizing, and Hoarding. The internal consistency was strong for the total score, but moderate for the subscales. The Spanish version of the OCI-CV showed evidences of test-retest reliability and convergent and discriminant validity. Conclusion: The Spanish version of the OCI-CV is an instrument with adequate psychometric properties to assess obsessions and compulsions in Spanish children/adolescents. Keywords: Obsessive-compulsive disorder, OCI-CV, structural validation, children. Antecedentes: existe un creciente interes en el diseno de instrumentos que evaluen los sintomas obsesivo-compulsivos en ninos. El Inventario Obsesivo Compulsivo-Version para Ninos (OCI-CV) ha demostrado ser valido para evaluar estos sintomas en poblacion clinica y no clinica. El objetivo de este estudio fue analizar la estructura factorial y las propiedades psicometricas del OCI-CV en poblacion espanola comunitaria. Metodo: se recogieron datos de 914 ninos/adolescentes con una edad media de 13,01 anos (DT = 1.96; 51.3% varones). Se realizo un analisis factorial exploratorio. Posteriormente se examino la consistencia interna, la fiabilidad test-retest y la validez convergente y divergente de la puntuacion total del instrumento y de los factores obtenidos. Finalmente, se comprobo la existencia de diferencias en funcion del sexo y la edad de los participantes. Resultados: los resultados mostraron una estructura similar a la del OCI-CV original, compuesta por los siguientes factores: Lavado/