The positive thinking skills scale: Validity and reliability evidence among Spanish speaking college students in Costa Rica

 

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Tekijät: Garnier Villarreal, Mauricio, Reyes Fernández, Benjamín, Muñoz Rojas, Derby, Bekhet, Abir K.
Aineistotyyppi: artículo original
Julkaisupäivä:2023
Kuvaus:Identifying depressive cognitions in Spanish speaking college students can be vital to prevent the development of clinical depression. This study examines the cross-cultural equivalence as well as the reliability and the validity of the Spanish version of the Positive Thinking Skills Scale (SPTSS) among 286 Spanish speaking college students. The data analysis was done using Structural Equation Modeling, with the R package lavaan. The results provide solid support for the scale’s reliability and validity among Spanish speaking college students as demonstrated by high ordinal α of 0.904 and McDonald ω of 0.859. The findings of the study provide evidence of the construct validity of the (S-PTSS) as indicated by a negative correlation with both Anxiety (r = -0.384) and Loneliness (r = -0.508). The S-PTSS is a useful screening tool for depressive cognition among Spanish speaking college students.
Maa:Kérwá
Organisaatio:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Kérwá
Kieli:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:kerwa.ucr.ac.cr:10669/102030
Linkit:https://hdl.handle.net/10669/102030
Sanahaku:college students
positive thinking
scale validity
Spanish speakers
estudiantes universitarios
pensamiento positivo
validez de escala
hispanohablantes