Spanish validation of the Delaying Gratifi cation Inventory in adolescents
Background: Individual differences in the capacity to delay gratifi cation explain considerable variability in adult life outcomes related to health, psychological well-being, and social relationships. Although individual differences in delay of gratifi cation begin to emerge in adolescence, few stu...
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2019 |
| País: | España |
| Recursos: | Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche |
| Repositorio: | REDIUMH. Depósito Digital de la UMH |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:dspace.umh.es:11000/31324 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://hdl.handle.net/11000/31324 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palavra-chave: | delaying gratification adolescents psychometric properties factorial structure assessment demora de la gratificación adolescentes propiedades psicométricas estructura factorial evaluación Personalidad, evaluación y tratamiento psicológico CDU::1 - Filosofía y psicología::159.9 - Psicología |
| Resumo: | Background: Individual differences in the capacity to delay gratifi cation explain considerable variability in adult life outcomes related to health, psychological well-being, and social relationships. Although individual differences in delay of gratifi cation begin to emerge in adolescence, few studies have tried to evaluate this construct in adolescents, especially in Spanish. The goal of this study was to validate the Delaying Gratifi cation Inventory and to analyse its psychometric properties in Spanish adolescents. Method: Using a sample of 695 adolescents (M = 15.18, SD = 1.22) between 13 and 18 years old, the factor structure, internal consistency and reliability were tested. Results: The analyses showed an adequate fi t to the original model (χ2 (550) = 1671.59, CFI = .92, TLI = .92, RMSEA = .063, 95% CI [.063, .071]), and appropriate internal consistency (α = .80). The ability to delay gratifi cation was directly and moderately associated with self-control and self-consciousness, and inversely and moderately related with depression and psychological diffi culties. Conclusion: This study provides new data on a tool for assessing the ability to delay reward in Spanish adolescents, a key regulatory ability to prevent unhealthy highrisk behaviours that are associated with serious health, psychological, and social problems. |
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