Validity evidence for the Self-Absorption Scale (SAS) in Spanish population
Background: The Self-Absorption Scale (SAS) is one of the few instruments that measure dysfunctional self-focused attention or self-absorption, a transdiagnostic factor of vulnerability to various emotional disorders. The internal structure of the Spanish version of the SAS and its relationship with...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2024 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM) |
| Repositorio: | Docta Complutense |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/98446 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/98446 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | self-absorption self-focused attention SAS reliability validity autoabsorción atención autofocalizada fiabilidad validez Psicología (Psicología) Personalidad Psicología clínica y psicodiagnóstico Psicometría Psiquiatría 61 Psicología 6101.04 Psicopatología 6105 Evaluación y Diagnostico en Psicología 6105.09 Validez de Tests 6111.04 Medida de la Personalidad 3201.05 Psicología Clínica 3211 Psiquiatría |
| Sumario: | Background: The Self-Absorption Scale (SAS) is one of the few instruments that measure dysfunctional self-focused attention or self-absorption, a transdiagnostic factor of vulnerability to various emotional disorders. The internal structure of the Spanish version of the SAS and its relationship with other variables have not been examined, nor has whether its subscales provide relevant information. These were the two goals of the present study. Method: The factor structure of the SAS, its internal consistency, and its relationship with depression and post-traumatic stress were analyzed in a Spanish community sample of 519 adults. Results: The SAS presented a symmetrical bifactor structure with a general factor of self-absorption that explained most of the variance in the items and two specific factors of private and public self-absorption. The total scale and the two subscales of the SAS exhibited excellent, good or adequate reliability coefficients (alphas/omegas = .70 – .88) and correlated with depression and post-traumatic stress (r = .34 – .46). Conclusions: The SAS provides reliable, valid measures of dysfunctional self-focused attention in Spanish adults, but its Private and Public Self-absorption subscales are not much more useful than the information provided by its total scale. |
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