Development and validation of the Psychological Abuse Experienced in Groups Scale

The aim of this study is the development and analysis of the psychometric properties of a new instrument to assess the possible psychological abuse experienced in a group setting. The Psychological Abuse Experienced in Groups Scale was administered to 138 people who self-identified as former members...

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Autores: Saldaña, Omar, Rodríguez Carballeira, Álvaro, Almendros, Carmen, Escartín Solanelles, Jordi
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Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
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Palabra clave:Psicometria
Assetjament psicològic
Psychometrics
Psychological abuse
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spelling Development and validation of the Psychological Abuse Experienced in Groups ScaleSaldaña, OmarRodríguez Carballeira, ÁlvaroAlmendros, CarmenEscartín Solanelles, JordiPsicometriaAssetjament psicològicPsychometricsPsychological abuseThe aim of this study is the development and analysis of the psychometric properties of a new instrument to assess the possible psychological abuse experienced in a group setting. The Psychological Abuse Experienced in Groups Scale was administered to 138 people who self-identified as former members of abusive groups. An exploratory factor analysis revealed a common factor, which showed appropriate reliability. The scale scores were correlated with a prior measure aimed to assess group abusiveness, providing evidence of external validity. Participants reported a higher degree of psychological distress than normative samples, and those who requested psychological counseling after leaving the group had suffered group psychological abuse to a greater extent. The scale covers a wide range of subtle and explicit abusive behaviors and overcomes the limitations of previous instruments, being useful in both research and applied settings.Elsevier201820182017info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion8 p.application/pdfapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/120259Articles publicats en revistes (Psicologia Social i Psicologia Quantitativa)reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)InglésReproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpal.2017.01.002European Journal of Psychology Applied to Legal Context, 2017, vol. 9, num. 2, p. 57-64https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpal.2017.01.002cc-by-nc-nd (c) Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos de Madrid, 2017http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/esinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:2445/1202592026-05-29T05:05:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Development and validation of the Psychological Abuse Experienced in Groups Scale
title Development and validation of the Psychological Abuse Experienced in Groups Scale
spellingShingle Development and validation of the Psychological Abuse Experienced in Groups Scale
Saldaña, Omar
Psicometria
Assetjament psicològic
Psychometrics
Psychological abuse
title_short Development and validation of the Psychological Abuse Experienced in Groups Scale
title_full Development and validation of the Psychological Abuse Experienced in Groups Scale
title_fullStr Development and validation of the Psychological Abuse Experienced in Groups Scale
title_full_unstemmed Development and validation of the Psychological Abuse Experienced in Groups Scale
title_sort Development and validation of the Psychological Abuse Experienced in Groups Scale
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Saldaña, Omar
Rodríguez Carballeira, Álvaro
Almendros, Carmen
Escartín Solanelles, Jordi
author Saldaña, Omar
author_facet Saldaña, Omar
Rodríguez Carballeira, Álvaro
Almendros, Carmen
Escartín Solanelles, Jordi
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Almendros, Carmen
Escartín Solanelles, Jordi
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Psicometria
Assetjament psicològic
Psychometrics
Psychological abuse
topic Psicometria
Assetjament psicològic
Psychometrics
Psychological abuse
description The aim of this study is the development and analysis of the psychometric properties of a new instrument to assess the possible psychological abuse experienced in a group setting. The Psychological Abuse Experienced in Groups Scale was administered to 138 people who self-identified as former members of abusive groups. An exploratory factor analysis revealed a common factor, which showed appropriate reliability. The scale scores were correlated with a prior measure aimed to assess group abusiveness, providing evidence of external validity. Participants reported a higher degree of psychological distress than normative samples, and those who requested psychological counseling after leaving the group had suffered group psychological abuse to a greater extent. The scale covers a wide range of subtle and explicit abusive behaviors and overcomes the limitations of previous instruments, being useful in both research and applied settings.
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