Psychometric evaluation of the Self-Appraisal Questionnaire in a Spanish sample of offenders

  1. José Andreu Rodríguez 1
  2. María Peña Fernández 1
  3. José Graña Gómez 1
  1. 1 Universidad Complutense de Madrid
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    Universidad Complutense de Madrid

    Madrid, España

    ROR 02p0gd045

Revista:
Psicothema

ISSN: 0214-9915

Año de publicación: 2015

Volumen: 27

Número: 4

Páginas: 395-401

Tipo: Artículo

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Resumen

Antecedentes: el Cuestionario de Auto-Valoración (SAQ) es un instrumento de auto-informe diseñado para predecir el riesgo de reincidencia en población penitenciaria. El objetivo de este estudio fue evaluar sus propiedades psicométricas en una muestra española de delincuentes. Método: el cuestionario fue administrado a 276 delincuentes procedentes de varias prisiones de Madrid (España). Resultados: el análisis factorial confirmatorio mostró que la estructura subyacente del SAQ fue explicada por una solución uni-factorial. El coeficiente alfa de Cronbach obtenido para la puntuación total del SAQ fue alto (.92). Las correlaciones obtenidas con otras medidas del riesgo de violencia fueron estadísticamente significativas y tuvieron una magnitud moderada, indicando un razonable grado de validez concurrente del instrumento. Conclusiones: después de examinar sus propiedades psicométricas, la puntuación total del SAQ proporciona una medida suficientemente fiable y válida para estimar el riesgo de violencia en población de delincuentes españoles.

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