Development and Validation of the Spanish Version of the Political Skill Inventory

  1. Cepas González, Rebeca 1
  2. Ruiz-Zorrilla Blanco, Paula 1
  3. Gil, Francisco 1
  4. Antino, Mirko 1
  1. 1 Universidad Complutense de Madrid
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    Universidad Complutense de Madrid

    Madrid, España

    ROR 02p0gd045

Revista:
Anales de psicología

ISSN: 0212-9728,  1695-2294

Ano de publicación: 2020

Título do exemplar: May - September

Volume: 36

Número: 2

Páxinas: 370-377

Tipo: Artigo

DOI: 10.6018/ANALESPS.368871 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openDIGITUM editor

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Resumo

Background: The Political Skills Inventory (PSI) is a measurement tool for assessing four dimensions associated with political skills: social astuteness, interpersonal influence, networking ability and apparent sincerity (Ferris, 2005). Method: In the present study, multi-sample and multi-method, we developed and analyzed the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the (PSI), by performing both exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses. Additionally, a longitudinal reliability test and a sex factorial invariance test were performed. Results: Cronbach's alpha and omega indices revealed satisfactory reliability and exploratory factor analyses extracted the four original factors as reported in other studies (N = 309). Confirmatory factorial analyses confirmed that the four-factor solution presented the best fit to our data (N = 248). Conclusions: We add new evidence for time and sex invariance of the measure, showing that the PSI can be considered a stable and valid measure over time and across sex.

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