Psychometric properties of the Anxiety Sensitivity Index-3 (ASI-3) in Spanish population

  1. Pedro Altungy
  2. Sara Liébana
  3. José Manuel Sánchez-Marqueses
  4. Ana Sanz-García
  5. María Paz García-Vera
  6. Jesús Sanz
Revista:
Psicothema

ISSN: 0214-9915,  1886-144X

Año de publicación: 2023

Volumen: 35

Número: 3

Páginas: 300-309

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.7334/PSICOTHEMA2022.237 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso abierto editor

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Resumen

El Índice de Sensibilidad a la Ansiedad-3 (ASI-3) es el instrumento de referencia para medir la sensibilidad a la ansiedad. Las propiedades psicométricas de la versión española del ASI-3 se han examinado en estudiantes universitarios, pero no en adultos de la población general. Tampoco se ha examinado si las subescalas del ASI-3 aportan información relevante. Método: se examinó la estructura factorial del ASI-3, su consistencia interna, estabilidad temporal y relación con neuroticismo en una muestra comunitaria española de 919 adultos. Resultados: en dos submuestras de participantes, el ASI-3 presentó una estructura de tres factores correlacionados (preocupaciones físicas, cognitivas y sociales) que saturaban en un factor de orden superior, pero los tres factores no explicaban mucha varianza de los ítems. La escala total y las subescalas del ASI-3 mostraron índices excelentes o buenos de consistencia interna (alfas y omegas = .81 – .91) y adecuados de fiabilidad test-retest a los dos meses (r = .57 – .73) y de relación con el neuroticismo y sus facetas (r = .19 – .52). Conclusiones: el ASI-3 proporciona medidas fiables y válidas de la sensibilidad a la ansiedad en adultos españoles, pero sus subescalas no son muy útiles más allá de la información proporcionada por su escala total.

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