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Pathological Worry in Portugal: The Portuguese Version of the Penn State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ)

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dc.contributor.authorJiménez-Ros, Antonia María
dc.contributor.authorCarmona-Marquez, Jose
dc.contributor.authorMiguel Pascual, Luis
dc.date.accessioned2020-07-24T10:53:06Z
dc.date.available2020-07-24T10:53:06Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractWorry is a common phenomenon with people who anticipate and want to be prepared for future events. Pathological worry, however, is not limited to anticipating potentially dangerous events, but it is applied to small daily events, too. This kind of worry is perceived as uncontrollable, and it is strongly associated with catastrophism. The Penn State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ) was developed to assess pathological worry. Despite its excellent psychometric characteristics, its internal structure is still controversial. The combination of regular and reversed items and certain methodological considerations may account for the discrepancies in the results of previous investigations. With the aim to analyze worry in Portugal and the psychometric properties of the PSWQ, for the present study, methodological options were considered in order to minimize previous problems. A sample of 558 Portuguese community participants took part in this study. Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis were performed with two independent random subsamples. The results showed the unidimensionality of PSWQ and the psychometric adequacy of both the full, 16-item version and a reduced, 11-item version (without reversed scored items). Normative data are presented, the suitability of both versions is discussed, and the authors conclude by encouraging the use of the reduced, 11-item version of the PSWQ in applied settings.
dc.description.sponsorshipPortuguese National Funding Agency for Science, Research and Technology [SFRH/BSAB/135551/2018]
dc.identifier.doi10.1017/sjp.2019.61
dc.identifier.issn1138-7416
dc.identifier.issn1988-2904
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/14450
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherCambridge Univ Press
dc.subjectGeneralized Anxiety Disorder
dc.subjectConfirmatory Factor-Analysis
dc.subjectExploratory Factor-Analysis
dc.subjectPsychometric Properties
dc.subjectLatent Structure
dc.subjectAlpha
dc.titlePathological Worry in Portugal: The Portuguese Version of the Penn State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ)
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.startPageE63
oaire.citation.titleSpanish Journal of Psychology
oaire.citation.volume22
person.familyNameJiménez-Ros
person.givenNameAntonia María
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person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-5451-6470
person.identifier.scopus-author-id57194591765
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