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The Dimensional Assessment of Personality Psychopathology Basic Questionnaire: Shortened Versions Item Analysis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 January 2015

Anton Aluja ,
Àngel Blanch ,
Eduardo Blanco ,
Maite Martí-Guiu  and
Ferran Balada
Anton Aluja*
Affiliation:
Universitat de Lleida (Spain)
Àngel Blanch
Affiliation:
Universitat de Lleida (Spain)
Eduardo Blanco
Affiliation:
Universitat de Lleida (Spain)
Maite Martí-Guiu
Affiliation:
Universitat de Lleida (Spain)
Ferran Balada
Affiliation:
Universitat de Lleida (Spain)
*
*Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Anton Aluja. Departament de Psicologia. Universitat de Lleida. Avda. Estudi General, 4. 26001. Lleida (Spain). E-mail: aluja@pip.udl.cat
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Abstract

This study has been designed to evaluate and replicate the psychometric properties of the Dimensional Assessment of Personality Psychopathology-Basic Questionnaire (DAPP-BQ) and the DAPP-BQ short form (DAPP-SF) in a large Spanish general population sample. Additionally, we have generated a reduced form called DAPP-90, using a strategy based on a structural equation modeling (SEM) methodology in two independent samples, a calibration and a validation sample. The DAPP-90 scales obtained a more satisfactory fit on SEM adjustment values (average: TLI > .97 and RMSEA < .04) respect to full DAPP-BQ and the 136-item version. According to the factorial congruency coefficients, the DAPP-90 obtains a similar structure to the DAPP-BQ and the DAPP-SF. The DAPP-90 internal consistency is acceptable, with a Cronbach’s alpha mean of .75. We did not find any differences in the pattern of relations between the two DAPP-BQ shortened versions and the SCL-90-R factors. The new 90-items version is especially useful when it is difficult to use the long version for diverse reasons, such as the assessment of patients in hospital consultation or in brief psychological assessments.

Keywords

DAPP-BQDAPP-SFDAPP-90SCL-90-Rdimensional personality assessment
Type
Research Article
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The Spanish Journal of Psychology , Volume 17 , 2014 , E102
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Copyright © Universidad Complutense de Madrid and Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos de Madrid 2014 

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