Psychometric Properties of the Spanish Version of the Thougth-Shape Fusion Questionnaire

  1. Jáuregui-Lobera, Ignacio 1
  2. Santed Germán, Miguel Angel 2
  3. Shafran, Roz 3
  4. Santiago Fernández, María José 4
  5. Estébanez Humanes, Sonia
  1. 1 Universidad Pablo de Olavide
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    Universidad Pablo de Olavide

    Sevilla, España

    ROR https://ror.org/02z749649

  2. 2 Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia
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    Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia

    Madrid, España

    ROR https://ror.org/02msb5n36

  3. 3 University of Reading
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    University of Reading

    Reading, Reino Unido

    ROR https://ror.org/05v62cm79

  4. 4 Instituto de Ciencias de la Conducta (Spain)
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Journal:
The Spanish Journal of Psychology

ISSN: 1138-7416

Year of publication: 2012

Volume: 15

Issue: 1

Pages: 410-423

Type: Article

DOI: 10.5209/REV_SJOP.2012.V15.N1.37347 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen access editor

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Abstract

The objectives of the study were to analyze the psychometric properties, factor structure and internal consistency of the Spanish version of the Thought-Shape Fusion Questionnaire (TSF-Q), as well as to determine its validity by evaluating the relationship of the TSF-Q to different instruments. Two groups were studied: one comprising 146 patients with a diagnosis of anorexia (n = 82), bulimia (n = 33) or unspecified eating disorder (n = 31), and another group of 115 undergraduates with no history of psychological disorder. All participants completed the TSF-Q, TAF-Q, EDI-2, STAI, BDI and SCL-90-R. Differences in TSF-Q scores between the diagnostic subgroups were also analyzed. Two factors were obtained which coincided with the two sections indicated by the authors of the questionnaire: conceptual and interpretative. The internal consistency of the TSF-Q and its subscales was determined by means of Cronbach's alpha, with values ranging between .93 and .96. The correlations with other instruments reflected adequate validity. There were no significant differences between the diagnostic subgroups. The Spanish version of the TSF-Q meets the psychometric requirements for measuring thought-shape fusion and shows adequate internal consistency and validity.

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