German version of the specific phobia of vomiting inventory (SPOVI): psychometric properties and correlates in a clinical and non-clinical sample.

IF 3.4 2区医学 Q2 PSYCHIATRY

BMC Psychiatry Pub Date : 2025-03-31 DOI:10.1186/s12888-025-06744-0

Severin Hennemann, Antonia Weirich, Adrian Meule, Anne-Kathrin Bräscher, Michael Witthöft

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Abstract

Background: The Specific Phobia of Vomiting Inventory (SPOVI) is a 14-item instrument measuring behavioral avoidance and threat monitoring associated with emetophobia. The current study aimed to provide a German translation of the SPOVI and examine its psychometric properties and correlates.

Methods: N = 441 adults from the general population and N = 465 outpatients with mental disorders completed the SPOVI and other self-report measures. Factor structure, reliability, convergent, and discriminant validity, as well as clinical utility, were investigated.

Results: The German version of the SPOVI had a one-factor structure and high internal consistency in both samples (ωs > 0.90). Large correlations (rs > 0.50) with questionnaires assessing phobic anxiety, general anxiety, illness-related anxiety, and disgust sensitivity supported convergent validity, while relatively low correlations with questionnaires assessing depression, eating disorders or paranoid ideation supported discriminant validity. Among outpatients, those with a specific phobia diagnosis had the highest SPOVI scores.

Conclusion: The German translation of the SPOVI has sound psychometric properties and is a potentially practical clinical screening instrument for emetophobia. PRE-REGISTRATION: https://aspredicted.org/5y6zb.pdf .

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德文版本的特殊呕吐恐惧症量表（SPOVI）：临床和非临床样本的心理测量特性及其相关性。

背景：特定呕吐恐惧症量表（SPOVI）是一个包含14个项目的工具，用于测量呕吐恐惧症相关的行为回避和威胁监测。目前的研究旨在提供SPOVI的德语翻译，并检查其心理测量特性和相关因素。方法：N = 441名普通人群成人和N = 465名精神障碍门诊患者完成SPOVI及其他自我报告测量。研究因子结构、信度、收敛效度、判别效度及临床效用。结果：德文版SPOVI具有单因素结构，两种样品的内部一致性高（ωs > 0.90）。与评估恐惧焦虑、一般焦虑、疾病相关焦虑和厌恶敏感性的问卷具有较大的相关性（rs > 0.50），支持收敛效度，而与评估抑郁、饮食失调或偏执观念的问卷具有相对较低的相关性，支持区分效度。在门诊患者中，有特定恐惧症诊断的患者SPOVI得分最高。结论：德语SPOVI量表具有良好的心理测量特性，是一种潜在的实用的吐意恐惧症临床筛查工具。预注册：https://aspredicted.org/5y6zb.pdf。

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BMC Psychiatry 医学-精神病学

CiteScore

5.90

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4.50%

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716

审稿时长

3-6 weeks

期刊介绍： BMC Psychiatry is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on all aspects of the prevention, diagnosis and management of psychiatric disorders, as well as related molecular genetics, pathophysiology, and epidemiology.