Development and validation of the Psychological Abuse Experienced in Groups Scale

IF 7.6 1区社会学 Q1 LAW

European Journal of Psychology Applied To Legal Context Pub Date : 2017-07-01 DOI:10.1016/j.ejpal.2017.01.002

Omar Saldaña , Álvaro Rodríguez-Carballeira , Carmen Almendros , Jordi Escartín

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Abstract

The aim of this study is the development and analysis of the psychometric properties of a new instrument to assess the possible psychological abuse experienced in a group setting. The Psychological Abuse Experienced in Groups Scale was administered to 138 people who self-identified as former members of abusive groups. An exploratory factor analysis revealed a common factor, which showed appropriate reliability. The scale scores were correlated with a prior measure aimed to assess group abusiveness, providing evidence of external validity. Participants reported a higher degree of psychological distress than normative samples, and those who requested psychological counseling after leaving the group had suffered group psychological abuse to a greater extent. The scale covers a wide range of subtle and explicit abusive behaviors and overcomes the limitations of previous instruments, being useful in both research and applied settings.

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群体心理虐待经历量表的编制与验证

本研究的目的是开发和分析一种新工具的心理测量特性，以评估在群体环境中可能经历的心理虐待。对138名自称曾经是虐待群体成员的人进行了群体心理虐待经历量表。探索性因子分析显示了一个共同因子，具有适当的信度。量表得分与先前旨在评估群体虐待的测量相关，提供外部效度的证据。参与者报告的心理困扰程度高于标准样本，而那些在离开小组后要求心理咨询的人遭受了更大程度的群体心理虐待。该量表涵盖了广泛的微妙和明确的虐待行为，克服了以前工具的局限性，在研究和应用环境中都很有用。

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European Journal of Psychology Applied To Legal Context Multiple-

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14.60

自引率

9.50%

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审稿时长

12 weeks

期刊介绍： The European Journal of Psychology Applied to Legal Context, the official journal of the Sociedad Española de Psicología Jurídica y Forense [Spanish Society of Forensic Psychology] and the Asociación Iberoamericana de Justicia Terapéutica [Latin-American Association of Therapeutic Jurisprudence], publishes empirical articles and meta-analytic reviews of topics dealing with psychology and law (e.g., legal decision making, eyewitness). The journal is aimed at researchers, academics and professionals in Psychology, Law, Social Work, Forensic Sciences, Educators and, in general, people related with Social Sciences and the Law.