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The reliability of the ordinal scores was estimated using standardized alpha and omega coefficients.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The results of the exploratory factor analysis revealed the presence of a unidimensional structure for the survey data on COVID-19 and climate change conspiracy suspicions collected using the short-form FICS. The values of the congruence coefficient and explained common variance also suggested the presence of unidimensionality. The reliability of the ordinal scores was excellent. These results were similar for the two surveys.</div></div><div><h3>Discussion</h3><div>Overall, the results supported the presence of unidimensional structure in the survey data collected using the COVID-19 version and the climate change version of the short-form FICS, suggesting that the total score can be used to quantify suspicion levels. In addition, the consistency of the findings over the two sampling periods provided additional credibility regarding the relevance of using these scales.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>The findings highlight the utility of the short-form FICS for assessing conspiracy suspicions among the adult population of Quebec.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":45007,"journal":{"name":"Evolution Psychiatrique","volume":"90 3","pages":"Pages 469-479"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6000,"publicationDate":"2025-07-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":"{\"title\":\"Évaluation factorielle de la version courte de l’Inventaire Flexible de Soupçons Conspirationnistes parmi la population québécoise\",\"authors\":\"Jacques D. 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Évaluation factorielle de la version courte de l’Inventaire Flexible de Soupçons Conspirationnistes parmi la population québécoise
Objectives
The objective of this study was to evaluate the unidimensionality and certain metric qualities of the short-form Flexible Inventory of Conspiracy Suspicions (FICS) questionnaire administered to the adult population of Quebec.
Materials and methods
Two online surveys were carried out in May/June and October 2021 and sampled 11,321 and 10,368 adults residing in the province of Quebec, respectively. In both cases, the short-form of the FICS was used to measure conspiracy suspicions regarding COVID-19 and climate change. Exploratory factor analysis was employed to verify the presence of unidimensional structure. Other indices were also utilized to assess unidimensionality, namely the congruence coefficient and explained common variance. The reliability of the ordinal scores was estimated using standardized alpha and omega coefficients.
Results
The results of the exploratory factor analysis revealed the presence of a unidimensional structure for the survey data on COVID-19 and climate change conspiracy suspicions collected using the short-form FICS. The values of the congruence coefficient and explained common variance also suggested the presence of unidimensionality. The reliability of the ordinal scores was excellent. These results were similar for the two surveys.
Discussion
Overall, the results supported the presence of unidimensional structure in the survey data collected using the COVID-19 version and the climate change version of the short-form FICS, suggesting that the total score can be used to quantify suspicion levels. In addition, the consistency of the findings over the two sampling periods provided additional credibility regarding the relevance of using these scales.
Conclusion
The findings highlight the utility of the short-form FICS for assessing conspiracy suspicions among the adult population of Quebec.
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Une revue de référence pour le praticien, le chercheur et le étudiant en sciences humaines Cahiers de psychologie clinique et de psychopathologie générale fondés en 1925, Évolution psychiatrique est restée fidèle à sa mission de ouverture de la psychiatrie à tous les courants de pensée scientifique et philosophique, la recherche clinique et les réflexions critiques dans son champ comme dans les domaines connexes. Attentive à histoire de la psychiatrie autant aux dernières avancées de la recherche en biologie, en psychanalyse et en sciences sociales, la revue constitue un outil de information et une source de référence pour les praticiens, les chercheurs et les étudiants.