Measurement of external shame: An inside view
Journal article
Authors | Balsamo, Michela, Macchia, Antonella, Carlucci, Leonardo, Picconi, Laura, Tommasi, Marco, Gilbert, Paul and Saggino, Aristide |
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Abstract | The aims of this study were to investigate the construct validity of the Other as Shamer scale (OAS) using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and to examine the psychometric properties of its Italian version in a sample of 687 nonclinical individuals. The CFA results indicated that the hypothesized hierarchical model (with 1 higher order factor and 3 first-order factors) was the best fitting solution. Cronbach's alpha indexes, as well as test–retest stability, provided satisfactory results. Correlations of the OAS total score and its subscales with the Beck Depression Inventory–II (rs = .30–.48) and the Teate Depression Inventory (rs = .32–.45) were both substantial and significant (p < .01). Receiver operating characteristic curves were constructed to indicate sensitivity and specificity of the OAS and its subscales when determining those nonclinical subjects who met clinical thresholds for depression symptoms. A series of cutoff scores for the OAS scale and its subscales was developed, with sensitivity values between .70 and .62, and specificity values between .71 and .62, indicating good to fair discrimination between the 2 groups (depressed vs. nondepressed). The theoretical and practical implications of these results were discussed. |
Keywords | Shame; Confirmatory factor analysis; Depression |
Year | 2014 |
Journal | Journal of Personality Assessment |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
ISSN | 00223891 |
15327752 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/00223891.2014.947650 |
Web address (URL) | http://hdl.handle.net/10545/621739 |
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | |
hdl:10545/621739 | |
Publication dates | 26 Aug 2014 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 14 Jul 2017, 13:59 |
Rights | Archived with thanks to Journal of Personality Assessment |
Contributors | University of Chieti-Pescara and University of Derby |
File | File Access Level Open |
File | File Access Level Open |
https://repository.derby.ac.uk/item/93y70/measurement-of-external-shame-an-inside-view
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