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  • Impact of youth victimization on affective lability in adults : a comparative study between inmates and the normative population
    Publication . Fernandes, Raquel Margarida Alves; Almeida, Telma
    Background: Child victimization is a major concern in society, with emotional lability being one of its consequences. Individuals who have suffered victimization have higher levels of emotional lability and inmates have more emotional problems, compared to the normative population, although no studies are evaluating this prevalence in inmates. Objectives Analyze the factorial structure, the psychometric properties of the Portuguese version of the Affective Lability Scale – short version (ALS-18) and test the gender invariance. Assess the relationship between traumatic experiences and emotional lability, and check whether there are differences between inmates and the normative population. Participants: The first paper contemplates 1886 Portuguese adults, between 18-91 years old (M = 36.36, SD = 13.66). The second paper has 1281 participants: 978 from the normative population, between 18-91 years (M = 41.44, SD = 13.30) and 303 from the inmates, between 20-70 years (M = 38.28, SD = 10.33). Method: They responded on paper and online to a protocol composed of a sociodemographic questionnaire, Childhood Trauma Questionnaire - short version (CTQ-SF), and ALS-18. Results: The Portuguese version of ALS-18 revealed good psychometric properties, with discriminant validity, convergent validity, and internal consistency, a good adjustment, and gender invariance were determined. Inmates identify higher levels of childhood trauma and emotional lability. Traumatic childhood experiences predict emotional lability. Conclusion: It was possible to validate ALS-18 in the Portuguese population, being important to evaluate this concept in Portugal. Child victimization experiences are present in most of the sample, being related to the prevalence of emotional lability.
    2020-09Master thesis Open access Show more