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Psychometric Properties of the Psychological Vulnerability Scale in Higher Education Students

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dc.contributor.authorNogueira, Maria José
dc.contributor.authorBarros, Luisa
dc.contributor.authorSequeira, Carlos
dc.date.accessioned2020-06-16T10:09:39Z
dc.date.available2020-06-16T10:09:39Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND: Psychological vulnerability is related to cognitive beliefs that reflect dependence on one’s sense of self-worth and to maladaptive functioning. It is a disadvantage that renders people less protected to face negative life experiences. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to adapt and test the psychometric properties of the Psychological Vulnerability Scale in a sample of 267 Portuguese higher education students. DESIGN: A psychometric study of the Psychological Vulnerability Scale, after translation into Portuguese, was performed with a convenience sample of higher education students. Participants were asked to fill in the sociodemographic questionnaire, the Psychological Vulnerability Scale, the Brief Symptom Inventory, and a one-item question about the Perception of Vulnerability. RESULTS: The mean age of the participants was 20.5 years (SD = 3.3). A factor analysis confirmed the original onefactor structure, explaining 42.9% of the total variance. The Psychological Vulnerability Scale showed adequate internal consistency and excellent test–retest stability. Convergent validity was confirmed by positive correlations with the Brief Symptom Inventory and Perception of Vulnerability. CONCLUSIONS: Overall, the Psychological Vulnerability Scale showed good validity, reliability, and stability over time. The Psychological Vulnerability Scale is now ready to be used by practitioners and researchers to measure the psychological vulnerability among Portuguese higher education students. These data add to the body of knowledge of psychiatric and mental health nursing and provides support for the use of the Psychological Vulnerability Scale in higher education students.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.citationJournal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association. 2017, Vol. 23(3) 215–222pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/1078390317695261pt_PT
dc.identifier.eissn1532-5725
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/32588
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherSAGE Publicationspt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1078390317695261pt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectAdolescentpt_PT
dc.subjectAdultpt_PT
dc.subjectFactor Analysis, Statisticalpt_PT
dc.subjectFemalept_PT
dc.subjectHumanspt_PT
dc.subjectMalept_PT
dc.subjectMental Disorderspt_PT
dc.subjectPortugalpt_PT
dc.subjectPsychometricspt_PT
dc.subjectReproducibility of Resultspt_PT
dc.subjectStudentspt_PT
dc.subjectTranslationspt_PT
dc.subjectYoung Adultpt_PT
dc.subjectSurveys and Questionnairespt_PT
dc.titlePsychometric Properties of the Psychological Vulnerability Scale in Higher Education Studentspt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage222pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue3pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage215pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleJournal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Associationpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume23pt_PT
person.familyNameCruz Sequeira
person.givenNameCarlos Alberto
person.identifierK-5026-2013
person.identifier.ciencia-idEC12-73D4-420B
person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-5620-3478
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rcaap.typearticlept_PT
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