Escala de Desesperanza de Beck analizada con teoría de respuesta al ítem

Juan Franco  Sánchez González; Horacio Félix Attorresi; Facundo Juan Pablo Abal

doi:10.24215/2422572Xe054

Authors

Juan Franco Sánchez González Universidad de Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Horacio Félix Attorresi Universidad de Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Facundo Juan Pablo Abal Universidad de Buenos Aires - CONICET (Argentina)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24215/2422572Xe054

Keywords:

hopelessness, Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS), psychometric analysis, two-parameter logistic model, Item Response Theory

Abstract

The two-parameter logistic item response model (2PL) was applied to the Beck hopelessness scale (BHS). Hopelessness is a system of negative expectations about the future that plays a central role in various mental disorders. The research has been conducted with 390 (65.1% women) adults from Buenos Aires metropolitan area general population. Two original items were eliminated due to inadequate functioning. The remaining 18 items showed an adequate adjustment to 2PL. The items tended to be located in the medium-high levels of the trait and showed a medium-high discriminatory capacity. The evidence of concurrent validity was obtained with the dimensions from the SCL-90-R and facets of neuroticism. The test information function revealed that the scale is more accurate for high levels of the trait. The results obtained are encouraging with respect to the psychometric quality of the scale. Calibrated items could be useful to implement computerized adaptive testing.

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