Self-disgust questionnaire(SDS-R): investigating psychometric features

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Assistant professor of psychology, Azad University, Tabriz city, Iran.

2 Ms in clinical psychology, Azad University, Tabriz city, Iran.

3 Ms in clinical psychology, Iran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

Abstract

Purpose: The goal of this study was to determine the psychometric characteristics of Revised Self-Disgust Scale in the Iranians.

Method: This study was a basic research; The methodology of it was of the descriptive-correlative kind. The statistical society contained people who had been student in the universities of Tabriz city since 2018-2019. 392 people were selected by random sampling. After translating scale by two student, expert in English language, with altering based on psychology professors' expertly opinions and many feedbacks from 30 participants who filled the scale in pilot testing, it was exerted accompanying Beck’s depression scale, Disgust Sensitivity and OXFORD Happiness Questionnaire. For determining reliability the scale was again exerted after 2 weeks. The AMOS & SPSS-22 were used for analyzing data.

Findings: the scale have a good face validity. factor analysis confirmed two factors: behavioral(personality) and physical self-disgust. The instrument had a significant convergent validity as well, based on it's correlation with the beck scale and the disgust scale (respecting 0/32, 0/15, p<0/01). Also, correlation between the factors was 0.72 and between each factor with total score was over 0/90. Finally, results showed the internal consistency was totally 0/83. Test-retest reliability was shown to be high(0/87, p<0/01).

Conclusion: it is inferred that SDS-R has a good validity and reliability among Iranian population and it can be used for measuring self-disgust variable.

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Clinical Psychology and Personality

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 02 October 2023

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