Open AccessDisgust assessment: Factorial structure and psychometric properties of the French version of the Disgust Propension and Sensibility Scale Revised-12
Author(s) -
Caroline Novara,
Julie Boiché,
Cindy Lebrun,
Alexandra Macgregor,
Yohan Mateo,
Stéphane Raffard
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
plos one
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.99
H-Index - 332
ISSN - 1932-6203
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pone.0210639
Subject(s) - disgust , psychology , clinical psychology , confirmatory factor analysis , construct validity , trait , internal consistency , scale (ratio) , psychometrics , population , anxiety , psychiatry , medicine , statistics , structural equation modeling , anger , physics , mathematics , environmental health , quantum mechanics , computer science , programming language
The present study examined the internal and external validity of the French version of the 12-item Disgust Propensity and Sensitivity Scale-Revised (DPSS-12) in a nonclinical sample from the general population. Two hundred and eighty-two participants completed the DPSSf-12 questionnaire as well as the Anxiety Sensitivity Index (ASI), Anxiety Trait (STAI B), Obsessional Belief Questionnaire 44 items (OBQ 44), Obsessive Compulsive Inventory-Revised (OCI-R) and Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS). Confirmatory Factor Analysis supported a 2-factor structure after two sensitivity items were removed. The 10-item scale showed good internal consistency, construct validity and test-retest reliability. These adequate psychometric properties make the DPSSf-10 appropriate for use by researchers and practitioners.