Open AccessPsychometric properties of the Raven's Standard Progressive Matrices in a Portuguese sample
Author(s) -
Inês Queiroz Garcia,
Helena Espírito Santo,
Catarina Freitas Pires
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
revista portuguesa de investigação comportamental e social
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2183-4938
DOI - 10.31211/rpics.2021.7.1.210
Subject(s) - raven's progressive matrices , psychology , residence , sample (material) , psychometrics , test (biology) , portuguese , rating scale , clinical psychology , reliability (semiconductor) , developmental psychology , psychiatry , demography , cognition , paleontology , linguistics , chemistry , philosophy , power (physics) , physics , chromatography , quantum mechanics , sociology , biology
Objective: Psychometric properties of Raven's Standard Progressive Matrices in a Portuguese community sample were investigated. Method: The sample consists of 522 people (250 men and 272 women), aged between 12 and 95 years. All participants completed an informed consent form and a battery of neuropsychological tests, including Raven's Standard Progressive Matrices (RSPM), Rey 15-Item Memory Test, Zung Self-Rating Anxiety Scale, and Rey Complex Figure Test. Results: The average in RSPM was 41.18 (SD = 12.03). The results showed that all sociodemographic variables (age, sex, education, profession, regions, and place of residence) significantly influenced RSPM scores. The reliability and temporal stability of RSPM were adequate. Conclusions: This study suggests that RSPM is an instrument with potential for use among the Portuguese population.