TY - JOUR
T1 - Psychometric Properties of Iranian Version of Emotional Processing Scale
AU - Kharamin, Shirali
AU - Shokraeezadeh, Ali Asghar
AU - Ghafaryan Shirazi, Yasaman
AU - Malekzadeh, Mohammad
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Edited by: Branislav Filipović Citation: Kharamin S, Shokraeezadeh AA, Shirazi YG, Malekzadeh M. Psychometric Properties of Iranian Version of Emotional Processing Scale. Open Access Maced J Med Sci. 2021 Apr 18; 9(B):217-224. https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2021.5902 Keywords: Emotional processing; Psychometric properties; Validity; Iranian version *Correspondence: Dr. Mohammad Malekzadeh, Department of Health Psychology, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran. E-mail: mzh541@yahoo.com Received: 18-Feb-2021 Revised: 03-Apr-2021 Accepted: 07-Apr-2021 Copyright: © 2021 Shirali Kharamin, Ali Asghar Shokraeezadeh, Yasaman Ghafaryan Shirazi, Mohammad Malekzadeh Funding: The research was funded by Yasuj University of Medical Sciences. Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exists. Open Access: This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0)
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© 2021 Shirali Kharamin, Ali Asghar Shokraeezadeh, Yasaman Ghafaryan Shirazi, Mohammad Malekzadeh.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - BACKGROUND: Emotional processing scale (EPS) is a fundamental test for measurement of the abnormal processing of emotion and psychosomatic disorders in psychotherapy sessions. Despite its importance, EPS has not been yet translated and validated in the Iranian population. AIM: To fill this gap, this study aims to adapt and examined the psychometric properties of five EPS in the Iranian population. Using cluster sampling, we selected 1283 university students. METHODS: The structural equation modeling and confirmatory factor analysis used to analyze the assessment of validity. RESULTS: The result showed the Cronbach’s alpha, split half, and test re-test reliability in acceptable ranges; 0.91, 0.90, and 0.91, respectively, for total scores scale. Root Mean Square Error of Approximation, Standardized Root Mean Square Residual, goodness of fit, and comparative fit index were at an acceptable range, 0.07, 0.05, 0.90, 0.90, 0.89, and 0.85, respectively. The total scores of EPS also showed a positive correlation (0.63, p < 0.001) with GHQ 28. CONCLUSION: The result suggested that five factors model of EPS which includes: The suppression, sign of unprocessed emotion, unregulated emotion, avoidance, and impoverished emotional experience model fit the data well be most appropriated for Iranian population.
AB - BACKGROUND: Emotional processing scale (EPS) is a fundamental test for measurement of the abnormal processing of emotion and psychosomatic disorders in psychotherapy sessions. Despite its importance, EPS has not been yet translated and validated in the Iranian population. AIM: To fill this gap, this study aims to adapt and examined the psychometric properties of five EPS in the Iranian population. Using cluster sampling, we selected 1283 university students. METHODS: The structural equation modeling and confirmatory factor analysis used to analyze the assessment of validity. RESULTS: The result showed the Cronbach’s alpha, split half, and test re-test reliability in acceptable ranges; 0.91, 0.90, and 0.91, respectively, for total scores scale. Root Mean Square Error of Approximation, Standardized Root Mean Square Residual, goodness of fit, and comparative fit index were at an acceptable range, 0.07, 0.05, 0.90, 0.90, 0.89, and 0.85, respectively. The total scores of EPS also showed a positive correlation (0.63, p < 0.001) with GHQ 28. CONCLUSION: The result suggested that five factors model of EPS which includes: The suppression, sign of unprocessed emotion, unregulated emotion, avoidance, and impoverished emotional experience model fit the data well be most appropriated for Iranian population.
KW - Emotional processing
KW - Iranian version
KW - Psychometric properties
KW - Validity
U2 - 10.3889/oamjms.2021.5902
DO - 10.3889/oamjms.2021.5902
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85105193475
VL - 9
SP - 217
EP - 224
IS - B
ER -