• Media type: E-Article
  • Title: Spanish Version of the Savings Inventory–Revised : Adaptation, Psychometric Properties, and Relationship to Personality Variables : Adaptation, Psychometric Properties, and Relationship to Personality Variables
  • Contributor: Tortella-Feliu, Miquel; Fullana, Miquel A.; Caseras, Xavier; Andión, Óscar; Torrubia, Rafael; Mataix-Cols, David
  • imprint: SAGE Publications, 2006
  • Published in: Behavior Modification
  • Language: English
  • DOI: 10.1177/0145445505278326
  • ISSN: 0145-4455; 1552-4167
  • Keywords: Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) ; Clinical Psychology ; Developmental and Educational Psychology
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  • Description: <jats:p>The factor structure, psychometric properties, and relationship with personality variables of a Spanish version of the Savings Inventory-Revised (SI-R) are investigated in a sample of 381 undergraduate students. A maximum likelihood factor analysis suggests a three-factor structure, which is similar but not identical to that of the original English version. The three factors mirror the three hypothesized domains of compulsive hoarding: acquisition, difficulty discarding, and clutter. The Spanish SI-R demonstrates acceptable high internal consistency and test-retest reliability, but its divergent validity is weaker than expected because of a significant overlap with depressive symptoms. Different SI-R factors are associated with different personality traits: Whereas the difficulty discarding dimension is predominantly associated with susceptibility to punishment, the acquisition dimension is predominantly associated with susceptibility to reward. The authors conclude that the Spanish SI-R is a promising instrument to measure hoarding symptoms.</jats:p>