Psicothema was founded in Asturias (northern Spain) in 1989, and is published jointly by the Psychology Faculty of the University of Oviedo and the Psychological Association of the Principality of Asturias (Colegio Oficial de Psicología del Principado de Asturias).
We currently publish four issues per year, which accounts for some 100 articles annually. We admit work from both the basic and applied research fields, and from all areas of Psychology, all manuscripts being anonymously reviewed prior to publication.
Psicothema, 2012. Vol. Vol. 24 (nº 3). 483-488
María Soledad Rodríguez González, Zeltia Martínez López, Carolina Tinajero Vacas, María Adelina Guisande Couñago y María Fernanda Páramo Fernández
Universidad de Santiago de Compostela
El objetivo principal de este trabajo es adaptar al castellano la Escala de Aceptación Percibida PAS (Perceived Acceptance Scale), desarrollada por Brock, Sarason, Sanghvi y Gurung, para evaluar el componente cognitivo del apoyo social percibido. En una muestra de 855 estudiantes universitarios matriculados por primera vez en diferentes estudios de grado, se analizó la fiabilidad, la dimensionalidad y la validez externa de las puntuaciones de la escala. Los resultados obtenidos muestran una adecuada consistencia interna tanto de las subescalas (amigos, familia, padre y madre) como de la escala total. La estructura factorial, derivada de un análisis factorial confirmatorio, se ajusta al modelo teórico propuesto por los autores del PAS. Las puntuaciones de la escala evidencian validez convergente y discriminante a partir de las relaciones obtenidas con la escala de provisiones sociales y la escala de apoyo social. Las buenas propiedades psicométricas de la escala adaptada permiten disponer de un instrumento de medida adecuado para evaluar la aceptación percibida de los estudiantes universitarios españoles.
Spanish adaptation of the Perceived Acceptance Scale (PAS) in university students. The main objective of the present study was to adapt the Perceived Acceptance Scale (PAS), developed by Brock, Sarason, Sanghvi and Gurung to evaluate the cognitive component of perceived social support, to the Spanish language. In a sample of 855 university students registered for the first time in different degree courses, the reliability, dimensionality and external validity of the scale scores were analyzed. The results show adequate internal consistency in both the subscales (friends, family, father and mother) and in the overall scale. The factorial structure, derived from a confirmatory factorial analysis, fitted the theoretical model proposed by the authors of the scale. The scale scores showed evidence of convergent and discriminant validity from the observed relationships with the measures of perceived social support. The psychometric properties of the adapted scale provide an adequate measuring instrument for evaluating perceived acceptance in Spanish university students.
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