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.
Sandra Fernández-León1, Cristina Senín-Calderón2, María Luisa Gutiérrez-López3, and Juan F. Rodríguez-Testal4
Background: Aberrant salience (AS), related to classical delusional mood and self-disturbances, may be one of the keys to early detection of psychosis, before abnormal assignment of significance. As adolescence is a critical period in development of the self and there are few instruments for evaluating AS, validation of the Aberrant Salient Inventory (ASI) is proposed for use in the general adolescent population. Methods: A sample of 4,523 participants, 53.6% women, from 11 to 18 years of age (M = 14.31, SD = 1.66), from 29 schools in Western Andalusia (Spain) were evaluated collectively. Results: Good fit was found in the answers, and the original five-factor structure of the inventory was replicated. Reliability (ordinal alpha) was adequate both for the total (.95) and for the factors (.74. to .85). Invariance across sex, adequate indicators of concurrent (ideas of reference) and divergent (negative symptoms) validity, and sensitivity of .88 were found. Conclusions: The results suggest the ASI for use in the general adolescent population, and show that 7% of the sample could be at risk of beginning psychosis.
Validación española del Inventario de Saliencia Aberrante en población general adolescente. Antecedentes: la Saliencia Aberrante (SA), relacionada con el estado de ánimo delirante clásico y las perturbaciones de self, puede ser una de las claves para la detección temprana de la psicosis, antes de la asignación anormal de significados. Como la adolescencia es un período crítico en el desarrollo del yo y los instrumentos para evaluar la SA son pocos, se propone la validación del Inventario de Saliencia Aberrante (ASI) para su uso en población general adolescente. Método: participaron 4.523 sujetos, 53,6% mujeres, de 11 a 18 años de edad (M = 14.31, SD = 1.66) de 29 centros escolares de Andalucía Occidental (España). Resultados: se encontró un buen ajuste en las respuestas y se replicó la estructura original de cinco factores del inventario. La fiabilidad (alfa ordinal) fue adecuada tanto para el total (.95) como para los factores (de .74. a .85). Se halló invarianza a través del sexo, indicadores adecuados de validez concurrente (ideas de referencia) y divergente (síntomas negativos), y sensibilidad de .88. Conclusiones: se sugiere el interés del ASI para su uso en población general adolescente, y se muestra que el 7% de los participantes podrían estar en riesgo de psicosis.
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https://doi.org/10.7334/psicothema2018.308