Abstract
Young Schema Questionnaire, CEY-S3, is an instrument that measures a taxonomy of 18 central psychological themes called early maladaptive schemas, which would underlie personality disorders and other mental disorders. The aim of this investigation is analyze psychometric properties of CEY-S3 in a Chilean mixed sample of 85 patients with a diagnosis of personality disorders from two psychiatric units in public hospitals and a 207 university students sample from two private universities. The results show a good fit for the 18 factor model, a good ability to discriminate by sex and clinical and non-clinical sample, as well as the internal consistency of 17 of the 18 scales is adequate (α> 0.70). These results are in accordance with the validation studies in different languages and cultures, which supports their use in clinical or research fields.
| Translated title of the contribution | Young schema questionnaire YSQ-S3: Psychometric properties in an adult mixed sample from Chile |
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| Original language | Spanish |
| Pages (from-to) | 144-155 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Terapia Psicologica |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2018 |
| Externally published | Yes |