RT Journal Article
T1 Factor Structure, Internal Consistency and Criterion Validity of the Full-form and Short-form Versions of the Centrality of Events Scale in Young People
A1 Galán, Santiago
A1 Castarlenas, Elena
A1 Racine, Mélanie
A1 Sánchez-Rodríguez, Elisabeth
A1 Tomé-Pires, Catarina
A1 Jensen, Mark
A1 Miró, Jordi
K1 Psicometría
K1 Psicología cognitiva
AB The perceived centrality of a traumatic event has been hypothesized to impact subsequent responses to that event and shown to be positively associated to a number of psychological problems. In order to understand the role of this construct in adjustment to stress and trauma, reliable and valid measures are needed. The objective of this study was to evaluate the factor structure, internal consistency and convergent validity of the full-form and short-forms of the Centrality of Event Scale when used with young people. A sample of 262 undergraduate students completed this study. Confirmatory factor analyses, Cronbach alpha coefficients and Pearson correlation coefficients were performed. The findings support a one-factor structure of the full 20-item and the short 7-item versions. We also found that both versions provide reliable and valid scores when used with young people. We recommend the use of the 7-item version to minimize assessment burden.
PB John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
YR 2017
FD 2017-12-01
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/44801
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/44801
LA eng
NO Galán, S., Castarlenas, E., Racine, M., Sánchez-Rodríguez, E., Tomé-Pires, C., Jensen, M. P., & Miró, J. (2017). Factor structure, internal consistency and criterion validity of the full-form and short-form versions of the Centrality of Events Scale in young people. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 31(6), 662–667. https://doi.org/10.1002/acp.3369
NO https://openpolicyfinder.jisc.ac.uk/id/publication/467?from=single_hit
NO European Regional Development Fund
NO Obra Social de La Caixa
NO Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness
NO RecerCaixa
NO Fundación Grünenthal
NO ICREA-Acadèmia
NO The Earl Russell Chair in Pain Medicine
NO RecerCaixa
NO Universitat Rovira i Virgili
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 1 mar 2026