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Author(s)
Cirilo H. García
Héctor L. Díaz
Arnoldo Téllez, Fuensanta López, Juan Martínez, Lorenzo Sánchez, Enrique García
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DOI:10.17265/2159-5542/2013.09.005
Affiliation(s)
Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, México
The University of Texas-Pan American, Edinburg, USA
Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, México
ABSTRACT
This
is a report of the validation process of two scales that measure the OIS-García
(optimist interactive style). An attempt was made to establish construct and
convergent validity for these two scales. Towards this end, we relied on the
Spanish version of the LOT-R (life orientation test—revised). Participants were
350 relatives of a cancer patient with a mean age of 39.87 years (SD = 14.88) and an age range going from
15 to 79 years. Each of the new versions of the OIS1-García and OIS2-García
comprised 10 items. The Chronbach alpha internal consistency coefficients were 0.701
for the OIS1 and 0.633 for the OIS2. The Spearman correlation coefficient among
these two tests was 0.438, the correlation among LOT-R and OIS1-García was 0.382,
and the correlation among LOT-R and OIS2-García was 0.468. As a result, we were
able to partially validate both versions of the OIS-García test. These findings
serve as encouragement to develop more culturally sensitive and appropriate
measurement instruments for specific cultures or populations.
KEYWORDS
validation, construct and convergent validity, optimism, Mexicans
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