Versión española del cuestionario EPQR-Abreviado (EPQR-A) (I): Análisis exploratorio de la estructura factorial.

Versión española del cuestionario EPQR-Abreviado (EPQR-A) (I): Análisis exploratorio de la estructura factorial.

Abstract: Spanish version of the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire-Revised (EPQR-A) (I): Exploratory factor analysis

The aim of this study was to examine the factor structure of the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire Revised-Abbreviated (EPQR-A, Francis, Brown & Philipchalk, 1992). The development of an abbreviated form of the Revised Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQRA): Its use among students in England, Canada, the U.S.A and Australia. Personality and Individual Differences, 13, 443-449] presented preliminary data on the reliability and validity of the EPQR-A. However, the structure of the questionnaire has not been evaluated yet using exploratory factor analysis. The factor structure of the Spanish EPQR-A was examined in a sample of 263 undergraduate university students. Using principal component analysis, evidence was found for the four-factor structure and for the unidimensionality of the four EPQR-A subscales of extraversion, neuroticism, psychoticism and the lie scale. Results provide evidence for exploratory factor validity of the Spanish EPQR-A.

Resumen:

El objetivo del presente estudio se ha centrado en analizar la estructura factorial del Eysenck Personality Questionnaire Revised-Abbreviated (EPQR-A, Francis, Brown y Philipchalk, 1992). The development of an abbreviated form of the Revised Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQR-A): Its use among students in England, Canada, the U.S.A and Australia. Personality and Individual Differences, 13, 443-449] presentaron datos preliminares sobre la fiabilidad y validez del EPQR-A. Sin embargo, aún no ha sido estudiada la estructura del cuestionario mediante análisis factorial exploratorio. En este trabajo examinamos la estructura factorial de la versión española del EPQR-A a partir de una muestra de 263 estudiantes universitarios. Aplicando análisis de componentes principales, constatamos una estructura de cuatro factores y evidencia sobre la unidimensionalidad de las cuatro subescalas del EPQR-A (i.e., extraversión, neuroticismo, psicoticismo y sinceridad). Los resultados proporcionan evidencia en apoyo de la validez factorial exploratoria de la versión española del EPQR-A