ABSTRACT

A study was conducted to examine the factor structure of the Neurobehavioral Symptom Inventory (NSI) among a large community sample of 729 Spanish-speakers from the Continental United States (n = 174, 23.9%), Latin America (n = 465, 63.8%), and Spain (n = 90, 12.3%) The sample was 62.1% female, had at least 10 years of formal education, and ranged in age from 18 to 65 years (M = 36.7, SD = 12.5). The sample was randomly split into two groups with comparable demographics for a sequential analysis that consisted of an exploratory factor analysis on the first subsample followed by a confirmatory factor analysis within a second validation subsample. Results demonstrated a high internal consistency reliability for the Spanish version of the NSI, and a three-factor solution was supported with somatic, affective, and cognitive factors. Findings were comparable to prior studies with the English version of the NSI providing preliminary support for the construct validity of this measure among a large sample of Spanish-speakers. Further study is needed to determine the criterion-related validity of the individual factors as separate subscales and to examine the appropriateness of this measure for individuals with lower levels of education.

摘要

进行了一项研究，以检查来自美国大陆 ( n  = 174, 23.9%)、拉丁美洲 ( n  = 465, 63.8% ) 的 729 名西班牙语使用者的大型社区样本中的神经行为症状量表 (NSI) 的因子结构) 和西班牙 (n  = 90, 12.3%) 样本为 62.1% 的女性，接受过至少 10 年的正规教育，年龄在 18 至 65 岁之间（M  = 36.7，SD = 12.5)。样本被随机分成两组，具有可比的人口统计学特征，进行顺序分析，包括对第一个子样本进行探索性因子分析，然后在第二个验证子样本中进行验证性因子分析。结果表明西班牙版 NSI 具有较高的内部一致性可靠性，并且三因素解决方案得到了躯体、情感和认知因素的支持。结果与之前的研究具有可比性，英文版的 NSI 为该测量在大量西班牙语使用者中的结构效度提供了初步支持。需要进一步的研究来确定作为独立分量表的个体因素的标准相关效度，并检验该措施对教育水平较低的个体的适用性。