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Construction and Validity Evidence of the Autistic Person's Socialization Beliefs Scale (APSBS)

Construção e evidências de validade da Escala de Crenças sobre a Socialização da Pessoa Autista (ECSPA)

Construcción y evidencias de validez de la Escala de Creencias sobre Socialización de la Persona Autista (ECSPA)

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Abstract

This research aimed to provide evidence on the validity of the Scale of Beliefs about the socialization of Autistic individuals in two studies in which exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were conducted. In study 1, the participants consisted of 295 individuals from the general population; most of them were females (80%), aged 18–60 years (M = 27.5, SD = 9.13), and from Paraíba (42.4%). The exploratory factor analysis indicated that the scale was unifactorial; it was composed of 8 items with satisfactory discriminative power and a good level of internal consistency (α = 0.76). In study 2, the participants consisted of 276 individuals from the general population; most of them were from Paraíba (48.2%), aged 18–59 years (M = 28.6, SD = 9.13), and women (76.7%). Confirmatory factor analysis reinforced the unidimensionality of the scale; the adjustment indices for the proposed model were satisfactory. We can conclude that the final 8-item version of the scale is psychometrically valid and can be used in research contexts.

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Esta pesquisa objetivou desenvolver e reunir evidências de validade da Escala de Crenças sobre a Socialização da Pessoa Autista por meio de dois estudos nos quais foram realizados, respectivamente, análises fatoriais exploratória e confirmatória. No estudo 1, participaram 295 indivíduos da população geral, a maioria do sexo feminino (80%), com idades entre 18 e 60 anos (M=27,5; DP=9,13), majoritariamente da Paraíba (42,4%). A escala se apresentou unifatorial, composta por 8 itens e bom nível de consistência interna (α = 0,76). No estudo 2, participaram 276 indivíduos da população geral, a maioria da Paraíba (48,2%), com idades entre 18 e 59 anos (M= 28,6; DP=9,13), predominando mulheres (76,7%). A análise fatorial confirmatória reforçou a unidimensionalidade da escala mediante satisfatórios índices de ajuste para o modelo proposto. Conclui-se que a escala, cuja versão final ficou composta por 8 itens, e possui evidências de validade; logo, pode ser utilizada em contextos de pesquisa.

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El objetivo fue desarrollar y reunir evidencias de validez de la Escala de Creencias sobre Socialización de la Persona Autista, a través de dos estudios, en los que se desarrollaron análisis factoriales exploratoria y confirmatoria, respectivamente. En el estudio 1, participaron 295 individuos de la población general, mujeres (80%), con edades entre 18 y 60 años (M=27.5; SD=9.13), principalmente de Paraíba (42,4%). La escala se unificó, consistiendo en ocho ítems y buen nivel de consistencia interna (α=0.76). En el estudio 2, participaron 276 individuos de la población general, mayoría de la Paraíba (48,2%), edades entre 18 y 59 años (M=28.6; SD=9.13), predominantemente mujeres (76,7%). El análisis factorial confirmatorio reforzó la unidimensionalidad de la Escala a través de índices de ajuste satisfactorios para el modelo propuesto. En conclusión, la Escala, cuya versión final estaba compuesta por ocho ítems, tiene evidencias de validez, por lo tanto, puede usarse en contextos de investigación.

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This research was financially supported by the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) and the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq).

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The first author contributed to data collection, data analysis, and the preparation and writing of the manuscript. The second author contributed to data collection and the preparation and writing of the manuscript. The third contributed to guiding the research and the editing and revision of the manuscript.

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Correspondence to Camila Cristina Vasconcelos Dias.

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We declare that all ethical guidelines were followed in accordance with the rules applicable to research in Human and Social Sciences according to Resolution No. 510/2016; the respondents consented to participate in the study, the results were published, and confidentiality and anonymity were maintained, consistent with the Free and Informed Consent Form (ICF).

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Research linked to the MCTI/CNPq no. 01/2016, project entitled “Adherence to Psychiatric Reform: Analysis of Causal Beliefs, Social Exclusion and Prejudice Against the Mentally Ill.”

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Dias, C.C.V., da Silva, J.V.C. & Maciel, S.C. Construction and Validity Evidence of the Autistic Person's Socialization Beliefs Scale (APSBS). Trends in Psychol. 29, 581–594 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s43076-021-00071-5

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