Wording effects in the Italian version of the Penn State Worry Questionnaire

Authors
Meloni, F Gana, K
Citation
F. Meloni et K. Gana, Wording effects in the Italian version of the Penn State Worry Questionnaire, CLIN PSY PS, 8(4), 2001, pp. 282-287
Citations number
28
Categorie Soggetti
Psycology
Journal title
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY & PSYCHOTHERAPY
ISSN journal
10633995 → ACNP
Volume
8
Issue
4
Year of publication
2001
Pages
282 - 287
Database
ISI
SICI code
1063-3995(200107/08)8:4<282:WEITIV>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
The aim of the present study was to present an Italian version of the Penn State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ), describe its factorial structure, and ver ify wording effects probably due to the presence of negatively keyed items. Confirmatory factor analyses supported a model containing trait and method factors. This means that the measure is likely to be contaminated by metho d effects. Thus, the relevance of negatively worded items in the PSWQ is qu estioned. Copyright (C) 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.