Psychometric properties of the emotional processing scale in individuals with psychiatric symptoms and the development of a brief 15-item version.

ABSTRACT: The 25-item Emotional Processing Scale (EPS) can be used with clinical populations, but there is little research on its psychometric properties (factor structure, test-retest reliability, and validity) in individuals with psychiatric symptoms. We administered the EPS-25 to a large sample of people (N = 512) with elevated psychiatric symptoms. We used confirmatory factor analysis to evaluate three a priori models from previous research and then evaluated discriminant and convergent validity against measures of alexithymia (Toronto Alexithymia Scale-20), depressive symptoms (Patient Health Questionaire-9), and anxiety symptoms (Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7). None of the a priori models achieved acceptable fit, and subsequent exploratory factor analysis did not yield a clear factor solution

SUBMITTER: Maroti D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9213431 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature