Psychometric Properties of the Spouse Specific Dependency Scale for Women (SSDS-W)

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https://doi.org/10.21615/cesp.5417

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Spouse Specific Dependency Scale for Women (SSDS-W), dependency spouse, emotional dependency, hierarchical model, Item Response Theory (IRT)

Abstract

The aim of this research was to adapt and validate the Spouse Specific Dependency Scale for Women (SSDS-W) for use in the Brazilian context, which consists of 30 items. In study 1, 347 women participated. It was obtained a three- dimensional structure: anxiety attachment (α = .88), emotional dependence (α = .80) and exclusive dependence (α = .72), with satisfactory internal consistencies. In the second study, 325 women participated, and three structural equation models were tested. The results indicated that the EDEC-M presented better index adjustment in the second-order hierarchical model: χ2 /df = 1.89; CFI = .95; TLI = .95; GFI = .95; RMSEA .05 and SRMR = .07. This model was supported by Item Response Theory (IRT), which analyzed a satisfactory variation of the item difficulty and allowed the construction of an Item Map for the measure. Therefore, the EDEC-M presented satisfactory psychometric properties evidence of construct validity for the Brazilian context in women.

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Tamyres Tomaz Paiva, Federal University of Paraíba, Brazil

Doctoral student of the Postgraduate Program in Social Psychology at the Federal University of Paraíba, Brasil.

Kaline da Silva Lima, Federal University of Paraíba, Brazil

Doctoral Student of the Postgraduate Program in Social Psychology at the Federal University of Paraíba, Brazil.

Jaqueline Gomes Cavalcanti, Federal University of Paraíba, Brazil

PhD in Social Psychology and Specialist in Social Psychological Assessment. Professor at the Institute of Higher Education of Paraíba (UNIESP), Brazil.

Isabella Leandra Silva Santos, Federal University of Paraíba, Brazil

Master's Student of the Postgraduate Program in Social Psychology at the Federal University of Paraíba, Brazil

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2021-09-17

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Paiva, T. T., Lima, K. da S., Cavalcanti, J. G., & Santos, I. L. S. (2021). Psychometric Properties of the Spouse Specific Dependency Scale for Women (SSDS-W). CES Psicología, 14(3), 34–56. https://doi.org/10.21615/cesp.5417

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