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Lotfi M, Sharifi Fard S A, Amini M, Zolgharnein M. Investigating the Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of the Mentalized Affectivity Scale in Students: A Descriptive Study. JRUMS 2023; 21 (12) :1229-1248
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Investigating the Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of the Mentalized Affectivity Scale in Students: A Descriptive Study
Mozhgan Lotfi[1], Sayed Ali Sharifi Fard[2], Mahdi Amini[3], Maryam Zolgharnein[4]
Received: 20/09/22 Sent for Revision: 29/10/22 Received Revised Manuscript: 28/02/23 Accepted: 01/03/23
Background and Objectives: Mental affectivity is a new perspective on emotion regulation. This view has introduced a new aspect in emotional regulation. The aim of this study was to investigate the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the Mentalized Affectivity Scale in university students.
Materials and Methods: The research method is cross-sectional and factor analysis. Its statistical population was all the students of public universities in Tehran City who were selected in a random multi-stage cluster method (academic year 2020-2021). The sample size included 500 participants, out of which 492 people were included in the analysis. Following tools were used in this study: Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ), Emotion Regulation Skills Questionnaire (ERSQ), Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS), Affective Style Questionnaire (ASQ), Symptom Checklist-25 (SCL), and the Mentalized Affectivity Scale (MAS). In order to analyze the data, confirmatory and exploratory factor analysis, as well as Cronbach's alpha reliability and criterion validity methods were used.
Results: The results showed that this scale has desirable psychometric properties. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the three-component model of this scale. Cronbach's alpha coefficient was 0.91 for the whole scale, and 0.91, 0.85, and 0.64 for the three components of identification, processing, and expression, respectively.
Conclusion: Considering the desirable psychometric properties of the Mentalized Affectivity Scale, this scale can be used by researchers in psychological studies, focusing on the student community. It seems necessary to observe caution in using these instruments for other statistical communities.
Key words: Emotion regulation, Mentalized affectivity, Psychometric properties
Funding: This study did not have any funds.
Conflict of interest: None declared.
Ethical approval: This study is approved by the Ethics Committee of Iran University of Medical Sciences (IR.IUMS.REC.1398.1095).
How to cite this article: Lotfi Mozhgan, Sharifi Fard Sayed Ali, Amini Mahdi, Zolgharnein Maryam. Investigating the Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of the Mentalized Affectivity Scale in Students: A Descriptive Study. J Rafsanjan Univ Med Sci 2023; 21 (12): 1229-48. [Farsi]
Mozhgan Lotfi[1], Sayed Ali Sharifi Fard[2], Mahdi Amini[3], Maryam Zolgharnein[4]
Received: 20/09/22 Sent for Revision: 29/10/22 Received Revised Manuscript: 28/02/23 Accepted: 01/03/23
Background and Objectives: Mental affectivity is a new perspective on emotion regulation. This view has introduced a new aspect in emotional regulation. The aim of this study was to investigate the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the Mentalized Affectivity Scale in university students.
Materials and Methods: The research method is cross-sectional and factor analysis. Its statistical population was all the students of public universities in Tehran City who were selected in a random multi-stage cluster method (academic year 2020-2021). The sample size included 500 participants, out of which 492 people were included in the analysis. Following tools were used in this study: Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ), Emotion Regulation Skills Questionnaire (ERSQ), Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS), Affective Style Questionnaire (ASQ), Symptom Checklist-25 (SCL), and the Mentalized Affectivity Scale (MAS). In order to analyze the data, confirmatory and exploratory factor analysis, as well as Cronbach's alpha reliability and criterion validity methods were used.
Results: The results showed that this scale has desirable psychometric properties. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the three-component model of this scale. Cronbach's alpha coefficient was 0.91 for the whole scale, and 0.91, 0.85, and 0.64 for the three components of identification, processing, and expression, respectively.
Conclusion: Considering the desirable psychometric properties of the Mentalized Affectivity Scale, this scale can be used by researchers in psychological studies, focusing on the student community. It seems necessary to observe caution in using these instruments for other statistical communities.
Key words: Emotion regulation, Mentalized affectivity, Psychometric properties
Funding: This study did not have any funds.
Conflict of interest: None declared.
Ethical approval: This study is approved by the Ethics Committee of Iran University of Medical Sciences (IR.IUMS.REC.1398.1095).
How to cite this article: Lotfi Mozhgan, Sharifi Fard Sayed Ali, Amini Mahdi, Zolgharnein Maryam. Investigating the Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of the Mentalized Affectivity Scale in Students: A Descriptive Study. J Rafsanjan Univ Med Sci 2023; 21 (12): 1229-48. [Farsi]
[1]- Assistant Prof., Dept.of Mental Health, School of Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health (Tehran Institute of Psychiatry), Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
[2]- MSc in Clinical Psychology, School of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran
[3]- Assistant Prof., Addiction Dept., School of Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health (Tehran Institute of Psychiatry), Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, ORCID: 0000-0002-3423-9509
(Corresponding Author) Tel: (021) 66551655, Fax: (021) 66551655, E-mail: amini.mh@iums.ac.ir
(Corresponding Author) Tel: (021) 66551655, Fax: (021) 66551655, E-mail: amini.mh@iums.ac.ir
[4]- MSc in Rehabilitation Counseling, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Allameh Tabatabai University, Tehran, Iran
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Received: 2022/08/18 | Accepted: 2023/03/4 | Published: 2023/03/19
Received: 2022/08/18 | Accepted: 2023/03/4 | Published: 2023/03/19
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