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Chilean validation of the operationalized psychodynamic diagnosis-structure questionnaire (OPD-SQ) for personality
Nicolás Lorenzini1, G de la Parra2,3, P Dagnino4,5
1Psychoanalysis Unit, Research Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, London, UK.
Background:
This is the validation of the Operationalized Psychodynamic Diagnosis-Structure Questionnaire (OPD-SQ).
Methods:
A clinical sample of 399 adults and a nonclinical general population sample of 50 healthy adults completed measures of depression, attachment, psychiatric symptomatology and distress. Internal consistency and concurrent validity were assessed. Test-retest and Reliable Change Index were also calculated, as was the ability of the OPD-SQ to distinguish between the clinical and general population groups.
Results:
High internal consistencies were found; significant differences between clinical and nonclinical samples, and significant associations with psychiatric symptomatology, depression and psychological distress.
Conclusion:
The Chilean OPD-SQ has good reliability, and discriminates between clinical and healthy samples.
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