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Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Valencia Scale of Attitudes and Beliefs Toward Hypnosis–client Version in a Portuguese Sample
Jesús M. Suárez-rodríguezM. Elena MendozaJosé A Molina-del-peralAntonio Capafonssubject
AdultMaleComplementary and Manual Therapy050103 clinical psychologyHypnosisAdolescentPsychological intervention050109 social psychologySample (statistics)Young AdultSurveys and QuestionnairesInternal consistencyHumans0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesReliability (statistics)AgedPortugal05 social sciencesReproducibility of ResultsMiddle AgedConfirmatory factor analysislanguage.human_languageClinical PsychologyScale (social sciences)languageFemalePortugueseFactor Analysis StatisticalPsychologyAttitude to HealthHypnosisClinical psychologydescription
Research literature about hypnosis highlights the importance of clients' attitudes and beliefs toward hypnosis because they promote hypnotic responses and may predict the effectiveness of hypnotic interventions as well as minimize iatrogenic effects for clients. This study analyzes the factorial structure and psychometric properties with confirmatory methodology of the Valencia Scale of Attitudes and Beliefs Toward Hypnosis-Client Version, using a Portuguese sample. We expected to replicate the results obtained in previous research conducted with samples from various countries. The Portuguese sample comprised 1,977 participants. We found a structure of 8 factors, with an adequate internal consistency and test-retest reliability. Results are similar to those found in exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses with samples from other countries.
year | journal | country | edition | language |
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2018-01-11 | International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis |