Escala de Cansancio Emocional: Análisis psicométrico en estudiantes de posgrado en Puerto Rico

This research analyzes the psychometric properties of the Emotional Exhaustion Scale and confirms the unifactorial structure of the scale. 442 master’s and doctoral students from 21 to 55 years old participated in the research (M = 29.52; DE = 5.63). Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, invariance analysis and internal consistency analysis were performed. Factor analyses confirmed theunidimensional structure of the scale (appropriate fit indexes), and Cronbach’s alpha and McDonald’s omega coefficients were adequate (α = .883; ω = .883). It was concluded that the Emotional Exhaustion Scale has good psychometric properties to be used in postgraduate students in Puerto Rico and is a practical and helpful tool for clinical and academic work in universities. The practical implications and limitations of the findings are discussed. Esta investigación analiza las propiedades psicométricas de la Escala de Cansancio Emocional y confirma su estructura unidimensional. Participaron en la investigación 442 estudiantes de maestría y doctorado de 21 a 55 años (M = 29.52; DE = 5.63). Se realizaron análisis factoriales exploratorios y confirmatorios, análisis de invarianza y análisis de consistencia interna. Los análisis factoriales confirmaron la estructura unidimensional del instrumento (índices de ajuste apropiados) y los coeficientes alfa de Cronbach y omega de McDonald fueron adecuados (α = .883; ω = .883). Se concluye que la Escala de Cansancio Emocional cuenta con las propiedades psicométricas adecuadas para ser utilizada en estudiantes de posgrado de Puerto Rico y es una herramienta práctica y útil en el quehacer clínico y académico de las universidades. Se discuten las implicancias prácticas y limitaciones de los hallazgos

Religious and Spiritual Struggles Brief Inventory: Initial Validation and Psychometric Study

Background: Religious and spiritual struggles are psychological conflicts associated with a relationship with divinity or religious organizations' particular practices and teachings. These struggles can affect health and well-being, causing emotional distress and pain. Objective: The purpose of this study was to develop and validate a brief measure that examines religious and spiritual struggles (R/E) from the theoretical framework of Exline. Method: This research had an instrumental design. An availability sampling composed of 312 participants residing in Puerto Rico was used. Results: The psychometric analysis confirmed that the scale has a four-dimensional structure (divine struggles, interpersonal struggles, evil struggles, intrapersonal struggles), solid reliability, construct validity, and convergent validity. The 14 items met good discrimination values. Conclusions: These results suggest that the instrument can measure four types of R/E struggles in Puerto Rican adults. Furthermore, this new instrument will allow the advancement of new research on R/E struggles in Puerto Rico and Latin America