Universidad Miguel Hernández.
Psicothema. 2019 Aug;31(3):327-334. doi: 10.7334/psicothema2019.17.
Individual differences in the capacity to delay gratification explain considerable variability in adult life outcomes related to health, psychological well-being, and social relationships. Although individual differences in delay of gratification begin to emerge in adolescence, few studies have tried to evaluate this construct in adolescents, especially in Spanish. The goal of this study was to validate the Delaying Gratification Inventory and to analyse its psychometric properties in Spanish adolescents.
Using a sample of 695 adolescents (M = 15.18, SD = 1.22) between 13 and 18 years old, the factor structure, internal consistency and reliability were tested.
The analyses showed an adequate fit to the original model (χ ² (550) = 1671.59, CFI = .92, TLI = .92, RMSEA = .063, 95% CI [.063, .071]), and appropriate internal consistency (α = .80). The ability to delay gratification was directly and moderately associated with self-control and self-consciousness, and inversely and moderately related with depression and psychological difficulties.
This study provides new data on a tool for assessing the ability to delay reward in Spanish adolescents, a key regulatory ability to prevent unhealthy high-risk behaviours that are associated with serious health, psychological, and social problems.
在与健康、心理幸福感和社会关系相关的成人生活结果方面，个体延迟满足的能力存在差异。尽管在青少年时期开始出现延迟满足的个体差异，但很少有研究试图评估青少年的这种结构，尤其是在西班牙语中。本研究的目的是验证延迟满足量表，并分析其在西班牙青少年中的心理测量特性。
使用 695 名年龄在 13 至 18 岁之间的青少年（M = 15.18，SD = 1.22）样本，测试了因素结构、内部一致性和可靠性。
分析结果表明，原始模型具有较好的拟合度（χ²（550）= 1671.59，CFI =.92，TLI =.92，RMSEA =.063，95%CI [.063，.071]），并且具有适当的内部一致性（α =.80）。延迟满足的能力与自我控制和自我意识呈直接和中度相关，与抑郁和心理困难呈负相关和中度相关。
本研究提供了关于评估西班牙语青少年延迟奖励能力的工具的新数据，这是一种预防与严重健康、心理和社会问题相关的不健康高风险行为的关键调节能力。
