Paulino Mauro, Moniz Mariana, Moura Octávio, Rijo Daniel, Morey Leslie, Simões Mário R
Center for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognitive and Behavioral Intervention (CINEICC), University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
Psychological Assessment and Psychometrics Laboratory (PsyAssessmentLab), University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
Front Psychol. 2024 May 30;15:1359793. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1359793. eCollection 2024.
Originally published in the United States of America in 1991, the Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI) has been translated and adapted to a growing number of countries, but Portugal had yet to study its adequacy to the Portuguese population.
The current study aimed to investigate the Portuguese normative data, the predictive effect of sociodemographic variables on the PAI scores, and the reliability of the Portuguese version of the PAI. Additionally, results were compared with other international versions of the PAI. The sample was comprised of 900 participants (age: = 43.13, = 14.28, range = 18-75), recruited from various regions of Portugal.
Findings showed that the Portuguese sample scored higher than the U.S. and other international versions of the PAI in most scales. Sociodemographic variables (e.g., gender, age, and educational level) were significant predictors on PAI scores. The internal consistency of the Portuguese sample revealed lower values on the validity scales, but adequate on the clinical, treatment, and interpersonal scales. Overall, the Portuguese PAI revealed adequate psychometric properties, with normative results often superior to other international versions of the inventory.
It is a crucial step into the Portuguese adaptation and validation of this instrument, a measure with considerable potential in clinical, forensic, and research contexts. This adaptation may lead to the growth and development of the psychological assessment field in Portugal, and the opportunity to develop future cross-cultural studies with other international versions of the PAI.
《人格评估问卷》（PAI）于1991年在美国首次出版，现已被翻译成多种语言并适用于越来越多的国家，但葡萄牙尚未对其在葡萄牙人群中的适用性进行研究。
本研究旨在调查葡萄牙的常模数据、社会人口统计学变量对PAI分数的预测作用以及PAI葡萄牙语版本的信度。此外，还将结果与PAI的其他国际版本进行了比较。样本由900名参与者组成（年龄：均值 = 43.13，标准差 = 14.28，范围 = 18 - 75岁），从葡萄牙的各个地区招募。
研究结果表明，葡萄牙样本在大多数量表上的得分高于美国和PAI的其他国际版本。社会人口统计学变量（如性别、年龄和教育水平）是PAI分数的重要预测因素。葡萄牙样本的内部一致性在效度量表上显示出较低的值，但在临床、治疗和人际量表上是足够的。总体而言，葡萄牙版PAI显示出足够的心理测量学特性，常模结果往往优于该量表的其他国际版本。
这是该工具在葡萄牙进行改编和验证的关键一步，该量表在临床、法医和研究领域具有相当大的潜力。这种改编可能会促进葡萄牙心理评估领域的发展，并为未来与PAI的其他国际版本开展跨文化研究提供机会。
