Validación del Índice de Reactividad Interpersonal (IRI) en una muestra uruguaya
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https://doi.org/10.22235/cp.v19i1.4005Palabras clave:
empatía, IRI, validación, propiedades psicométricas, evaluaciónResumen
Antecedentes: el Índice de Reactividad Interpersonal (IRI), introducido por Davis en 1980, sigue siendo una escala de autoinforme ampliamente utilizada para evaluar la empatía desde una perspectiva multidimensional, con adaptaciones a diferentes idiomas y poblaciones. Sin embargo, muchos estudios sobre propiedades psicométricas no lograron replicar la estructura original de cuatro factores. Método: Se desarrolló un estudio instrumental que aplicó la Teoría Clásica de Test para adaptar el instrumento IRI a Uruguay en una muestra de 858 participantes adultos uruguayos (640 mujeres, 218 hombres). Resultados: La escala original de 28 ítems no mostró un buen ajuste al modelo de cuatro factores. La eliminación de los ítems invertidos resultó en un ajuste adecuado para el modelo original y un modelo de tres factores. Conclusión: los hallazgos sugieren que en esta población se debe utilizar una versión abreviada de la escala, sin ítems invertidos. Se deben realizar más estudios sobre los problemas relacionados con los ítems invertidos. Este estudio enfatiza la importancia de la investigación continua sobre las propiedades psicométricas del instrumento, los fundamentos teóricos y las implicaciones prácticas del uso de una versión abreviada.
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