Escala de Iniciativa de Crecimiento Personal-II: validación  de la traducción al español en Paraguay

Maria Alexandra Vuyk; Gerónimo Codas

doi:10.22235/cp.v16i1.2657

Authors

Maria Alexandra Vuyk Universidad Católica Nuestra Señora de la Asunción https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3963-8522
Gerónimo Codas Universidad Católica Nuestra Señora de la Asunción https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1351-0347

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22235/cp.v16i1.2657

Keywords:

personal growth initiative, factor analysis, structural equation modeling, reliability and validity

Abstract

Personal growth initiative is a construct that has been investigated in recent years, and has shown a cross-cultural character. Currently, it is linked to other concepts related to counseling and clinical psychology. To carry out studies in Latin American contexts, it is essential that instruments that measure this construct be translated and adapted. The present work describes the translation into Spanish and validation of the Personal Growth Initiative Scale-II in a sample of 219 university students from the city of Asunción (Paraguay). In addition, data for validity evidence in relation with other variables such as the constructs of hope and satisfaction with life are presented. Confirmatory factor analyses and an exploratory structural equation model demonstrated acceptable fit of a four-factor model with modifications, as suggested by other antecedents. On the other hand, correlations of this construct with hope and satisfaction with life give good validity evidence in relation to other variables. The usefulness of the scale for its use in the clinical setting is discussed. In particular, its usefulness as a predictor of change in psychotherapy is underpinned, since the concept is closely related to motivational factors in the therapeutic process and can be a predictor of relapses in the long term.

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Author Biography

Maria Alexandra Vuyk, Universidad Católica Nuestra Señora de la Asunción

Investigadora Nivel II - PRONII CONACYT. Ph.D. y Master en Counseling Psychology por la Universidad de Kansas. Master en Ciencias de la Educación Especial en Superdotación, Talento y Creatividad por Emporia State University, Kansas. Licenciada en Psicología y Filosofía por Emporia State University, Kansas. Especializada en Psicología Clínica Pediátrica en CHOC Children's Hospital, Orange County, California.

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