Validation of the Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI) in a Uruguayan sample

Martin Bidegain; Marcela Carballo; Daniel Costa-Ball

doi:10.22235/cp.v19i1.4005

Autores

Martin Bidegain Catholic University of Uruguay https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8360-5659
Marcela Carballo Catholic University of Uruguay https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7117-7581
Daniel Costa-Ball Catholic University of Uruguay https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0477-2545

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22235/cp.v19i1.4005

Palavras-chave:

empatia, IRI, validação, propriedades psicométricas, avaliação

Resumo

Antecedentes: O Índice de Reatividade Interpessoal (IRI), introduzido por Davis em 1980, continua sendo uma escala de autorrelato amplamente utilizada para avaliar a empatia a partir de uma perspectiva multidimensional, com adaptações para diferentes idiomas e populações. No entanto, muitos estudos sobre propriedades psicométricas não conseguiram replicar a estrutura original de quatro fatores. Método: Foi desenvolvido um estudo instrumental que aplicou a Teoria Clássica dos Testes para adaptar o instrumento IRI ao Uruguai em uma amostra de 858 participantes adultos uruguaios (640 mulheres, 218 homens). Resultados: A escala original de 28 itens não apresentou um bom ajuste ao modelo de quatro fatores. A eliminação dos itens invertidos resultou em um ajuste adequado para o modelo original e um modelo de três fatores. Conclusão: Os resultados sugerem que uma versão abreviada da escala, sem itens invertidos, deve ser utilizada nesta população. Devem ser realizados mais estudos sobre os problemas relacionados aos itens invertidos. Este estudo enfatiza a importância da pesquisa contínua sobre as propriedades psicométricas do instrumento, os fundamentos teóricos e as implicações práticas do uso de uma versão abreviada.

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