Psychometric characteristics of the Personality Belief Questionnaire – Short Form

Abstract

This study evaluated the psychometric properties of the Brazilian version of the Personality Belief Questionnaire – Short Form (PBQ-SF). A sample of 700 college students answered to the Brazilian version of the PBQ-SF. The results showed good estimates of reliability (Cronbach’s alpha) of the PBQ-SF scales, indicating a significant association between the beliefs of each of the scales. The results of factor analysis of the PBQ-SF were similar to its original version. Overall, the findings provide support for the existence of factorial validity for the Brazilian version of the PBQ-SF, suggesting that it is a practical tool for the measurement of dysfunctional beliefs related to personality disorders

Factor structure and reliability of the Personality Belief Questionnaire in Argentina

“…In this sense, pure PDs are extremely rare [35]. Instead, people often show traits, beliefs and strategies associated with different PDs [14]. Thus, it would seem feasible that such overlap may also be present in the cognitive features of PDs measured by PBQ scales.…”

“…Moreover, although Butler et al [8] found that some PBQ items discriminated patients with borderline PD from patients with other PDs, factor analytic studies failed to identify a specific factor underlying borderline PD-1 A complete structure matrix is available from the first author upon request. related beliefs [10,14]. Therefore, we did not expect that beliefs associated with borderline PD would correspond to any specific factor.…”

“…Additionally, findings from factor analysis have been fairly consistent and largely supported the intended structure of the PBQ in several studies. For example, Leite et al [14] found a nine-factor structure that corresponds to all PBQ scales. The only exception was the borderline scale, which was not recovered by the exploratory factor analysis.…”

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“…The fi rst nine of these are listed in the current version of the DSM (DSM-5), while Passive-Aggressive Personality Disorder was moved from an Axis II personality disorder in the DSM-III-R to Appendix B of the DSM-IV-TR ("Criteria Sets and Axes Provided for Further Study"). Research has established that the PBQ can be considered a practical tool for the measurement of dysfunctional beliefs that are related to recognized personality disorders (Jones, Burrell-Hodgon, & Tate, 2007 ;Leite, Lopes, & Lopes, 2012 ), although path coeffi cients are in the medium range, which indicates that personality disorders are not solely determined by beliefs (Arntz, Dreessen, Schouten, & Weertman, 2004 ). Similarly, the MDT Compound Core Beliefs Questionnaire-Short Version (CCBQ-SV, or, as the standard version in use, CCBQ) is a self-report tool to highlight dysfunctional beliefs in the context of personality clusters for further exploration and treatment planning.…”

Factor structure of the Personality Schemas and Beliefs Questionnaire

“…Os índices de concordância entre as subescalas das duas versões variaram entre 0,75 e 0,89. Utilizando os itens adaptados por Savoia et al (2006), Leite, Lopes, e Lopes (2012), conduziram uma análise fatorial exploratória a partir das respostas de 700 universitários a uma versão reduzida do PBQ, o Personality Belief Questionnaire Short Form -PBQ-SF (Butler, Brow, Beck, & Grishman, 2002). Os resultados indicaram nove fatores com índices de fidedignidade (alfa de Cronbach) entre 0,55 e 0,86.…”