The Disgust Scale: Item Analysis, Factor Structure, and Suggestions for Refinement

Autor/inn/en	Olatunji, Bunmi O.; Williams, Nathan L.; Tolin, David F.; Abramowitz, Jonathan S.; Sawchuk, Craig N.; Lohr, Jeffrey M.; Elwood, Lisa S.
Titel	The Disgust Scale: Item Analysis, Factor Structure, and Suggestions for Refinement
Quelle	In: Psychological Assessment, 19 (2007) 3, S.281-297 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1040-3590
Schlagwörter	Measures (Individuals); Patients; Item Analysis; Factor Structure; Animals; Test Validity; Reliability; Gender Differences; Scores; Psychological Patterns; Mental Disorders; Hygiene; Psychometrics + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Messdaten; Patient; Itemanalyse; Faktorenstruktur; Animal; Tier; Tiere; Testvalidität; Reliabilität; Geschlechterkonflikt; Mental illness; Geisteskrankheit; Psychometry; Psychometrie
Abstract	In the 4 studies presented (N = 1,939), a converging set of analyses was conducted to evaluate the item adequacy, factor structure, reliability, and validity of the Disgust Scale (DS; J. Haidt, C. McCauley, & P. Rozin, 1994). The results suggest that 7 items (i.e., Items 2, 7, 8, 21, 23, 24, and 25) should be considered for removal from the DS. Secondary to removing the items, exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses revealed that the DS taps 3 dimensions of disgust: Core Disgust, Animal Reminder Disgust, and Contamination-Based Disgust. Women scored higher than men on the 3 disgust dimensions. Structural modeling provided support for the specificity of the 3-factor model, as Core Disgust and Contamination-Based Disgust were significantly predictive of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) concerns, whereas Animal Reminder Disgust was not. Results from a clinical sample indicated that patients with OCD washing concerns scored significantly higher than patients with OCD without washing concerns on both Core Disgust and Contamination-Based Disgust, but not on Animal Reminder Disgust. These findings are discussed in the context of the refinement of the DS to promote a more psychometrically sound assessment of disgust sensitivity. (Author).
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