Disgust assessment: Factorial structure and psychometric properties of the French version of the Disgust Propension and Sensibility Scale Revised-12

PLoS One. 2019 Jan 28;14(1):e0210639. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0210639. eCollection 2019.

Abstract

The present study examined the internal and external validity of the French version of the 12-item Disgust Propensity and Sensitivity Scale-Revised (DPSS-12) in a nonclinical sample from the general population. Two hundred and eighty-two participants completed the DPSSf-12 questionnaire as well as the Anxiety Sensitivity Index (ASI), Anxiety Trait (STAI B), Obsessional Belief Questionnaire 44 items (OBQ 44), Obsessive Compulsive Inventory-Revised (OCI-R) and Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS). Confirmatory Factor Analysis supported a 2-factor structure after two sensitivity items were removed. The 10-item scale showed good internal consistency, construct validity and test-retest reliability. These adequate psychometric properties make the DPSSf-10 appropriate for use by researchers and practitioners.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Anxiety
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Disgust*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
  • Personality Inventory
  • Psychometrics / methods*
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Young Adult

Grants and funding

CIFRE device {2016/1119} signed with the psychiatric clinic RECH belonging to RAMSAY group, financed by the French Ministry of research and industry implemented by the French national association for research and technology.