The Skin Picking Impact Scale: Factor structure,validity and development of a short version |
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| Authors: | Ivar Snorrason Ragnar P. Olafsson Christopher A. Flessner Nancy J. Keuthen Martin E. Franklin Douglas W. Woods |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin‐Milwaukee, , USA;2. Division of Psychiatry, Landspitali‐University Hospital and Faculty of Psychology, School of Health Sciences, University of Iceland, , Iceland;3. Department of Psychology, Kent State University, , USA;4. Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, , USA;5. Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, , USA |
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| Abstract: | In the present study, we examined the psychometric properties of the Skin Picking Impact Scale (SPIS; Keuthen, Deckersbach, Wilhelm et al., 2001), a 10 item self‐report questionnaire designed to assess the psychosocial impact of skin picking disorder (SPD). Participants were 650 individuals who met criteria for SPD in an online survey. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses demonstrated a unitary factor structure with high internal consistency (α = 0.94). Consequently, we constructed an abbreviated 4‐item version that retained good internal consistency (α = 0.87) and a robust factor structure. Both the short and the full versions demonstrated discriminant and convergent/concurrent validity. In conclusion, the findings indicate that both versions are psychometrically sound measures of SPD related psychosocial impact; however, some potential limitations of the full scale are discussed. |
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| Keywords: | Skin picking impact scale pathological skin picking psychogenic excoriation factor analysis validity reliability psychosocial impact |
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