Validity of the Persian translation of the differentiation of self inventory (DSI) among Iranian adults

Because of the importance of self-differentiation in couple therapy and premarital counseling, it is essential to have a suitable tool to measure it. The present study investigates the validity of the Persian translation of Differentiation of Self Inventory (DSI) among Iranian adults. The participan...

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Main Authors: Effat Ghavibazou, Abbas Abdollahi, Simin Hosseinian
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-07-01
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844022011227
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author Effat Ghavibazou
Abbas Abdollahi
Simin Hosseinian
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description Because of the importance of self-differentiation in couple therapy and premarital counseling, it is essential to have a suitable tool to measure it. The present study investigates the validity of the Persian translation of Differentiation of Self Inventory (DSI) among Iranian adults. The participants involved 273 people who chose availability (202 males and 82 females). The DSI scale had good enough validity and satisfactory reliability according to face, content, and construct validity test. According to the results of confirmatory factor analysis, 26 items removed because their factor loadings did not meet the criteria and the DSI scale remained as a 17 items questionnaire. Due to the disintegration of factors, exploratory factor (EFA) analysis is used to determine the factors of DSI. The results of EFA supported the four-factor questionnaire, including emotional reactivity, emotional cutoff, I position, and fusion with others.
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spelling doaj.art-de8b0aab72e143debe6d76dc445b06502022-12-22T02:05:54ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402022-07-0187e09834Validity of the Persian translation of the differentiation of self inventory (DSI) among Iranian adultsEffat Ghavibazou0Abbas Abdollahi1Simin Hosseinian2Corresponding author.; Department of Counseling, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Alzahra University, Tehran, IranDepartment of Counseling, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Alzahra University, Tehran, IranDepartment of Counseling, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Alzahra University, Tehran, IranBecause of the importance of self-differentiation in couple therapy and premarital counseling, it is essential to have a suitable tool to measure it. The present study investigates the validity of the Persian translation of Differentiation of Self Inventory (DSI) among Iranian adults. The participants involved 273 people who chose availability (202 males and 82 females). The DSI scale had good enough validity and satisfactory reliability according to face, content, and construct validity test. According to the results of confirmatory factor analysis, 26 items removed because their factor loadings did not meet the criteria and the DSI scale remained as a 17 items questionnaire. Due to the disintegration of factors, exploratory factor (EFA) analysis is used to determine the factors of DSI. The results of EFA supported the four-factor questionnaire, including emotional reactivity, emotional cutoff, I position, and fusion with others.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844022011227Emotional cutoffEmotional reactivityFusion with othersI positionValiditySelf-differentiation
spellingShingle Effat Ghavibazou
Abbas Abdollahi
Simin Hosseinian
Validity of the Persian translation of the differentiation of self inventory (DSI) among Iranian adults
Heliyon
Emotional cutoff
Emotional reactivity
Fusion with others
I position
Validity
Self-differentiation
title Validity of the Persian translation of the differentiation of self inventory (DSI) among Iranian adults
title_full Validity of the Persian translation of the differentiation of self inventory (DSI) among Iranian adults
title_fullStr Validity of the Persian translation of the differentiation of self inventory (DSI) among Iranian adults
title_full_unstemmed Validity of the Persian translation of the differentiation of self inventory (DSI) among Iranian adults
title_short Validity of the Persian translation of the differentiation of self inventory (DSI) among Iranian adults
title_sort validity of the persian translation of the differentiation of self inventory dsi among iranian adults
topic Emotional cutoff
Emotional reactivity
Fusion with others
I position
Validity
Self-differentiation
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844022011227
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