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Metric Goodness of the Adult Prosocialness Scale. Comparative Study of Italy and Spain

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 July 2018

Ana Martínez-Pampliega ,
Susana Cormenzana ,
Mireia Sanz ,
Daniela Barni ,
Jordi Simon ,
Elisabeth Alomar  and
Carles Pérez
Ana Martínez-Pampliega*
Affiliation:
Universidad de Deusto (Spain)
Susana Cormenzana
Affiliation:
Universidad de Deusto (Spain)
Mireia Sanz
Affiliation:
Escuela Universitaria de Magisterio, Begoñako Andra Mari (Spain)
Daniela Barni
Affiliation:
Università LUMSA (Italy)
Jordi Simon
Affiliation:
Universitat Ramon Llull (Spain)
Elisabeth Alomar
Affiliation:
Universitat Ramon Llull (Spain)
Carles Pérez
Affiliation:
Universitat Ramon Llull (Spain)
*
*Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Ana Martínez-Pampliega. Universidad de Deusto. Social and Developmental Psychology. Avenida Universidades, 24, 48080, Bilbao (Spain). E-mail: martinez.pampliega@deusto.es Telephone: +34–944139174. Fax: +34–944139089.
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Abstract

The main goal of the study is to analyze the metric goodness of the Spanish version of the Adult Prosocialness Scale (Caprara, Steca, Zelli, & Capanna, 2005). Analysis of construct and concurrent validity in two similar samples of young adults, a Spanish sample (target of the adaptation) and an Italian sample (source language), revealed the adequacy of the Spanish version of instrument, with adequate fit of the model in the Spanish group, χ2(96) = 405.28, p = .001, RMSEA = .071, CFI = .94, GFI = .93, and the Italian group χ2(97) = 224.5, p = .001, RMSEA = .075, CFI = .91, GFI = .90. The results also replicated the adequacy of the instrument found in the Italian sample, as the configural and metric invariance was verified in both groups. Analyses of benevolent and power values related to prosociality and differences between genders supported the validity of the scale. In short, the present study confirms the adequacy and sensitivity of the instrument to study prosociality in young adults in a Spanish sample.

Keywords

ItalyProsocialness ScaleSpain
Type
Research Article
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The Spanish Journal of Psychology , Volume 21 , 2018 , E29
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Copyright © Universidad Complutense de Madrid and Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos de Madrid 2018 

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