FACTOR STRUCTURE AND RELIABILITY OF TAS-20IN MEXICAN SAMPLES

摘要

In this article it is presented a TAS-20 factorial validation study in Mexicanpopulation. Two samplings are employed, one, from university students (n=381) andanother, from two married couples (n=200). It can not be considered as linear structuralequations those coming from the same population, in consequence, they are dealt asindependent ones. The adjustment indexes are obtained by confirmatory factorialanalysis, from adequate to good, used for a three related factors structure. The internalconsistency of the scale and its two first factors are high. The third factor shows a lowconsistency, as it happens in other studies effectuated out of the Canadian population,which may be caused to cultural differences or methodological problems, since this factorconcentrates most of its questions written in inverse sense. The conclusion is that it is anacceptable scale to be used in Mexico, and it is proposed to write all the questions indirect sense.