title: An Exploration of the Reliability and Validity of the Spanish Version of the 'Voice and You' (VAY): A Scale for Measuring the Relationship with Voices.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to adapt the 'Voice and You' Scale (VAY) (Hayward, Denney, Vaughan, & Fowler, 2008) to Spanish and explore its psychometric properties for measuring the perceived relationship with voices. A sample of 50 psychiatric patients with verbal auditory hallucinations (48 had a psychotic disorder and two a borderline personality disorder) was used. Its reliability was calculated using the Cronbach's α and test-retest, and concurrent validity by the Pearson correlation coefficient of the VAY with the Beliefs About Voices Questionnaire and the Psychotic Symptom Rating Scales. The results showed that internal consistency of the Spanish version of the VAY ranged from 0.74 to 0.84 on the various subscales, and test-retest reliability varied from 0.74 to 0.83 on three subscales (voice 'dominance', 'intrusiveness' and hearer 'dependence'), and was lower (0.68) on the hearer 'distance' subscale. Concurrent validity was acceptable as significant associations were found with the Beliefs About Voices Questionnaire and the Psychotic Symptom Rating Scales subscales. It is concluded that the Spanish version of the VAY is a reliable and valid instrument that can assist the exploration of voices within relational frameworks across research and clinical domains.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The Spanish version of the VAY is a reliable, valid instrument for evaluating the perception a person can have about his or her relationship with the voices and how the person relates to them. Voices that are perceived as relating dominantly and intrusively, and from whom distance is sought, seem to be distressing and cause disturbance. Voices that are related to dependently are perceived as having benevolent intent and are engaged with. Benevolent or neutral voices may be considered as intrusive because of the intensity and frequency with which they are experienced.
authors: University Hospital Virgen del Rocío, Seville, Spain.|Evaluation and Psychological Treatment Department, University of Seville Personality, Seville, Spain.
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Perona-Garcelán
authors: University Hospital Virgen del Rocío, Seville, Spain.
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Úbeda-Gómez
authors: University Hospital Virgen del Rocío, Seville, Spain.
authors: M G
authors: MG
authors: León-Palacios
authors: University Hospital Virgen del Rocío, Seville, Spain.
authors: M D
authors: MD
authors: Barros-Albarrán
authors: University Hospital Virgen del Rocío, Seville, Spain.
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Escudero-Pérez
authors: Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Seville, Seville, Spain.
authors: A M
authors: AM
authors: López-Jiménez
authors: Sierrallana Hospital, Santander, Spain.
authors: O
authors: O
authors: Vallina-Fernández
authors: University Hospital Virgen del Rocío, Seville, Spain.
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Jiménez-García-Bóveda
authors: Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain.
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Diez-Alegría
authors: Evaluation and Psychological Treatment Department, University of Seville Personality, Seville, Spain.
authors: J F
authors: JF
authors: Rodríguez-Testal
authors: University Hospital Virgen del Rocío, Seville, Spain.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Ruiz-Veguilla
authors: University of Almería Personality, Almería, Spain.
authors: J M
authors: JM
authors: García-Montes
authors: Evaluation and Psychological Treatment Department, University of Oviedo Personality, Oviedo, Spain.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Pérez-Álvarez
authors: University of Sussex and Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Hove, UK.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Hayward
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006212:Hallucinations / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011594:Psychometrics; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013030:Spain; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D014175:Translating; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Auditory Hallucinations; Beliefs About Voices; Psychometric Assessment