title: Psychometric properties of the Social Problem Solving Inventory-Revised Short-Form in a South African population.
abstract: The Social Problem Solving Inventory-Revised Short-Form (SPSI-R:SF) has been used in several countries to identify problem-solving deficits among clinical and general populations in order to guide cognitive-behavioural interventions. Yet, very few studies have evaluated its psychometric properties. Three language versions of the questionnaire were administered to a general population sample comprising 1000 participants (771 English-, 178 Afrikaans- and 101 Xhosa-speakers). Of these participants, 210 were randomly selected to establish test-retest reliability (70 in each language). Principal component analysis was performed to examine the applicability of the factor structure of the original questionnaire to the South African data. Supplementary psychometric analyses were performed, including internal consistency and test-retest reliability. Collectively, results provide initial evidence of the reliability and validity of the SPSI-R:SF for the assessment of problem solving deficits in South Africa. Further studies that explore how the Afrikaans language version of the SPSI-R:SF can be improved and that establish the predictive validity of scores on the SPSI-R:SF are needed.
authors.affiliation: Alan J. Flisher Centre for Public Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
authors.forename: Katherine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sorsdahl
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.|Unit on Anxiety & Stress Disorders, Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa.
authors.forename: Dan J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Stein
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.|Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Research Unit, Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa.
authors.forename: Bronwyn
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Myers
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D044383:Black People / Q000523:psychology; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D011340:Problem Solving; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012919:Social Behavior; D013019:South Africa; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Psychometric properties; Social Problem Solving Inventory-Revised Short-Form (SPSI-R:SF); South Africa