Psychometric Testing of the Autonomy and Relatedness Inventory-Spanish Version.
OBJECTIVE
The Hispanic population is the fastest growing ethnic group in the United States. There is a lack of validated health-related tools culturally and linguistically appropriate. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Autonomy and Relatedness Inventory-Spanish version (ARI-S).


METHODS
We recruited a convenience sample of 100 pregnant Hispanic women.


RESULTS
Cronbach's alpha for the ARI-S total scale was .92. Factor analysis yielded a similar factor structure as reported with the ARI-English version. As hypothesized, the ARI-S was inversely correlated with depressive symptoms and positively correlated with social support.


CONCLUSIONS
ARI-S provides a psychometrically sound method for measuring the quality of intimate relationships. This is particularly important considering the limited inclusion of Hispanic women in current research.
College of Nursing, University of Kentucky, USA.
Ana Maria
AM
Linares
Lynne
L
Hall
Kristin
K
Ashford
D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000523:psychology*; D005195:Family Relations / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007629:Kentucky; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D011247:Pregnancy; D011594:Psychometrics; D018454:Spouses / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014177:Translations