@article{ref1,
title="Dysfunctional attitudes in victims of terrorism: validity evidence for the DAS-A",
journal="Psicothema",
year="2022",
author="Fausor, Rocío and Sanz-García, Ana and Morán, Noelia and Sánchez-Marqueses, José M. and García-Vera, María P. and Sanz, Jesús",
volume="34",
number="1",
pages="134-142",
abstract="BACKGROUND: The Dysfunctional Attitudes Scale, Form A (DAS-A), is the reference instrument for measuring dysfunctional attitudes which, according to Beck's cognitive theory, constitute the key vulnerability factor for depression. The psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the DAS-A have been examined in university students, but not in people with psychological disorders, despite being one of the most widely-used instruments in research and clinical practice of cognitive therapy for depression. The objective of the present study was to obtain validity evidence for the DAS-A in victims of terrorism with and without emotional disorders. <br><br>METHOD: The DAS-A's factor structure, internal consistency, and relationship with depression were analyzed in 196 victims of terrorism with emotional disorders and 280 victims without disorders. <br><br>RESULTS: In both samples, the DAS-A exhibited a structure with three correlated factors: Achievement-Perfectionism, Dependency-Need for Approval, and Autonomous Attitude. In general, the total scale and the subscales showed good or adequate indices of internal consistency (alphas and omegas =.60 -.89) and a relationship with depression ( r =.22 -.44). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The DAS-A provides reliable, valid measures of depressogenic dysfunctional attitudes in Spanish adults with emotional disorders and victims of terrorism.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0214-9915",
doi="10.7334/psicothema2021.363",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.7334/psicothema2021.363"
}