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- The Portuguese Third Version of the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire: Preliminary Validation Studies of the Middle Version among Municipal and Healthcare WorkersPublication . Cotrim, Teresa P.; Bem-Haja, Pedro; Pereira, Anabela; Fernandes, Cláudia; Azevedo, Rui; Antunes, Samuel; Pinto, Joaquim S.; Kanazawa, Flávio; Souto, Isabel; Brito, Elisabeth; Silva, Carlos FernandesA third version of the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire (COPSOQ III) was developed internationally aiming to respond to new trends in working conditions, theoretical concepts, and international experience. This article aims to present the preliminary validation studies for the Portuguese middle version of COPSOQ III. This is an exploratory cross-sectional study viewing the cross-cultural adaption of COPSOQ III to Portugal, ensuring the contents and face validity and performing field-testing in order to reduce the number of items and to obtain insight into the data structure, through classic test theory and item response theory approaches. The qualitative study encompassed 29 participants and the quantitative one 659 participants from municipalities and healthcare settings. Content analysis suggested that minor re-wording could improve the face validity of items, while a reduced version, with 85 items, shows psychometric stability, achieving good internal consistency in all subscales. The COPSOQ III Portuguese middle version proved to be a valid preliminary version for future validation studies with various populations, able to be used in correlational studies with other dimensions.
- Mediating role of compassion fatigue in the relationship between trauma and quality of lifePublication . Rodrigues, Fabiana; Bártolo, Ana; Santos, Isabel M.; Pereira, Anabela; Silva, Carlos Fernandes
- Attentional bias toward forest fires-related stimuli among firefighters and general populationPublication . Rodrigues, Fabiana; Bártolo, Ana; Santos, Isabel M.; Pereira, Anabela; Silva, Carlos Fernandes
- Validation of the Compassion Fatigue Short Scale among Portuguese firefightersPublication . Rodrigues, Fabiana; Bártolo, Ana; Sabino, Daniela; Santos, Isabel M.; Pereira, Anabela; Silva, Carlos Fernandes; Boscarino, Joseph; Adams, Richard E.Abstract: This study aimed to adapt the Compassion Fatigue-Short Scale to Portugal and examine the reliability and validity of the Portuguese version of the scale (Pt-CF-Short Scale) among Portuguese firefighters. The factor structure of the Pt-CF-Short Scale was compared to the one-factor model fit and a two-factor model and second-order factor model in a sample of 512 firefighters. Confirmatory factor analysis procedures confirmed the good fit of a second-order factor model with two first-order factors (secondary trauma and job burnout). The Pt-CF-Short Scale showed good internal consistency evidence. The Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K-10), the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) and WHOQOOL-Bref were used as convergent measures to assess psychological distress, anxiety, depression, and interpersonal sensitivity and quality of life, respectively. The measure presented a strong correlation with psychological distress and weak and negative association with quality of life. The Pt-CF-Short Scale contributes to understanding compassion fatigue and its correlates within the context of emergency workers. Results indicate that this scale is a valid and reliable assessment tool in evaluating compassion fatigue.