The portuguese version of victim empathy distortion scale: Adaptation and psychometric properties

Sousa, Marta; Cunha, Olga; Gonçalves, Rui Abrunhosa; De Castro Rodrigues, Andreia

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The portuguese version of victim empathy distortion scale: Adaptation and psychometric properties

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dc.contributor.author	Sousa, Marta
dc.contributor.author	Cunha, Olga
dc.contributor.author	Gonçalves, Rui Abrunhosa
dc.contributor.author	De Castro Rodrigues, Andreia
dc.date.accessioned	2024-10-10T19:30:56Z
dc.date.available	2024-10-10T19:30:56Z
dc.date.issued	2024
dc.description.abstract	Victim empathy is a common intervention target in intervention programs designed for individuals who perpetrated child sexual abuse (CSA). Researchers have developed the Victim Empathy Distortion Scale (VES), an instrument designed to assess empathy for victims of CSA. The present study aims to adapt the VES for the Portuguese population and examine its psychometric properties. One hundred and twelve individuals who perpetrated CSA and 245 individuals from the community participated in this study. The confirmatory factor analysis did not show satisfactory indices for the structures previously tested. Consequently, the search for an alternative model revealed a two-factor structure, explaining approximately 50% of the total variance. Results also indicated good internal consistency, discriminant validity, and known-groups validity. Overall, the results support the claim that the Portuguese version of the VES is a valuable and psychometrically reliable instrument for measuring victim empathy in forensic and non-forensic settings. © The Author(s) 2024.	pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorship	Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia - FCT	pt_PT
dc.description.version	info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion	pt_PT
dc.identifier.citation	Sousa, M., Cunha, O., Gonçalves, R. A., & de Castro-Rodrigues, A. (2024). The portuguese version of victim empathy Distortion Scale: Adaptation and psychometric properties. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11896-024-09705-7	pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi	10.1007/s11896-024-09705-7	pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn	08820783
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/9987
dc.language.iso	eng	pt_PT
dc.peerreviewed	yes	pt_PT
dc.publisher	Springer Verlag	pt_PT
dc.relation	2020.06634.BD	pt_PT
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/	pt_PT
dc.subject	Assessment	pt_PT
dc.subject	Child sexual offending	pt_PT
dc.subject	Confirmatory factor analysis	pt_PT
dc.subject	Exploratory factor analysis	pt_PT
dc.subject	Victim empathy	pt_PT
dc.title	The portuguese version of victim empathy distortion scale: Adaptation and psychometric properties	pt_PT
dc.type	journal article
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oaire.citation.conferencePlace	Germany	pt_PT
oaire.citation.title	Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology	pt_PT
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