Publications by authors named "Juliana B Stover"
The paper introduces an analysis of the dimensional maladaptive personality traits model stated in the section III of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-5), conducted on a community sample composed of 906 adults from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Data were gathered using a socio-demographic survey as well as the Personality Inventory for DSM-5 (PID-5), the Big Five Inventory (BFI), the Symptom Check List 90-R (SCL-90-R), and the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 (WHODAS 2.
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- The study analyzed the Argentinean version of the Personality Assessment Inventory using two samples: 998 non-clinical adults and 394 University of Buenos Aires students, stratified by sex and age.
- The internal consistency results (Cronbach's αs between .60 and .86) were deemed adequate, and the factor analyses revealed a five-factor solution for 22 scales and a two-factor solution for 11 clinical scales.
- The research indicated sex differences and variations between American and Argentinean samples, suggesting the need for further exploration of psychometric indicators in future studies.
The Academic Motivation Scale (AMS), supported in Self-Determination Theory, has been applied in recent decades as well in high school as in college education. Although several versions in Spanish are available, the underlying linguistic and cultural differences raise important issues when they are applied to Latin-American population. Consequently an adapted version of the AMS was developed, and its construct validity was analyzed in Argentine students.
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