Evidences of Construct Validity of the NEUPSILIN  Using Confirmatory Factorial Analysis

Pawlowski, Josiane; Remor, Eduardo; Fumagalli de Salles, Jerusa; Pimenta Parente, Maria Alice de Mattos; Paz Fonseca, Rochele; Bandeira, Denise Ruschel

doi:10.15517/ap.v28i117.14097

Authors

Josiane Pawlowski Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Author
Eduardo Remor Universidad Autónoma de Madrid Author
Jerusa Fumagalli de Salles Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul Author
Maria Alice de Mattos Pimenta Parente Universidade Federal do ABC Author
Rochele Paz Fonseca Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul Author
Denise Ruschel Bandeira Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15517/ap.v28i117.14097

Keywords:

Test validity, neuropsychological assessment, factor analysis

Abstract

The objective was to provide evidences of construct validity of the NEUPSILIN Brief Neuropsychological Assessment Instrument. The participants were 1017 healthy Brazilian, 67.1% women, 12 to 90 years old (M = 36.72; SD = 23.90) and 1-27 years of education (M = 8.68; SD = 4.02). Participants answered the 32 tasks of NEUPSILIN that assess orientation, attention, perception, memory, arithmetic abilities, language, praxis and executive functions. Theoretical-hypothetical, adjusted and alternative models of language, memory, praxis and executive functions were analyzed with Generalized Least Square method of AMOS (18.0). The adjusted models of language and praxis, the hypothetical-theoretical model of verbal memory and the alternative model of executive functions showed better adjustment indicators than other models. Results indicate the validity of measures of language, memory, praxis and executive functions of NEUPSILIN.

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Author Biographies

Josiane Pawlowski, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Professor Adjunto do Departamento de Psicometria do Instituto de Psicologia
Eduardo Remor, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

Professor Adjunto, Departamento de Psicologia do Desenvolvimento e da Personalidade, Instituto de Psicologia, Professor e pesquisador do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia
Jerusa Fumagalli de Salles, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Professora Adjunta, Departamento de Psicologia do Desenvolvimento e da Personalidade, Instituto de Psicologia, e Professora e pesquisadora do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia
Maria Alice de Mattos Pimenta Parente, Universidade Federal do ABC

Professora aposentada, Professora Visitante Sênior, no contexto do programa CAPES/2012 e colaboradora do Núcleo de Neuropsicolinguística do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Rochele Paz Fonseca, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul

Professora da Faculdade de Psicologia e do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia
Denise Ruschel Bandeira, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Professora Associada, Departamento de Psicologia do Desenvolvimento e da Personalidade, Instituto de Psicologia, professora e pesquisadora do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia

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