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Polish version of the White Bear Suppression Inventory (WBSI) by Wegner and Zanakos: factor analysis and reliability
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Wyższa Szkoła Bankowa w Toruniu
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Zespół Badawczy Psychologii Klinicznej, Wydział Nauk Pedagogicznych,
Dolnośląska Szkoła Wyższa
Submission date: 2018-01-15
Final revision date: 2018-05-16
Acceptance date: 2018-07-15
Online publication date: 2020-02-29
Publication date: 2020-02-29
Corresponding author
Remigiusz Szczepanowski
SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Wroclaw, Poland, Ostrowskiego, 30b, 53-238 Wrocław, Polska
SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Wroclaw, Poland, Ostrowskiego, 30b, 53-238 Wrocław, Polska
Psychiatr Pol 2020;54(1):125–135
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ABSTRACT
Objectives:
The main aim of this study was to adapt a Polish version of the White Bear Suppression Inventory (WBSI), originally created by Wegner and Zanakos (1994) to measure chronic suppression.
Methods:
The Polish version of the WBSI was prepared following the back-translation procedure. The scale was administered to 246 individuals from general population. Then, factor structure analysis of the WBSI was conducted. Finally, reliability analysis of the Polish version of the WBSI and its two sub-scales was done.
Results:
The Polish version of the WBSI yielded satisfactory psychometric properties. The results from the explanatory factor analysis indicated a two-factor structure of the WBSI inventory including factorsof 'suppression' and 'intrusions'. The psychological measures with both factors as well as measures based on the total WBSI scores show very high reliability.
Conclusions:
The reliability of the Polish version of the WBSI is comparable to the original version. The analysis allowed us to identify a new subscale that may represent the experience of intrusions. The Polish version of the WBSI is characterized by good psychometric properties and may be used to assess intrusions and suppression.
The main aim of this study was to adapt a Polish version of the White Bear Suppression Inventory (WBSI), originally created by Wegner and Zanakos (1994) to measure chronic suppression.
Methods:
The Polish version of the WBSI was prepared following the back-translation procedure. The scale was administered to 246 individuals from general population. Then, factor structure analysis of the WBSI was conducted. Finally, reliability analysis of the Polish version of the WBSI and its two sub-scales was done.
Results:
The Polish version of the WBSI yielded satisfactory psychometric properties. The results from the explanatory factor analysis indicated a two-factor structure of the WBSI inventory including factorsof 'suppression' and 'intrusions'. The psychological measures with both factors as well as measures based on the total WBSI scores show very high reliability.
Conclusions:
The reliability of the Polish version of the WBSI is comparable to the original version. The analysis allowed us to identify a new subscale that may represent the experience of intrusions. The Polish version of the WBSI is characterized by good psychometric properties and may be used to assess intrusions and suppression.
Project no. RCN/SN/0610/2021/1 implemented from 2022 to 2024
Total value of the project: PLN 490 000
Amount funded by the MEiN: PLN 100 000
Aims of the project: Publication in Open Access mode on the Internet of English and Polish language versions of 12 consecutive issues of the journal Psychiatria Polska (years 2022-2024). Modernization and redesign of the journal’s website. Financing of the Editorial System. Copy editing and proofreading of journal issues. Counteracting scientific misinformation. Submission of electronic versions of the journal to the National Digital Library Polona and the Digital Library of Scientific Publications Academica.
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