Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of the Padua Inventory: PPI–WSUR Non-clinical Student Sample

• Main Authors: Narges Ebrahimkhani, Yaghob Esmaili, Hosein Kaviani, Giti Shams, Alireza Amin Manesh
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2011-01-01
• Series: Iranian Journal of Psychiatry
• Subjects: Obsessive compulsive disorder; Psychological tests; Psychometrics; Iran
• Online Access: http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/18127.pdf&manuscript_id=18127
• ISSN: 1735-4587; 2008-2215

"n Objective: The psychometric properties and factor structure of thePersian Padua Inventory Washington State University Revision (PIWSUR),a measure of obsessive- compulsive phenomena, was examined in a non-clinical sample of 348 Iranian university students. "n "nMethod:The PI-WSUR was translated into Persian, and its back translation was controlled by the author inventory. A pilot study based on cultural differences was carried out on twenty students. The study subjects consisted of 348 university students, and they completed PPI, OCI-R, MOCI, BAI, STAI, BDI-II and the demographic inventory. "nResults:The factor analysis of the PI-WSUR, exhibited eight factors similar but not identical with factor structure in previous studies. as the eight factors are as follows: contamination obsessions; washing compulsions; ordering compulsions; checking compulsions; obsessional thoughts to harm self/others; obsessional thoughts about violence; obsessional impulses to harm self/others; and obsessional impulses to steal. The result also indicated excellent internal consistency (Cronbach alpha= 0.92), Spearman split test (0.95) and test- retest (r= 0.77). We assessed the concurrent validity of the PPI in relation to the Obsessive Compulsive Inventory-Revised (OCI-R), and the Maudsley Obsessive- Compulsive Inventory (MOCI). "nConclusion: The Iranian version of the PI to some extend remains the sound psychometric properties of the original version.