Submitted by Jersica Lozado (jersicaassis@gmail.com) on 2017-04-24T17:06:57Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertation_final_version (com ficha).pdf: 1617520 bytes, checksum: 41749c8d72ffae94a71ee15d63b2239e (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Hozana Azevedo (hazevedo@ufba.br) on 2017-08-08T13:45:53Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertation_final_version (com ficha).pdf: 1617520 bytes, checksum: 41749c8d72ffae94a71ee15d63b2239e (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-08-08T13:45:53Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertation_final_version (com ficha).pdf: 1617520 bytes, checksum: 41749c8d72ffae94a71ee15d63b2239e (MD5) / A literatura em Psicologia indica a carência de uma medida nacional que leve em consideração a personalidade do indivíduo no ambiente de trabalho. Considerando a qualidade psicométrica do teste dentro do contexto em que foi validado, o propósito deste estudo foi validar o Orpheus Business Personality Inventory (OBPI) para a população brasileira. Este teste foi desenvolvido especialmente para o ambiente organizacional e pode ser usado sob diversos propósitos, como seleção, promoção e desenvolvimento de colaboradores. O teste é composto por 190 itens, distribuídos em 16 escalas: cinco escalas maiores, sete escalas menores e quatro escalas de checagem. As escalas maiores, baseadas no modelo Big Five de personalidade, são Companheirismo, Autoridade, Conformidade, Emoção e Detalhe. As escalas menores, por sua vez, avaliam a integridade e foram baseadas nos traços do teste Giotto, são elas: Proficiência, Orientação para o trabalho, Paciência, Imparcialidade, Lealdade, Transparência e Iniciativa. Por fim, as escalas desenvolvidas para checagem de respostas contaminadas são: Dissimulação, Ambivalência, Desânimo e Falta de atenção. A coleta de dados foi realizada através da plataforma de testagem computadorizada Concerto, desenvolvida pela Universidade de Cambridge. Participaram deste estudo 938 indivíduos para a fase de testagem e 98 para a etapa de reteste. A validação de conteúdo contou com a participação de cinco juízes. Para a validade de construto, utilizou-se a Full Information Factor Analysis sob os pressupostos da Teoria de Resposta ao Item Multidimensional. O alfa de Cronbach e o coeficiente Omega foram calculados para medir a consistência interna de todas as escalas. Também foram avaliadas medidas de misfit de acordo com o modelo Rasch. Os resultados indicaram um conjunto de itens que apresentaram cargas fatoriais baixas, mas existem evidências de validade transcultural que podem ser 13 verificadas através dos resultados da validade de conteúdo e da fidedignidade do teste. A versão brasileira do OBPI não só suprirá uma lacuna na área de Avaliação Psicológica, como também auxiliará no desenvolvimento de um instrumento que seja multicultural em sua essência. Espera-se que em mão dos resultados aqui apresentados, estudos futuros possam encontrar evidências adicionais de validade de construto. / The literature in Psychology indicates the need for a national instrument that takes into consideration individual personality inside the workplace. Given the psychometric quality of this test within its validation context, the purpose of this study was to validate the Orpheus Business Personality Inventory to the Brazilian population. This test has been developed specially to the organizational environment and can be used under several purposes, such as selection, promotion and development of employees. The test is composed of 190 items divided through 16 scales: five major scales, seven minor scales and four audit scales. The major scales, based on the Big Five personality model, are Fellowship, Authority, Conformity, Emotion and Detail. The minor scale are a measure of integrity and were based on the traits stated on the Giotto test, they are: Proficiency, Work orientation, Patience, Fair-Mindedness, Loyalty, Disclosure and Initiative. Finally, the scales created to audit invalid responses are Dissimulation, Ambivalence, Despondency and Inattention. The data was collected through Concerto platform, developed by the University of Cambridge. In this study, participated 938 individuals for the testing phase and 98 for the retest phase. For the content validity study, five experts participated. For the construct valitidy study, a Full Information Factor Analysis was performed under the Multidimensional Item Response Theory underlying assumptions. Cronbach’s alpha and the Omega coefficient were calculated to evaluate the internal consistency for all scales. Misfit measurement were also investigated, according to the Rasch Model. The results indicated that a group of items presented low factor loadings, although cross-cultural validity can be inferred from the results for the content validity and reliability of the test. The Brazilian version of OBPI will not only fill a gap in the area of Psychological Evaluation, but will also assist the 15 development of an instrument that is multicultural in its essence. It is expected that further studies will support the results presented here with additional construct validity evidences.

The ability to monitor client change in psychotherapy over time is vital to quality assurance in psychotherapy as well as the continuing improvement of psychotherapy research. Currently there is not a free and comprehensive outcome measure for psychotherapy that meets current research and treatment goals. This study took further steps to validate a suite of measures to aid in treatment and research, theoretically based in the research domain criteria (RDoC) and the phase model of change frameworks. Items previously tested in a community sample were further tested in a clinical population in psychotherapy training clinics and a community clinical sample Data was analyzed using bi-factor confirmatory factor analysis and multidimensional item response theory. Additional exploratory analyses were conducted to explore differential item functioning in these samples.

The ability to monitor client change in psychotherapy over time is vital to quality assurance in service delivery as well as the continuing improvement of psychotherapy research. Unfortunately, there is not currently a comprehensive, affordable, and easily utilized outcome measure for psychotherapy specifically normed and standardized for use in psychology training clinics. The current study took the first steps in creating such an outcome measure. Following development of an item bank, factor analysis and item-response theory analyses were applied to data gathered from a stratified sample of university (n = 101) and community (n = 261) participants. The factor structure did not support a phase model conceptualization, but did reveal a structure consistent with the theoretical framework of the research domain criteria (RDoC). Suggestions for next steps in the measure development process are provided and implications discussed.