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Pages 66-71 (January 2009)
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Pages 66-71 (January 2009)
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Evaluation of behavioural activation and inhibition systems by telephone
Evaluación telefónica de los sistemas de activación e inhibición conductual
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Alejandra Pinto-Mezaa,b,
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, David Suáreza, Xavier Caserasb, Josep Maria Haroa, Antoni Serrano-Blancoa, Rafael Torrubiab
a Sant Joan de Déu Foundation, Research and Development Unit, Sant Joan de Déu-SSM, Barcelona, Spain
b Medical Psychology Unit and Neuroscience Institute, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Abstract
Introduction and objectives

The activity of behavioral inhibition and activation systems (BIS and BAS) has been related to several mental disorders. The availability of a validated questionnaire to assess BIS and BAS over the telephone could aid research. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the procedural validity of telephone administration of the sensitivity to punishment/sensitivity to reward questionnaire (SPSRQ) as a measure of BIS and BAS activity (by means of its two scales: the sensitivity to punishment [SP] scale and the sensitivity to reward [SR] scale).

Methods

A total of 231 participants were assessed with the SPSRQ twice (over the telephone and in a self-administered format). Intraclass correlation coefficients and kappa indices were calculated. Additionally, possible differences between the mean scores obtained with the two assessment procedures and internal consistency were explored.

Results

Telephone and self-assessment of BIS and BAS, by means of the SPSRQ, provided similar results, supporting the procedural validity of telephone administration. A slight but statistically significant tendency (estimated betha = 0.62; 95% CI, 0.33–0.92; p<0.001) toward lower scores was observed for the telephone-administered SP scale and for the interaction “first or second assessment/telephone or self-administered SPSRQ” for the SR scale (p=0.023).

Conclusions

The results of the present study support the reliability of telephone assessment of BIS and BAS by means of the SPSRQ.

Keywords:
Telephone assessment
Behavioral activation system
Behavioral inhibition system
SPSRQ
Resumen
Introducción y objetivos

La actividad de los sistemas de activación e inhibición conductual (SAC y SIC) se ha relacionado con diversos trastornos mentales. Tener un instrumento que permita evaluar telefónicamente la actividad del SAC y el SIC podría facilitar la investigación. El objetivo del presente estudio fue evaluar la validez del procedimiento de administración telefónica del cuestionario sensibilidad al castigo y sensibilidad a la recompensa (CSCSR) como medida de la actividad del SAC y el SIC, mediante sus dos escalas: la escala sensibilidad al castigo (SC) y la escala sensibilidad a la recompensa (SR).

Métodos

Un total de 231 sujetos fueron evaluados en dos oportunidades con el CSCSR (una vez por teléfono y otra en formato autoadministrado). Se calcularon el coeficiente de correlación intraclase y el índice kappa. Además, se exploraron posibles diferencias entre la media de las puntuaciones obtenidas en ambas modalidades y la consistencia interna.

Resultados

Los resultados permiten establecer que la evaluación telefónica y en formato autoadministrado del SIC y el SAC, mediante el CSCSR, ofrece resultados similares, lo que avala una adecuada validez del procedimiento de la administración telefónica del cuestionario. Hay una tendencia pequeña pero estadísticamente significativa (beta estimada = 0,62; intervalo de confianza del 95%, 0,33–0,92; p<0,001) a puntuaciones menores para la administración telefónica de la escala SC y para la interacción “primera o segunda evaluación/CSCSR aplicado por teléfono o en formato autoadministrado” para la escala SR (p=0,023).

Conclusiones

Los resultados de este estudio avalan la fiabilidad de la evaluación telefónica del SIC y el SAC mediante el CSCSR.

Palabras clave:
Evaluación telefónica
Sistema de activación conductual
Sistema de inhibición conductual
CSCSR
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