Fabia Morales-Vives
Biographic Data
| ID | 105408 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Fabia Morales-Vives |
| GIVEN NAMES | Fabia |
| FAMILY NAME | Morales-Vives |
| SIGNATURE | MORALES-VIVES F |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universitat Rovira i Virgili |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2095-0244 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 23 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 31 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 23 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Assessing the Unconditional and Conditional External Validity of Noncognitive Test Scores
Evidence of external validity based on individual score estimates is still relevant in many psychometric applications. From a model-based perspective, however, the topic appears to have been rather neglected in recent decades. Thus, in structural equation modelling (SEM), this evidence is sought to be obtained structurally, bypassing the scoring stage. And, in item response theory (IRT), the score interest mostly focuses on internal properties. T…
Exploring Attitudes Toward Transgender Individuals
Because transphobia has a negative impact on the mental and physical health of its victims, most studies of transphobia have focused on the victims rather than the people who perpetuate it. In light of this, the present study analyzes the significance of various sociodemographic characteristics in perpetrators of transphobia/genderism and gender bashing. It also aims to determine the role of decision-making styles, religiosity, empathy, verbal an…
Can different adult attachment profiles be distinguished when categorical and dimensional approaches are combined? Evidence based on two questionnaires
The study of adult attachment styles has been approached either from a categorical or from a dimensional perspective, although some authors advocate a combination of both. In this last line, the present study assessed which attachment styles can be identified in two different questionnaires (CAA-r and ECR) using Factor Mixture Analysis (FMA), a technique that combines the categorical and dimensional approaches by allowing the hypothesis of differ…
Assessing the Properties and Functioning of Model-Based Sum Scores in Multidimensional Measures With Local Item Dependencies
A common problem in the assessment of noncognitive attributes is the presence of items with correlated residuals. Although most studies have focused on their effect at the structural level, they may also have an effect on the accuracy and effectiveness of the scores derived from extended factor analytic (FA) solutions which include correlated residuals. For this reason, several measures of reliability/factor saturation and information were develo…
Linear and Nonlinear Indices of Score Accuracy and Item Effectiveness for Measures That Contain Locally Dependent Items
The problem of local item dependencies (LIDs) is very common in personality and attitude measures, particularly in those that measure narrow-bandwidth dimensions. At the structural level, these dependencies can be modeled by using extended factor analytic (FA) solutions that include correlated residuals. However, the effects that LIDs have on the scores based on these extended solutions have received little attention so far. Here, we propose an a…
Beyond guidelines
Are older teens more frustrated than younger teens by the covid-19 restrictions? The role of psychological maturity, personality traits, depression and life satisfaction
Many studies have shown the negative impact of lockdowns on adolescents, but there is less evidence on how they are affected by other stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, and, especially, whether there are any differences between early and late adolescence. The current study focuses on the frustration felt by adolescents because of the severe COVID-19 restrictions in a non-lockdown situation. We aimed to (a) assess the role of maturity and two person…
Measuring Unipolar Traits With Continuous Response Items
In recent years, some models for binary and graded format responses have been proposed to assess unipolar variables or “quasi-traits.” These studies have mainly focused on clinical variables that have traditionally been treated as bipolar traits. In the present study, we have made a proposal for unipolar traits measured with continuous response items. The proposed log-logistic continuous unipolar model (LL-C) is remarkably simple and is more simi…
Students’ thoughts about dropping out
Dropout is a problematic issue in education due to its high prevalence and impact on students and society. In fact, it can limit students’ future options, and it involves a substantial cost for public budgets in most countries. This is not an easy problem to solve, since student dropout is a complex decisional process involving such factors as personal and contextual characteristics, educational variables, and psychosocial aspects. Very few studi…
Modeling maladaptive personality traits with unipolar item response theory
Most IRT applications in personality assume that the measured trait is a bipolar dimension, normally distributed in the population. These assumptions, however, could be questionable for maladaptive, (quasi) pathological traits that still fall in the normal range. This study focuses on one such trait, Callousness, and uses two different instruments and samples to determine whether there is a basis for modeling it as a unipolar trait instead of a b…
Should suicidal ideation be regarded as a dimension, a unipolar trait or a mixture? A model-based analysis at the score level
Screening questionnaires administered in community samples may allow to early identify suicidal ideation (S.I.). Although the results found in these samples suggest that S.I. behaves like a unipolar trait or a quasi-trait, it is routinely assessed using procedures developed for bipolar traits. Therefore, the main aim of this study is to determine whether there is a basis for modelling S.I. as a bipolar trait, a unipolar trait, or a quasi-trait wi…
Psychological Issues Among Spanish Adolescents and Young People when Coming out of the Closet to Their Families
Some social settings may make the process of "coming out" more difficult for gay males and lesbian females, and the decision to do so may be even more problematic for adolescents and young people. As a result, some may choose to hide their sexual orientation, leading to emotional suffering. This study aims to analyze the differences in perceived stress, life satisfaction, happiness, and psychological distress experienced by both coming out and cl…
Transphobia and Gender Bashing in Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood
Although research in recent years has revealed widespread discrimination against transgender people, few studies have addressed the attitudes of those who discriminate. In fact, although studies report that bullying is very common in adolescence, little is known about the attitudes of adolescents towards transgender people. This study aimed to determine the roles of social reputation, family socialisation, the big five personality traits and aggr…
Trans students. Difficulties, needs and educational actions in Spain
Due to social changes in Spain in recent years, more and more people feel free to express their trans identity in childhood and adolescence. There are very few studies in Spain about their problems in school settings. For this reason, the purpose of this study is to draw on the experience of experts in the field to understand the difficulties and needs faced by trans people in formal educational settings. The Delphi method was used with 72 expert…
What is the protective role of perceived social support and religiosity in suicidal ideation in young adults
Suicide is more effectively prevented when its first manifestations are detected. The first warning sign may be suicidal ideation, so identifying these thoughts and the factors that protect against them is essential if solutions are to be found to this social problem. The purpose of this study, then, is to determine the role of religiosity, perceived social support, and depressive symptomatology in the suicidal ideation of young people. We admini…
The Psycho-Lexical Approach in Exploring the Field of Values
We reply to each of the issues raised by Schwartz in a commentary on our article on a comparison of value taxonomies. We discuss two approaches, mentioned in that commentary, the lexical approach and the theory-driven approach, especially with respect to their capacities in covering the domain of values and with respect to the representation of important values in a useful structure. We refute the critique by Schwartz that the lexical approach is…
Values in a Cross-Cultural Triangle
This study aimed at finding the kernel structure common to three different value taxonomies in European languages (Dutch with 641 values and 634 participants, Austrian with 496 values and 456 participants, and Spanish with 566 values and 532 participants). Values from those three taxonomies were translated into English, thus forming the basis for the connections between the taxonomies. Using the common values between the three pairs of languages,…
"Cross-Cultural Differences in a Global "Survey of World Views
We know that there are cross-cultural differences in psychological variables, such as individualism/collectivism. But it has not been clear which of these variables show relatively the greatest differences. The Survey of World Views project operated from the premise that such issues are best addressed in a diverse sampling of countries representing a majority of the world's population, with a very large range of item-content. Data were collected …
Psycho-Lexically Based Virtue Factors in Spain and Their Relation With Personality Traits
The psycho-lexical approach was used to identify virtues in a Spanish population. A total of 209 descriptors were identified as virtues and administered to 485 participants, who were instructed to indicate the extent to which each virtue term applied to them. Principal Components Analysis revealed seven factors: Self-confidence, Reflection, Serenity, Rectitude, Perseverance & Effort, Compassion, and Sociability. The results showed that there was …
To what extent do student teachers have the values required for the profession
The main objective of this study is to determine to what extent the values held by student teachers at the start of a university degree programme coincide with the values that practising teachers consider important for their profession. Our findings show that student teachers and practising teachers have different value profiles, and that there is a need for specific values education programmes that address student teachers’ professional needs. L…
Functional and Dysfunctional Impulsivity in Childhood and Adolescence
There are few self-reports of impulsivity dealing with children, although this personality trait has been related to many behaviour problems in both children and adolescents. The appropriateness of the Dickman Impulsivity Inventory for Children (DII-c) and the Dickman Impulsivity Inventory (DII) to measure impulsivity in children and adolescents was assessed. The factorial structure of the DII-c and the internal consistencies for both inventories…
Assessing Extraversion and Emotional Stability in Adolescents
A reduced version of the Five-factor Personality Inventory, which only considers two of the five original dimensions, was constructed to assess Extraversion and Emotional Stability especially for a sample of 581 adolescents. This used Items 6, 9, 11, 19, 21, 39, 41, 46, 54, 59, 61, 66, 84, 89, 91, and 99. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis showed that the factor structure of the questionnaire is acceptable, and both scales are reliable …
Factor structure of the Buss‐Perry aggression questionnaire in different samples and languages
This study aims to analyze the factorial structure of the aggression questionnaire developed by Buss and Perry [1992]. Many studies of different adaptations of the questionnaire have shown its lack of fit to the 4–factor structure proposed by Buss and Perry because of the functioning of certain items. The present study applies consensus oblimin rotation to five of these studies in an attempt to assess the degree of congruence within these factori…
"Cross-Cultural Differences in a Global "Survey of World Views
We know that there are cross-cultural differences in psychological variables, such as individualism/collectivism. But it has not been clear which of these variables show relatively the greatest differences. The Survey of World Views project operated from the premise that such issues are best addressed in a diverse sampling of countries representing a majority of the world's population, with a very large range of item-content. Data were collected …
Values in a Cross-Cultural Triangle
This study aimed at finding the kernel structure common to three different value taxonomies in European languages (Dutch with 641 values and 634 participants, Austrian with 496 values and 456 participants, and Spanish with 566 values and 532 participants). Values from those three taxonomies were translated into English, thus forming the basis for the connections between the taxonomies. Using the common values between the three pairs of languages,…
What is the protective role of perceived social support and religiosity in suicidal ideation in young adults
Suicide is more effectively prevented when its first manifestations are detected. The first warning sign may be suicidal ideation, so identifying these thoughts and the factors that protect against them is essential if solutions are to be found to this social problem. The purpose of this study, then, is to determine the role of religiosity, perceived social support, and depressive symptomatology in the suicidal ideation of young people. We admini…
Trans students. Difficulties, needs and educational actions in Spain
Due to social changes in Spain in recent years, more and more people feel free to express their trans identity in childhood and adolescence. There are very few studies in Spain about their problems in school settings. For this reason, the purpose of this study is to draw on the experience of experts in the field to understand the difficulties and needs faced by trans people in formal educational settings. The Delphi method was used with 72 expert…
To what extent do student teachers have the values required for the profession
The main objective of this study is to determine to what extent the values held by student teachers at the start of a university degree programme coincide with the values that practising teachers consider important for their profession. Our findings show that student teachers and practising teachers have different value profiles, and that there is a need for specific values education programmes that address student teachers’ professional needs. L…
Factor structure of the Buss‐Perry aggression questionnaire in different samples and languages
This study aims to analyze the factorial structure of the aggression questionnaire developed by Buss and Perry [1992]. Many studies of different adaptations of the questionnaire have shown its lack of fit to the 4–factor structure proposed by Buss and Perry because of the functioning of certain items. The present study applies consensus oblimin rotation to five of these studies in an attempt to assess the degree of congruence within these factori…
Factor structure of the Buss‐Perry aggression questionnaire in different samples and languages
This study aims to analyze the factorial structure of the aggression questionnaire developed by Buss and Perry [1992]. Many studies of different adaptations of the questionnaire have shown its lack of fit to the 4–factor structure proposed by Buss and Perry because of the functioning of certain items. The present study applies consensus oblimin rotation to five of these studies in an attempt to assess the degree of congruence within these factori…
Assessing Extraversion and Emotional Stability in Adolescents
A reduced version of the Five-factor Personality Inventory, which only considers two of the five original dimensions, was constructed to assess Extraversion and Emotional Stability especially for a sample of 581 adolescents. This used Items 6, 9, 11, 19, 21, 39, 41, 46, 54, 59, 61, 66, 84, 89, 91, and 99. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis showed that the factor structure of the questionnaire is acceptable, and both scales are reliable …
Functional and Dysfunctional Impulsivity in Childhood and Adolescence
There are few self-reports of impulsivity dealing with children, although this personality trait has been related to many behaviour problems in both children and adolescents. The appropriateness of the Dickman Impulsivity Inventory for Children (DII-c) and the Dickman Impulsivity Inventory (DII) to measure impulsivity in children and adolescents was assessed. The factorial structure of the DII-c and the internal consistencies for both inventories…
To what extent do student teachers have the values required for the profession
The main objective of this study is to determine to what extent the values held by student teachers at the start of a university degree programme coincide with the values that practising teachers consider important for their profession. Our findings show that student teachers and practising teachers have different value profiles, and that there is a need for specific values education programmes that address student teachers’ professional needs. L…
Psycho-Lexically Based Virtue Factors in Spain and Their Relation With Personality Traits
The psycho-lexical approach was used to identify virtues in a Spanish population. A total of 209 descriptors were identified as virtues and administered to 485 participants, who were instructed to indicate the extent to which each virtue term applied to them. Principal Components Analysis revealed seven factors: Self-confidence, Reflection, Serenity, Rectitude, Perseverance & Effort, Compassion, and Sociability. The results showed that there was …
"Cross-Cultural Differences in a Global "Survey of World Views
We know that there are cross-cultural differences in psychological variables, such as individualism/collectivism. But it has not been clear which of these variables show relatively the greatest differences. The Survey of World Views project operated from the premise that such issues are best addressed in a diverse sampling of countries representing a majority of the world's population, with a very large range of item-content. Data were collected …
Values in a Cross-Cultural Triangle
This study aimed at finding the kernel structure common to three different value taxonomies in European languages (Dutch with 641 values and 634 participants, Austrian with 496 values and 456 participants, and Spanish with 566 values and 532 participants). Values from those three taxonomies were translated into English, thus forming the basis for the connections between the taxonomies. Using the common values between the three pairs of languages,…
The Psycho-Lexical Approach in Exploring the Field of Values
We reply to each of the issues raised by Schwartz in a commentary on our article on a comparison of value taxonomies. We discuss two approaches, mentioned in that commentary, the lexical approach and the theory-driven approach, especially with respect to their capacities in covering the domain of values and with respect to the representation of important values in a useful structure. We refute the critique by Schwartz that the lexical approach is…
What is the protective role of perceived social support and religiosity in suicidal ideation in young adults
Suicide is more effectively prevented when its first manifestations are detected. The first warning sign may be suicidal ideation, so identifying these thoughts and the factors that protect against them is essential if solutions are to be found to this social problem. The purpose of this study, then, is to determine the role of religiosity, perceived social support, and depressive symptomatology in the suicidal ideation of young people. We admini…
Transphobia and Gender Bashing in Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood
Although research in recent years has revealed widespread discrimination against transgender people, few studies have addressed the attitudes of those who discriminate. In fact, although studies report that bullying is very common in adolescence, little is known about the attitudes of adolescents towards transgender people. This study aimed to determine the roles of social reputation, family socialisation, the big five personality traits and aggr…
Trans students. Difficulties, needs and educational actions in Spain
Due to social changes in Spain in recent years, more and more people feel free to express their trans identity in childhood and adolescence. There are very few studies in Spain about their problems in school settings. For this reason, the purpose of this study is to draw on the experience of experts in the field to understand the difficulties and needs faced by trans people in formal educational settings. The Delphi method was used with 72 expert…
Psychological Issues Among Spanish Adolescents and Young People when Coming out of the Closet to Their Families
Some social settings may make the process of "coming out" more difficult for gay males and lesbian females, and the decision to do so may be even more problematic for adolescents and young people. As a result, some may choose to hide their sexual orientation, leading to emotional suffering. This study aims to analyze the differences in perceived stress, life satisfaction, happiness, and psychological distress experienced by both coming out and cl…
Should suicidal ideation be regarded as a dimension, a unipolar trait or a mixture? A model-based analysis at the score level
Screening questionnaires administered in community samples may allow to early identify suicidal ideation (S.I.). Although the results found in these samples suggest that S.I. behaves like a unipolar trait or a quasi-trait, it is routinely assessed using procedures developed for bipolar traits. Therefore, the main aim of this study is to determine whether there is a basis for modelling S.I. as a bipolar trait, a unipolar trait, or a quasi-trait wi…
Are older teens more frustrated than younger teens by the covid-19 restrictions? The role of psychological maturity, personality traits, depression and life satisfaction
Many studies have shown the negative impact of lockdowns on adolescents, but there is less evidence on how they are affected by other stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, and, especially, whether there are any differences between early and late adolescence. The current study focuses on the frustration felt by adolescents because of the severe COVID-19 restrictions in a non-lockdown situation. We aimed to (a) assess the role of maturity and two person…
Measuring Unipolar Traits With Continuous Response Items
In recent years, some models for binary and graded format responses have been proposed to assess unipolar variables or “quasi-traits.” These studies have mainly focused on clinical variables that have traditionally been treated as bipolar traits. In the present study, we have made a proposal for unipolar traits measured with continuous response items. The proposed log-logistic continuous unipolar model (LL-C) is remarkably simple and is more simi…
Students’ thoughts about dropping out
Dropout is a problematic issue in education due to its high prevalence and impact on students and society. In fact, it can limit students’ future options, and it involves a substantial cost for public budgets in most countries. This is not an easy problem to solve, since student dropout is a complex decisional process involving such factors as personal and contextual characteristics, educational variables, and psychosocial aspects. Very few studi…
Modeling maladaptive personality traits with unipolar item response theory
Most IRT applications in personality assume that the measured trait is a bipolar dimension, normally distributed in the population. These assumptions, however, could be questionable for maladaptive, (quasi) pathological traits that still fall in the normal range. This study focuses on one such trait, Callousness, and uses two different instruments and samples to determine whether there is a basis for modeling it as a unipolar trait instead of a b…
Can different adult attachment profiles be distinguished when categorical and dimensional approaches are combined? Evidence based on two questionnaires
The study of adult attachment styles has been approached either from a categorical or from a dimensional perspective, although some authors advocate a combination of both. In this last line, the present study assessed which attachment styles can be identified in two different questionnaires (CAA-r and ECR) using Factor Mixture Analysis (FMA), a technique that combines the categorical and dimensional approaches by allowing the hypothesis of differ…
Assessing the Properties and Functioning of Model-Based Sum Scores in Multidimensional Measures With Local Item Dependencies
A common problem in the assessment of noncognitive attributes is the presence of items with correlated residuals. Although most studies have focused on their effect at the structural level, they may also have an effect on the accuracy and effectiveness of the scores derived from extended factor analytic (FA) solutions which include correlated residuals. For this reason, several measures of reliability/factor saturation and information were develo…
Linear and Nonlinear Indices of Score Accuracy and Item Effectiveness for Measures That Contain Locally Dependent Items
The problem of local item dependencies (LIDs) is very common in personality and attitude measures, particularly in those that measure narrow-bandwidth dimensions. At the structural level, these dependencies can be modeled by using extended factor analytic (FA) solutions that include correlated residuals. However, the effects that LIDs have on the scores based on these extended solutions have received little attention so far. Here, we propose an a…
Beyond guidelines
Assessing the Unconditional and Conditional External Validity of Noncognitive Test Scores
Evidence of external validity based on individual score estimates is still relevant in many psychometric applications. From a model-based perspective, however, the topic appears to have been rather neglected in recent decades. Thus, in structural equation modelling (SEM), this evidence is sought to be obtained structurally, bypassing the scoring stage. And, in item response theory (IRT), the score interest mostly focuses on internal properties. T…
Exploring Attitudes Toward Transgender Individuals
Because transphobia has a negative impact on the mental and physical health of its victims, most studies of transphobia have focused on the victims rather than the people who perpetuate it. In light of this, the present study analyzes the significance of various sociodemographic characteristics in perpetrators of transphobia/genderism and gender bashing. It also aims to determine the role of decision-making styles, religiosity, empathy, verbal an…
Psychology (20 works) · Social Psychology (15 works) · Social Psychology (12 works) · Developmental psychology (10 works) · Mathematics (9 works) · Clinical Psychology (7 works) · Statistics (7 works) · Personality (6 works) · Big Five personality traits (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (5 works)