Structural Validity of the Social Problem-Solving Inventory-Revised Short Form: Application to Brooding and Reflection

Emily A P Haigh; Victoria Quiñones; Michael T Moore

doi:10.1891/0889-8391.32.4.285

Structural Validity of the Social Problem-Solving Inventory-Revised Short Form: Application to Brooding and Reflection

J Cogn Psychother. 2018 Oct;32(4):285-302. doi: 10.1891/0889-8391.32.4.285.

Authors

Emily A P Haigh¹, Victoria Quiñones², Michael T Moore³

Affiliations

¹ University of Maine, Orono, Maine emily.a.haigh@maine.edu.
² University of Maine, Orono, Maine.
³ Adelphi University, Garden City, New York.

PMID: 32746408
DOI: 10.1891/0889-8391.32.4.285

Abstract

Research on social problem-solving ability or the cognitive-behavioral processes used to find successful solutions to everyday problems has been advanced by the availability of easy-to-administer self-report measures. The goal of the current study is twofold: (a) validate the factor structure of the Social Problem-Solving Inventory-Revised: Short Form (SPSI-R:S) and (b) examine the relationship between depressive rumination subtypes and dimensions of social problem solving. An initial confirmatory factor analyses (CFA) in Sample 1 revealed poor model fit. An exploratory factor analysis revealed that several items cross-loaded on more than one factor. These items were removed and a subsequent CFA demonstrated adequate model. The revised model was validated in a second sample and convergent and divergent validity were examined. Brooding was related to more maladaptive problem-solving ability while reflection was generally associated with a more adaptive problem-solving style. No gender differences were found.

Keywords: brooding; confirmatory factor analysis; reflection; rumination; social problem-solving inventory.