Reliability of the Brazilian WAIS-III in Depression

Auteurs

  • Andre Goettems Bastos Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul - Brazil Contemporary Institute of Psychoanalysis
  • Bruna Monego Gomes Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul - Brazil
  • Denise Ruschel Bandeira Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul - Brazil
  • Clarissa Marceli Trentini Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul - Brazil

DOI :

https://doi.org/10.30849/rip/ijp.v45i3.171

Résumé

The third edition of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS-III) has been extensively studied since it was first developed. The WAIS-III is broadly used in psychological assessments in Brazil and other Latin American countries. WAIS-III has shown to have good psychometric properties, but its reliability has not been evaluated in clinical samples in Brazil. This study evaluated the reliability of WAIS-III for a sample of patients with depression using test-retest. The coefficients obtained were compared with those of standardization samples for the Brazilian and American versions of the scale. This study enrolled 83 adults aged 26 to 34 years. All participants were evaluated at two time points at an interval of 12 months. The Pearson correlation coefficient was used to analyze data and evaluate WAIS-III reliability, and the Fisher z test was used for the comparisons between samples. Results showed that WAIS-III has stability across time in depressed individuals.

Bibliographies de l'auteur

Andre Goettems Bastos, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul - Brazil Contemporary Institute of Psychoanalysis

Department of Mood Disorders - Coordinator - Contemporary Institute

Department of Psychology - Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul Brazil

Bruna Monego Gomes, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul - Brazil

Denise Ruschel Bandeira, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul - Brazil

Clarissa Marceli Trentini, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul - Brazil

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Publiée

2013-01-03

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Bastos, A. G., Gomes, B. M., Bandeira, D. R., & Trentini, C. M. (2013). Reliability of the Brazilian WAIS-III in Depression. Revista Interamericana De Psicología/Interamerican Journal of Psychology, 45(3). https://doi.org/10.30849/rip/ijp.v45i3.171

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Vol. 45 No 3 (2011): Interamerican Journal of Psychology

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