Everyday Memory Questionnaire-Revised (EMQ-R): Psychometric Validation of the European Portuguese Version in Non-Clinical Sample
dc.contributor.author | Ribeiro, Bruna | |
dc.contributor.author | López-Higes, Ramón | |
dc.contributor.author | Rubio-Valdehita, Susana | |
dc.contributor.author | Caetano, Ana Paula | |
dc.contributor.author | Rodrigues, Pedro F. S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Bártolo, Ana | |
dc.contributor.author | Fernandes, Sara M. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2025-03-10T12:23:58Z | |
dc.date.available | 2025-03-10T12:23:58Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2025-02-27 | |
dc.description.abstract | The present study aimed to translate, culturally adapt, and present a psychometric validation for the Everyday Memory Questionnaire—Revised (EMQ-R) to the Portuguese population. The study involved 267 participants aged between 18 and 75 years (M = 39.32; SD = 14.8), recruited online. Self-report measures of anxiety and depression symptoms were administered to assess the instrument’s convergent validity. To examine the factorial structure of the measure, a two-step validation process was employed. Given the uncertainty about the optimal measurement model, the sample was randomly divided into two independent subsamples. First, a principal component analysis (PCA) was conducted to explore the factorial structure. Next, a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was performed to validate the identified structure. The results supported a unidimensional structure consisting of 12 items, suggesting that perceived memory difficulties are best represented as a single overarching factor. High reliability was observed for this structure (Cronbach’s alpha and McDonald’s omega values ≥ 0.90). The results also indicated that general memory complaints were moderately correlated with symptoms of anxiety and depression. Furthermore, the study highlighted the promising potential of the measure as a screening tool for detecting subjective memory complaints, with an optimal cut-off score of 16 points. Future studies should focus on validating the EMQ-R with clinical samples, exploring its discriminative ability, and examining the stability of the cut-off score across different populations and contexts. | |
dc.identifier.citation | Rodrigues, P. F. S., Bártolo, A., Ribeiro, B., López-Higes, R., Rubio-Valdehita, S., Caetano, A. P., & Fernandes, S. M. (2025). Everyday Memory Questionnaire-Revised (EMQ-R): Psychometric Validation of the European Portuguese Version in Non-Clinical Sample. Behavioral Sciences, 15(3), 280, 1-14. https://doi.org/ 10.3390/bs15030280. Repositório Institucional UPT. https://hdl.handle.net/11328/6190 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2076-328X | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11328/6190 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.publisher | MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | |
dc.relation.hasversion | https://doi.org/10.3390/bs15030280 | |
dc.rights | open access | |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | |
dc.subject | EMQ-R | |
dc.subject | memory complaints | |
dc.subject | non-clinical | |
dc.subject | screening tool | |
dc.subject | psychometric validation | |
dc.subject.fos | Ciências Sociais - Psicologia | |
dc.subject.ods | 03 - good health and well-being | |
dc.title | Everyday Memory Questionnaire-Revised (EMQ-R): Psychometric Validation of the European Portuguese Version in Non-Clinical Sample | |
dc.type | journal article | |
dcterms.references | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/15/3/280 | |
dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
oaire.citation.endPage | 14 | |
oaire.citation.issue | 3 | |
oaire.citation.startPage | 1 | |
oaire.citation.title | Behavioral Sciences | |
oaire.citation.volume | 15 | |
oaire.version | http://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85 | |
person.affiliation.name | I2P - Instituto Portucalense de Psicologia | |
person.affiliation.name | I2P - Instituto Portucalense de Psicologia | |
person.affiliation.name | I2P - Instituto Portucalense de Psicologia | |
person.familyName | Rodrigues | |
person.familyName | Bártolo | |
person.familyName | Fernandes | |
person.givenName | Pedro F. S. | |
person.givenName | Ana | |
person.givenName | Sara M. | |
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person.identifier.orcid | 0000-0003-4257-0530 | |
person.identifier.rid | L-3459-2017 | |
person.identifier.rid | C-2878-2017 | |
person.identifier.rid | G-9849-2016 | |
person.identifier.scopus-author-id | 56585404500 | |
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