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Psychometric properties of the Spanish Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale – Second Edition Article

Storch, EA, Cheng, JS, Higham, M et al. (2025). Psychometric properties of the Spanish Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale – Second Edition . PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH, 348 10.1016/j.psychres.2025.116456

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  • Storch, EA; Cheng, JS; Higham, M; Muñoz, JS; Cruz, VZ; Berrones, D; Obando, DP; Anderberg, JL; Frederick, RM; Tapia-Cuevas, V; Muñoz, MC; Villar, CU; Moya, PR; Ochoa-Panaifo, ME; Mallen, MCM; Wiese, AD; Pinciotti, CM; Sagarnaga, MN; McGuire, JF; Onyeka, OC; Moyano, MB; Adorno, VR; Agostini, V; Aguilar, WW; Aguirre, C; Alvarado-Quiroz, V; Ancalade, NE; Aponte, D; Espinosa, AAA; Arnold, PD; Ascencio-Chicana, EY; Atkinson, EG; Ayala, JN; Aziz, H; Aguirre, TLB; Barrera, CN; Contreras, JAB; Barry, K; Belanger, AN; Benitez, LM; Best, JR; Bigdeli, TB; Bommiasamy, H; Borda, T; Boyajian, L; Muñoz, DB; Browning, L; Burton, CL; Busto, C; Buxbaum, JD; Rivera, REC; Callahan, JL; Gomez, CAC; Canchari, E; Carrrera, MC; Chang, A; Chazelle, E; Cheng, JS; Chire, JM; Muñoz, MC; Cicero, DC; Cifuentes-Espinoza, AP; Quiroz, PC; Colombo, GM; Comer, JS; Condori-Apaza, L; Cortina, J; Crivelari, JM; Crosbie, J; Crowley, JJ; Cruz, VO; Cruz, IA; Cunning, A; Perez, GJD; Dailey, MM; Dang, BD; Dawson, A; del Río, D; Dev, A; Diaz, S; Fay, L; Fernandez, A; Figueroa, EG; Flecha, LM; Flores-Garcia, ÁM; Forero, DA; Franklin, ME; Frederick, RM; Furr, JM; Gamarra, OM; Garay-Contreras, C; García-Bravo, N; García-Jaimes, C; Garrison, SR; Giusti-Rodriguez, P; Gonzalez, A; González, RA; Gonzalez-Barrios, P

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abstract

  • The Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale, Second Edition (Y-BOCS-II) is an evidence-based clinician-rated measure for assessing the presence and severity of obsessive-compulsive symptoms. The Spanish version of the Y-BOCS-II has not yet been validated. The present study examines the psychometric properties of the Spanish Y-BOCS-II (Spanish-Y-BOCS-II) in adults with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) who are of Hispanic/Latino ancestry. The Spanish-Y-BOCS-II was administered to 1805 adults with OCD. Participants also completed a battery of measures assessing OCD, depression, and anxiety symptoms. The internal consistency for the Symptom Checklist (Kuder-Richardson-20=0.92), Obsession Severity (α=0.87), Compulsion Severity (α=0.86), and Total Severity (α=0.92) were high. The inter-rater reliability for the Severity Scale (intraclass correlations=0.98) was excellent. Confirmatory factor analyses showed a marginally acceptable fit with the Obsessions and Compulsions two-factor model; subsequent exploratory factor analysis revealed a one-factor solution consistent with a Total score including all items. Satisfactory construct validity was observed, supported by the strong correlations with other measures of obsessive-compulsive symptom severity and moderate correlations with measures of depression and anxiety symptoms. Overall, the Spanish-Y-BOCS-II demonstrates acceptable reliability and validity properties.

publication date

  • June 1, 2025

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volume

  • 348