Validation francophone de l’Inventaire des capacités du soi altérées au sein d’adultes de la communauté et d’un échantillon clinique

The current study aims to validate the French version of the Inventory of Altered Self-Capacities (IASC; Briere, 2000) in order to allow and facilitate the use of this measure for French-speaking researchers and clinicians. Results revealed a good internal consistency of every scales in both a clinical sample of clients seeking sex-therapy service in a large metropolitan area (n = 395), and adults from the general population from the same area (n = 959). Exploratory structural equation modelling (ESEM) indicated that the original structure of the questionnaire was a good representation of the data in both samples, supporting a first-order model with 7 factors. Descriptive analyses revealed that clients seeking sex-therapy reported statistically significant higher mean scores of altered self-capacities than adults from the general population. Bivariate analyses showed that altered self-capacities were associated with childhood cumulative trauma, anxious attachment and psychological distress. Overall, results indicated good psychometric qualities of the French version of the IASC that could allow French-speaking professionals to assess self-capacities in treatment with their clients, as well as in research protocols. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: journal abstract)