Table 2 Summary of the OPD-SQ subscales, sub-functions assessed, example items (translated from Spanish for illustration) and internal consistency (Cronbach's <)
Subscale | Sub-function included | No. of items | Example item | Internal consistency (Cronbach’s α) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gral population sample | Clinical sample | Total sample | ||||
Self-Perception | Reflection of self | 4 | I find very difficult to describe myself | .865 | .915 | .923 |
Differentiation of affects | 4 | I often don’t know very well how I am feeling | ||||
Identity | 4 | Sometimes I feel or do things that do not match with myself | ||||
Object Perception | Self-object differentiation | 7 | Sometimes I doubt whether someone else is thinking something about me, or if it just my imagination | .792 | .865 | .874 |
Holistic object perception | 4 | If the other person is not in my same mood, we will not work-out | ||||
Realistic object perception | 6 | People tell me that I always end up picking the wrong friends | ||||
Self-Regulation | Regulation of impulse | 4 | Sometimes I get so angry that I do not respond for my actions | .725 | .874 | .883 |
Tolerance of affects | 5 | Sometimes my emotions are so strong that they scare me | ||||
Self-Regulation-esteem | 4 | I find it difficult to overcome when someone criticizes me | ||||
Regulation of Relationships | Regulation of Relationships | 6 | When I am angry I tend to damage my relationships | .727 | .850 | .851 |
Anticipation | 6 | Sometimes I misjudge how my behavior affects others | ||||
Internal Communication | Experiencing of affects | 4 | It is difficult to perceive my own emotions | .550 | .767 | .780 |
Utilizing fantasies | 3 | My fantasies and ideas vitalize and enrich me | ||||
Body-self | 4 | I am often incapable of perceiving well my body | ||||
External Communication | Establishing contact | 4 | I find it difficult to establish contact with other people | .672 | .685 | .684 |
Communicating affects | 6 | I have been told that I do not show my feelings | ||||
Empathy | 4 | When someone is having a bad time, I tend to worry | ||||
Attachment to Internal Objects | Internalization | 4 | I often think of certain people who could harm me | .703 | .835 | .842 |
Utilizing introjects | 4 | I find it difficult to do something good for myself | ||||
Attachment to External Objects | Accepting help | 4 | I find it difficult to ask others for help | .477 | .677 | .682 |
Dissolving attachment | 4 | Separations and goodbyes are difficult to me | ||||