Scale of unfinished situations: Evidences of validity and reliability in Peruvian university students

Rodas-Vera N.; Romero D.B.; Guevara-Cordero C.; Yucra-Camposano J.; Cruzate-Valle A.; Villón-Arellano F. · Terapia Psicologica (2024) · DOI: 10.4067/s0718-48082024000100107

Resumen

In Gestalt Psychotherapy, unfinished business is conceived as a set of past experiences that interrupt the present in order to achieve closure or completion. We sought to develop the Unfinished Business Scale and to evaluate its psychometric properties. The instrument was administered to 247 university students in Lima, of both sexes and ages between 18 to 30 years old. As evidence of validity, the content, internal structure and relationship with other variables are reported. The judges were of the opinion that the instrument measures unfinished situations and they contributed to specify the items. The confirmatory factor analysis found excellent adjustment values for a one-dimensional model of seven items, which is directly related to ruminative behaviors (reproaches and reflection) and inverse with life satisfaction. Likewise, an acceptable level of reliability was found for internal consistency. The theoretical value of the findings is discussed; limitations are recognized and the use of the test in research and professional practice is recommended.

Instituciones: Universidad de San Martín de Porres; Universidad César Vallejo; Universidad Privada del Norte