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Data mining is a technique that aims to explain large data sets through patterns of behavior, associations, changes, or significant structures in the data. The main goal of this study was to analyze information about beliefs and attitudes towards hypnosis, evaluated by the Valencia Scale of Attitudes and Beliefs Toward Hypnosis, Client version (VSABTH-C) in two temporal moments with a total of 444 participants; developing decision trees in order to discover any sociodemographic factors influencing these variables. The results indicate some influence of gender, education level, and profession on the scores in the scale factors, thus women tended to get higher scores on factors such as Control and Fear; people with a higher educational level tended to get higher scores on factors that denote more positive attitudes and beliefs towards hypnosis; in addition, the psychologist participants showed more positive attitudes and beliefs regarding hypnosis. Considering these results, it would be interesting to carry out similar studies, increasing the size of the sample and also adding some new variables, in order to deepen this relationship and implement changes that would lead people to have more positive attitudes and beliefs regarding hypnosis.
María Franquelo; Jose Pastrana-Brincones; Rafael Reigal; Juan Morillo-Baro; Juan Vázquez-Diz; Antonio Hernández-Mendo; Verónica Morales-Sánchez. Data Mining for Attitudinal and Belief Profiles Determination towards Hypnosis. Sustainability 2021, 13, 7721 .
AMA StyleMaría Franquelo, Jose Pastrana-Brincones, Rafael Reigal, Juan Morillo-Baro, Juan Vázquez-Diz, Antonio Hernández-Mendo, Verónica Morales-Sánchez. Data Mining for Attitudinal and Belief Profiles Determination towards Hypnosis. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (14):7721.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMaría Franquelo; Jose Pastrana-Brincones; Rafael Reigal; Juan Morillo-Baro; Juan Vázquez-Diz; Antonio Hernández-Mendo; Verónica Morales-Sánchez. 2021. "Data Mining for Attitudinal and Belief Profiles Determination towards Hypnosis." Sustainability 13, no. 14: 7721.
The psychometric properties of the VSABTH-C have been previously analyzed in different studies. However, to the best of our knowledge, no study has ever tested the psychometric properties of the online version of VSABTH-C, considering the advantages that such administration represents: possibility of reaching a greater number of participants, speed of application and correction, and instantaneous feedback. In addition, previous studies have not conducted gender or time invariance. Thus, it is important to analyze the psychometric properties of this version, to confirm whether the model is optimal and can be used in other studies, and to confirm whether questionnaire provides unbiased scores to carry out comparisons across gender/time. The present study aim to analyze the psychometric properties of VSABTH-C, applied for the first time in its online version. Invariance analysis between gender/time was also analyzed in a total of 705 participants. Results from confirmatory factor analysis considering previous literature (eight factors 37 items) did not fit the data. An alternative model, removing six-items from the original model, was proposed. The re-specified model (eight factors 31 items) fit the data in all samples under analysis and revealed an adequate psychometric properties and shown invariance criteria between gender and time.
María Auxiliadora Franquelo; Diogo Monteiro; Inés Tomás; Antonio Capafons; Antonio Hernández-Mendo. Psychometric properties of the Valencia Scale of Attitudes and Beliefs Towards Hypnosis (client version) (VSABTH-C) online version. Current Psychology 2020, 1 -11.
AMA StyleMaría Auxiliadora Franquelo, Diogo Monteiro, Inés Tomás, Antonio Capafons, Antonio Hernández-Mendo. Psychometric properties of the Valencia Scale of Attitudes and Beliefs Towards Hypnosis (client version) (VSABTH-C) online version. Current Psychology. 2020; ():1-11.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMaría Auxiliadora Franquelo; Diogo Monteiro; Inés Tomás; Antonio Capafons; Antonio Hernández-Mendo. 2020. "Psychometric properties of the Valencia Scale of Attitudes and Beliefs Towards Hypnosis (client version) (VSABTH-C) online version." Current Psychology , no. : 1-11.
This study analyzes, for the first time, the psychometric properties of the Valencia Scale of Attitudes and Beliefs towards Hypnosis, Therapist Version (VSABTH-T) in its online version. Previous studies have analyzed the properties of this scale in its traditional version, but in none of the cases the invariance of the model has been studied. For this reason, and because of the advantages offered by online administration, it is important to analyze the psychometric properties of this version, with the aim of being able to use it in future studies, as well as to make comparisons over time. There were 154 participants, collecting the data in two temporal moments. After analyzing the factor structures proposed in the previous literature (eight factors and 37 items) no satisfactory results were reached for the online sample. An alternative model was formulated (eliminating eight items because they were considered crossloadings), with eight factors and 29 items, which presented satisfactory adjustment rates to the different groups (CFI = .92, TLI = .90–91, RMSEA = .06–07, SRMR = .07; χ2 = 562.60 for time 1 (χ2/df = 1.61) and χ2 = 600.93 for time 2 (χ2/df = 1.72), df = 349 for all samples, Bollen-Stine Bootstrap p = .02–07). The results indicated appropriate values of convergent, discriminant and composite reliability for most dimensions, and the temporal invariance of the factor structure was confirmed, an aspect that should be highlighted in the light of previous investigations. Taking the above into consideration, the option of optimizing the eliminated items could be considered, in order not to lose information regarding the content of the scale.
M. Auxiliadora Franquelo; Inés Tomás; Antonio Capafons; Antonio Hernández-Mendo. Psychometric properties of the Valencia Scale of Attitudes and Beliefs Towards Hypnosis (therapist version) (VSABTH-T) online version. Quality & Quantity 2020, 55, 203 -219.
AMA StyleM. Auxiliadora Franquelo, Inés Tomás, Antonio Capafons, Antonio Hernández-Mendo. Psychometric properties of the Valencia Scale of Attitudes and Beliefs Towards Hypnosis (therapist version) (VSABTH-T) online version. Quality & Quantity. 2020; 55 (1):203-219.
Chicago/Turabian StyleM. Auxiliadora Franquelo; Inés Tomás; Antonio Capafons; Antonio Hernández-Mendo. 2020. "Psychometric properties of the Valencia Scale of Attitudes and Beliefs Towards Hypnosis (therapist version) (VSABTH-T) online version." Quality & Quantity 55, no. 1: 203-219.