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Discurs del Dr. Jaume Gil Aluja com a doctor honoris causa per la Universitat de Girona
No full textDiscurs pronunciat pel Dr. Jaume Gil Aluja (Reus, 1936), en el decurs de l'acte d'investidura de Doctors Honoris Causa, celebrat a la Universitat de Girona l'octubre de 2004. El seu discurs versa sobre l'anàlisi d'aspectes relacionats amb l'economi
Challenging the Sustainable Social Progress
Full text linkThe Presentation held at the ceremony for granting the title of Doctor Honoris Causa of The West University in Timisoara is based on a paper which presents a synthetic view on some economic and financial issues of our times, considering especially the crisis of the last period, and mentioning a few remarkable ideas about the mentality of humankind. The author takes into consideration in a large view, regarding economy, some aspects of physics and of other fields of modern science, such as philosophy, including irreversibility of time, suitable for our full of uncertainty and complex reality, wishing to achieve goals related to solving the economic issues and to social progress.
Zuckerman-Kuhlman-Aluja Personality Questionnaire as a predictor of MCMI-III personality disorder scales: The role of facets
No full textThis research was planned to assess the predictive power of dimensions and facets of the Zuckerman–Kuhlman–Aluja Personality Questionnaire in relation to the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory III 10 personality disorder (PD) scales in healthy subjects. The sample was composed of 529 subjects from the general population. The average age was 44.51 (standard deviation: 18.27; range 18–85) for men and 43.94 (standard deviation: 18.01; range 18–83) for women. Five factors emerged from principal component analyses. Alpha reliabilities were acceptable for the two questionnaires. Neuroticism correlated with most PD scales. Aggressiveness and sensation seeking correlated with antisocial PD; extraversion (negative) and neuroticism (positive) correlated with several PDs such as avoidant and dependent. The facets presented a similar pattern of correlations with the PD dimensions with different values and statistical power. Sensation seeking and aggression facets were strongly related with antisocial and obsessive–compulsive PDs (in negative). The personality contribution to explain the PD scales was studied by a multiple linear stepwise regression analysis. The facets explained the PD proportion of variance a little better than the dimensions. The relevance of Zuckerman–Kuhlman–Aluja Personality Questionnaire facets in the predictions of PDs is further discussed.0.362 SJR (2012) Q2, 99/209 Health policy, 17/41 Psychiatric Mental health, 247/495 Psychiatry and Mental healthUE
Génesis de una Teoría de la incertidumbre
Full text linkEl contenido de este artículo constituye fundamentalmente el Discurso pronunciado por el profesor Gil Aluja en el Acto en el que se le impuso la Gran Cruz de la Orden Civil de Alfonso X el Sabi
Investidura com a doctor honoris causa de l'Excm. Sr. Jaume Gil Aluja
No full textInvestidura com a doctor honoris causa del senyor Jaume Gil Aluja. Sessió acadèmica extraordinària, 16 de maig de 1997. Elogi del candidat a càrrec del doctor Antoni Terceño. Discurs d’investidura pronunciat pel senyor Jaume Gil Aluja. Paraules de benvinguda pronunciades pel doctor Joan Martí i Castell Rector Magfc. de la Universitat
Invariance Test: Detecting Difference Between Latent Variables Structure in Partial Least Squares Path Modeling
Full text linkIn the context of heterogeneity, almost all partial least squares path modeling (PLS-PM) approaches focus on differences in the causal relationships between the latent variables. The principal goal is to detect segments that have different path coefficients in the structural model, yet inadequate attention is generally given to the measurement model. Thus, anytime that we define specific sub-models for different groups of individuals, we may wonder if the latent variables are the same in all detected sub-models. Taking this into consideration, the problem of invariance arises, meaning that if the estimation of latent variables are specific in each sub-model, there is reasonable doubt regarding whether we can compare the distinct behavior of individuals who belong to two different segments. In this paper, we present an invariance test as a possible solution, whereby the goal is to verify whether or not the measurement models of each sub-model may be assumed equal among themselves.</jats:p
Multicultural Validation of the Zuckerman–Kuhlman–Aluja Personality Questionnaire Shortened Form (ZKA-PQ/SF) Across 18 Countries
Full text linkpeer reviewedThe aim of this study was to assess the psychometric properties of the Zuckerman–Kuhlman–Aluja Personality Questionnaire shortened form (ZKA-PQ/SF) in 18 cultures and 13 languages of different African, American, Asian, and European cultures and languages. The results showed that the five-factor structure with 20 facets replicated well across cultures with a total congruence coefficient of .97. A confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) resulted in adequate fit indices for the five factors based on the comparative fit index (CFI), Tucker–Lewis index (TLI; >.90), and RMSEA (.031-.081). A series of CFA to assess measurement invariance across cultures resulted in adequate CFIs and TLIs for configural and metric invariance. However, factors did not show scalar invariance. Alpha internal consistencies of five factors ranged between .77 (Sensation Seeking) and .86 (Neuroticism). The average alpha of the 20 facets was .64 with a range from .43 (SS4) to .75 (AG1). Nevertheless, alpha reliabilities were lower in some facets and cultures, especially for Senegal and Togo. The average percentage of the variance explained based on the adjusted R2 was 2.9\%, 1.7\%, and 5.1 for age, sex, and, cultures, respectively. Finally, multidimensional scaling suggested that geographically or culturally close cultures share mean profile similarities
Suplementary_Material_2 – Supplemental material for Multicultural Validation of the Zuckerman–Kuhlman–Aluja Personality Questionnaire Shortened Form (ZKA-PQ/SF) Across 18 Countries
No full textSupplemental material, Suplementary_Material_2 for Multicultural Validation of the Zuckerman–Kuhlman–Aluja Personality Questionnaire Shortened Form (ZKA-PQ/SF) Across 18 Countries by Anton Aluja, Jérôme Rossier, Barry Oumar, Luis. F. García, Tarek Bellaj, Fritz Ostendorf, Willibald Ruch, Wei Wang, Zsuzsanna Kövi, Dawid Ścigała, Đorđe Čekrlija, Adam W. Stivers, Lisa Di Blas, Mauricio Valdivia, Sonia Ben Jemaa, Kokou A. Atitsogbe, Michel Hansenne and Joseph Glicksohn in Assessment</p
Cross–cultural Generalizability of the Alternative Five–factor Model Using the Zuckerman–Kuhlman–Aluja Personality Questionnaire
Full text linkSeveral personality models are known for being replicable across cultures, such as the Five–Factor Model (FFM) or Eysenck\u27s Psychoticism–Extraversion–Neuroticism (PEN) model, and are for this reason considered universal. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the cross–cultural replicability of the recently revised Alternative FFM (AFFM). A total of 15 048 participants from 23 cultures completed the Zuckerman–Kuhlman–Aluja Personality Questionnaire (ZKA–PQ) aimed at assessing personality according to this revised AFFM. Internal consistencies, gender differences and correlations with age were similar across cultures for all five factors and facet scales. The AFFM structure was very similar across samples and can be considered as highly replicable with total congruence coefficients ranging from .94 to .99. Measurement invariance across cultures was assessed using multi–group confirmatory factor analyses, and each higher–order personality factor did reach configural and metric invariance. Scalar invariance was never reached, which implies that culture–specific norms should be considered. The underlying structure of the ZKA–PQ replicates well across cultures, suggesting that this questionnaire can be used in a large diversity of cultures and that the AFFM might be as universal as the FFM or the PEN model. This suggests that more research is needed to identify and define an integrative framework underlying these personality models
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