Psychometric properties of the Raven's Standard Progressive Matrices in a Portuguese sample

• Main Authors: Inês Queiroz-Garcia, Helena Espirito-Santo, Catarina Pires
• Format: Article
• Language: Portuguese
• Published: Instituto Superior Miguel Torga 2021-05-01
• Series: Revista Portuguesa de Investigação Comportamental e Social
• Subjects: Raven's Standard Progressive Matrices; Intelligence; Portuguese population; Neuropsychological tests; Psychometric study
• Online Access: https://rpics.ismt.pt/index.php/ISMT/article/view/210

Objective: Psychometric properties of Raven's Standard Progressive Matrices in a Portuguese community sample were investigated. Method: The sample consists of 522 people (250 men and 272 women), aged between 12 and 95 years. All participants completed an informed consent form and a battery of neuropsychological tests, including Raven's Standard Progressive Matrices (RSPM), Rey 15-Item Memory Test, Zung Self-Rating Anxiety Scale, and Rey Complex Figure Test. Results: The average in RSPM was 41.18 (SD = 12.03). The results showed that all sociodemographic variables (age, sex, education, profession, regions, and place of residence) significantly influenced RSPM scores. The reliability and temporal stability of RSPM were adequate. Conclusions: This study suggests that RSPM is an instrument with potential for use among the Portuguese population.