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- Psychometric Evaluation and Misophonic Experience in a Portuguese-Speaking SamplePublication . Hayes, Chloe; Gregory, Jane; Aziz, Rahima; Cerejeira, Joaquim; Cruz, Marina; Simões, José Augusto Rodrigues; Vitoratou, SiliaMisophonia, a disorder characterised by an extreme sensitivity to certain sounds, is increasingly being studied in cross-cultural settings. The S-Five scale is a multidimensional psychometric tool initially developed to measure the severity of misophonia in English-speaking populations. The scale has been validated in several languages, and the present study aimed to validate the European Portuguese S-Five scale in a Portuguese-speaking sample. The scale was translated into Portuguese using a forward-backwards translation method. The psychometric properties of the S-Five scale were evaluated in a sample of 491 Portuguese-speaking adults. Confrmatory factor analysis supported a fve-factor structure consistent with previous versions of the S-Five scale. The fve factors were as follows: (1) internalising appraisals, (2) externalising appraisals, (3) perceived threat and avoidance behaviour, (4) outbursts, and (5) impact on functioning. The satisfactory psychometric properties of the S-Five scale further indicated its cross-cultural stability. As a psychometrically robust tool, the S-Five can measure misophonia in Portuguese-speaking populations, allowing future studies to explore and compare misophonia in this population.