Hayes, ChloeGregory, JaneAziz, RahimaCerejeira, JoaquimCruz, MarinaSimões, José Augusto RodriguesVitoratou, Silia2024-02-052024-02-052024-01-30Hayes, C.; Gregory, J.; Aziz, R.; Cerejeira, J.; Cruz, M.; Simões, J.A.; Vitoratou, S. Psychometric Evaluation and Misophonic Experience in a Portuguese-Speaking Sample. Behav. Sci. 2024, 14, 107. https://doi.org/ 10.3390/bs14020107http://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/14234Misophonia, 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.engMisophoniaS-Five ScalePsychometricsSelective sound sensitivity syndromePortugueseTranslationjournal article10.3390/bs14020107