Hennemann, Severin and Weirich, Antonia and Meule, Adrian and Braescher, Anne-Kathrin and Witthoeft, Michael (2025) German version of the specific phobia of vomiting inventory (SPOVI): psychometric properties and correlates in a clinical and non-clinical sample. BMC PSYCHIATRY, 25 (1): 305. ISSN 1471-244X
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Background The Specific Phobia of Vomiting Inventory (SPOVI) is a 14-item instrument measuring behavioral avoidance and threat monitoring associated with emetophobia. The current study aimed to provide a German translation of the SPOVI and examine its psychometric properties and correlates. Methods N = 441 adults from the general population and N = 465 outpatients with mental disorders completed the SPOVI and other self-report measures. Factor structure, reliability, convergent, and discriminant validity, as well as clinical utility, were investigated. Results The German version of the SPOVI had a one-factor structure and high internal consistency in both samples (omega s > 0.90). Large correlations (rs > 0.50) with questionnaires assessing phobic anxiety, general anxiety, illness-related anxiety, and disgust sensitivity supported convergent validity, while relatively low correlations with questionnaires assessing depression, eating disorders or paranoid ideation supported discriminant validity. Among outpatients, those with a specific phobia diagnosis had the highest SPOVI scores. Conclusion The German translation of the SPOVI has sound psychometric properties and is a potentially practical clinical screening instrument for emetophobia. Pre-registrationhttps://aspredicted.org/5y6zb.pdf.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | COGNITIVE-BEHAVIOR THERAPY; SOMATOSENSORY AMPLIFICATION; EMETOPHOBIA; SCALE; ANXIETY; FEAR; PHENOMENOLOGY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; IMPAIRMENT; VALIDATION; Emetophobia; Fear of vomiting; Specific phobia; SPOVI; German translation |
| Subjects: | 100 Philosophy & psychology > 150 Psychology 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine |
| Divisions: | Human Sciences > Institut für Psychologie > Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology and Psychotherapy – Prof. Dr. David Kolar |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 10 Jun 2026 08:09 |
| Last Modified: | 10 Jun 2026 08:09 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/66970 |
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