Validación Preliminar de la Escala de Conductas de Autocuidado para Psicólogos Clínicos

the process of the construction and preliminary validation of the self-care behaviors scale for clinical psychologists (eap) is described. the purpose of the scale is to measure the frequency of self-care behaviors in psychologists dedicated to treating patients. the sample consisted of 132 clinical psychologists, who answered the eap, a secondary traumatic stress scale, and a depression scale. the results indicate that the eap possesses adequate internal consistency and construct validity. the scale convergent validity was supported by its inverse correlation with levels of secondary traumatic stress and depression in psychologists. the eap items adopted a unifactorial configuration coherent with the theory on which the scale is based.