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Self-report measures of anxiety and depression symptoms were administered to assess the instrument\u2019s convergent validity. To examine the factorial structure of the measure, a two-step validation process was employed. Given the uncertainty about the optimal measurement model, the sample was randomly divided into two independent subsamples. First, a principal component analysis (PCA) was conducted to explore the factorial structure. Next, a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was performed to validate the identified structure. The results supported a unidimensional structure consisting of 12 items, suggesting that perceived memory difficulties are best represented as a single overarching factor. High reliability was observed for this structure (Cronbach\u2019s alpha and McDonald\u2019s omega values \u2265 0.90). The results also indicated that general memory complaints were moderately correlated with symptoms of anxiety and depression. Furthermore, the study highlighted the promising potential of the measure as a screening tool for detecting subjective memory complaints, with an optimal cut-off score of 16 points. Future studies should focus on validating the EMQ-R with clinical samples, exploring its discriminative ability, and examining the stability of the cut-off score across different populations and contexts.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/bs15030280","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,2,27]],"date-time":"2025-02-27T03:37:57Z","timestamp":1740627477000},"page":"280","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Everyday Memory Questionnaire\u2014Revised (EMQ-R): Psychometric Validation of the European Portuguese Version in Non-Clinical Sample"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"15","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4155-0987","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Pedro F. 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