The Verbal Irony Questionnaire : An Initial Approach to the Conceptualization and Measurement of Verbal Irony in High Intellectual Ability
Sastre-Riba, Sylvia (Universidad de La Rioja)
Ruiz de Mendoza Ibáñez, Francisco J. (Universidad de La Rioja)
Navarro i Ferrando, Ignasi (Universitat Jaume I)
Urraca-Martínez, María Luz (Universidad de La Rioja)
Cladellas, Ramon (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Psicologia Bàsica, Evolutiva i de l'Educació)

Data:	2025
Resum:	Figurative language is a complex construct related to intelligence. Psychology and psycholinguistics are trying to understand it from an interdisciplinary perspective, but studies are still scarce, methodologies are heterogeneous, and results are difficult to integrate. Some studies suggest that understanding the cognitive processes underlying figurative language and its forms could provide a new approach to understanding intellectual differences, such as high intellectual ability (HIA), and new instruments to assess it. The language of HIA children develops earlier and includes the use of irony, which involves metalinguistic skills. In this context, the present study aims to offer an instrument, called the verbal irony questionnaire (or VIrQ), to test the comprehension of verbal irony in students with HIA. A convenience sample of n = 169 students with HIA, aged between 7 and 15 years, responded to the VIrQ. An exploratory factor analysis was conducted. The results revealed that 33 items were retained and categorized into four factors. F1, ironic dissociation (14 items); F2, ironic attitude (8 items); F3, ironic constructions (7 items); and F4, reinforced irony echo (4 items). All factors have adequate reliability indices above 0. 70 and below 0. 95. Finally, new perspectives are also discussed.
Ajuts:	Agencia Estatal de Investigación PDC2021-121526-I00 Agencia Estatal de Investigación PID2020-118349GB-I00
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Llengua:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Matèria:	High intellectual ability ; Figurative language ; Verbal irony ; Intelligence ; Creativity ; Measure
Publicat a:	Journal of Intelligence, Vol. 13, Num. 15 (january 2025) , p. 1-12, ISSN 2079-3200

DOI: 10.3390/jintelligence13020015
PMID: 39997166

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