Evaluating cluster analysis solutions: an application to the Italian NEO personality inventory

2002 ◽  
Vol 16 (1_suppl) ◽  
pp. S43-S55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudio Barbaranelli
Keyword(s):  
Cluster Analysis ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Cross Validation ◽  
Personality Inventory ◽  
Neo Personality Inventory ◽  
Point Biserial Correlation ◽  
Biserial Correlation ◽  
Cluster Solutions ◽  
Italian Sample ◽  
Double Cross

This paper is concerned with the evaluation of cluster analysis solutions. Internal criteria and replication issues are compared and applied to empirical data collected from an Italian sample of 421 young adults, using the NEO Personality Inventory. The following internal criteria were considered: C, gamma, and G( + ) indices, and point‐biserial correlation. Replication was examined (i) ‘internally’ using double cross‐validation and bootstrap approaches and (ii) ‘externally’ by comparing the solution obtained on the Italian sample with the results obtained in German and Spanish samples. While replication analyses supported three‐ and four‐cluster solutions, internal criteria (with the exception of point‐biserial correlation) tended to privilege solutions with a much larger number of groups. Advantages and limitations of the different strategies are discussed. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Cross-validation of the demoralization construct in the Revised NEO Personality Inventory.

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 159-166 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda A. Uliaszek ◽  
Nadia Al-Dajani ◽  
Martin Sellbom ◽  
R. Michael Bagby
Keyword(s):  
Cross Validation ◽  
Personality Inventory ◽  
Neo Personality Inventory ◽  
Revised Neo Personality Inventory

International Personality Item Pool-NEO Personality Inventory-60

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica L. Maples-Keller ◽  
Rachel L. Williamson ◽  
Chelsea E. Sleep ◽  
Nathan T. Carter ◽  
W. Keith Campbell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Personality Inventory ◽  
Item Pool ◽  
Neo Personality Inventory ◽  
Personality Item

Profiles of Citizenship Orientations Among Youth

Young ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 110330882110086
Author(s):  
Iana Tzankova ◽  
Gabriele Prati ◽  
Elvira Cicognani
Keyword(s):  
Cluster Analysis ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Adolescents And Young Adults ◽  
Political Activity ◽  
Late Adolescents ◽  
Institutional Politics ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Political Activist ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
Citizenship Orientations

Prior studies revealed that low levels of youth political activity are not necessarily indicative of complete disengagement from societal affairs but could be accompanied by interest and latent involvement stemming from a standby or monitorial attitude. However, no prior study has investigated patterns of citizenship orientations including both manifest and latent engagement defined by one’s position towards institutional politics, according to different forms of participation. A questionnaire was filled out by 1,732 late adolescents and young adults in Italy (15–30 years old, M = 19.73, 60.7% female). Cluster analysis identified six profiles of citizenship orientations across different types of participatory activities (political, activist, political online and civic): active trustful, active distrustful, standby trustful, standby distrustful, unengaged trustful and unengaged distrustful. The results showed that each level of engagement—active, standby and unengaged—could be further differentiated between trustful and distrustful based on their attitude towards institutions and the electoral process.

scholarly journals Development and double cross-validation of new spot urine sodium equation to predict 24-h urine sodium in the Malaysian population

2021 ◽  
Vol 40 (S1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatimah Othman ◽  
Rashidah Ambak ◽  
Mohd Azahadi Omar ◽  
Suzana Shahar ◽  
Noor Safiza Mohd Nor ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cross Validation ◽  
Sodium Intake ◽  
Study Groups ◽  
Urine Collection ◽  
Urine Sodium ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Spot Urine ◽  
Malaysian Population ◽  
New Equation ◽  
Double Cross

Abstract Background Monitoring sodium intake through 24-h urine collection sample is recommended, but the implementation of this method can be difficult. The objective of this study was to develop and validate an equation using spot urine concentration to predict 24-h sodium excretion in the Malaysian population. Methods This was a Malaysian Community Salt Study (MyCoSS) sub-study, which was conducted from October 2017 to March 2018. Out of 798 participants in the MyCoSS study who completed 24-h urine collection, 768 of them have collected one-time spot urine the following morning. They were randomly assigned into two groups to form separate spot urine equations. The final spot urine equation was derived from the entire data set after confirming the stability of the equation by double cross-validation in both study groups. Newly derived spot urine equation was developed using the coefficients from the multiple linear regression test. A Bland-Altman plot was used to measure the mean bias and limits of agreement between estimated and measured 24-h urine sodium. The estimation of sodium intake using the new equation was compared with other established equations, namely Tanaka and INTERSALT. Results The new equation showed the least mean bias between measured and predicted sodium, − 0.35 (− 72.26, 71.56) mg/day compared to Tanaka, 629.83 (532.19, 727.47) mg/day and INTERSALT, and 360.82 (284.34, 437.29) mg/day. Predicted sodium measured from the new equation showed greater correlation with measured sodium (r = 0.50) compared to Tanaka (r =0.24) and INTERSALT (r = 0.44), P < 0.05. Conclusion Our newly developed equation from spot urine can predict least mean bias of sodium intake among the Malaysian population when 24-h urine sodium collection is not feasible.

Development and Validation of the Faceted Inventory of the Five-Factor Model (FI-FFM)

Assessment ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Watson ◽  
Ericka Nus ◽  
Kevin D. Wu
Keyword(s):  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Five Factor Model ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Personality Inventory ◽  
Validity Data ◽  
Neo Personality Inventory ◽  
Convergent And Discriminant Validity ◽  
Three Samples ◽  
Five Phases

The Faceted Inventory of the Five-Factor Model (FI-FFM) is a comprehensive hierarchical measure of personality. The FI-FFM was created across five phases of scale development. It includes five facets apiece for neuroticism, extraversion, and conscientiousness; four facets within agreeableness; and three facets for openness. We present reliability and validity data obtained from three samples. The FI-FFM scales are internally consistent and highly stable over 2 weeks (retest rs ranged from .64 to .82, median r = .77). They show strong convergent and discriminant validity vis-à-vis the NEO, the Big Five Inventory, and the Personality Inventory for DSM-5. Moreover, self-ratings on the scales show moderate to strong agreement with corresponding ratings made by informants ( rs ranged from .26 to .66, median r = .42). Finally, in joint analyses with the NEO Personality Inventory–3, the FI-FFM neuroticism facet scales display significant incremental validity in predicting indicators of internalizing psychopathology.

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