Dimensionality of the Turkish Version of the Self-Stigma of Seeking Help Scale: Results from Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analyses

2014 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 105-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cahit Kaya ◽  
Timothy Tansey ◽  
Fong Chan ◽  
Jill Bezyak ◽  
Macid Ayhan Melekoğlu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
The Self ◽  
Factor Analyses ◽  
Turkish Version ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Seeking Help

Turkish Version of Children’s Response Styles Questionnaire

2012 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 154-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Burcu Özgülük ◽  
Özgür Erdur Baker ◽  
Aslı Bugay
Keyword(s):  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Response Style ◽  
Response Styles ◽  
Seventh Grade ◽  
Factor Analyses ◽  
Turkish Version ◽  
Internal Reliability ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Two Samples ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

This study examines the basic psychometric properties of the Children’s Response Styles Questionnaire (CRSQ; Abela, Rochon, & Vanderbilt, 2000 ). The Children’ Response Style Questionnaires and The Children’s Depression Inventory were administered to 312 (46.6%) participants from the fourth and 358 (53.4%) from the seventh grade. Participants were recruited via convenient sampling and were between the age of 9 and 15 years. Factor structures, convergent validity, and internal reliability were examined for the two samples. Two factor structures were confirmed for both samples via confirmatory factor analyses. The CRSQ was found to have satisfactory internal reliability and convergent validity for both samples. MANOVA was utilized to examine gender and grade differences, and the results revealed further validity evidences. As the theory suggests, the seventh-grade females had more ruminative tendencies than the fourth-grade females and seventh-grade males. Results are discussed in light of the related literature.

Construct Validation of the Self-Description Questionnaire II with a French Sample

2003 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 142-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florence Guérin ◽  
Herbert W. Marsh ◽  
Jean-Pierre Famose
Keyword(s):  
Construct Validation ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Factor Analyses ◽  
Third Order ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Methodological Considerations ◽  
French Validation ◽  
Hierarchical Representations

Summary: This investigation is a French validation of the Self-Description Questionnaire (SDQ) II, an instrument derived from the Marsh and Shavelson model and designed to measure adolescent self-concept. Previous theoretical and methodological considerations in SDQ research provided guidelines for the instrument “within-construct” validity. 480 students completed the questionnaire. Reliability and confirmatory factor analyses were used to demonstrate support for the good psychometric properties, the well-defined 11 facets of the multidimensional self-concept, the two remarkably distinct higher order academic areas, and the weak hierarchical ordering. Third-order HCFA models resulted in a hierarchical general self-concept modestly related to most nonacademic self-concepts and rather weakly to academic self-concepts. The present research strongly supports the multifaceted nature of self-concept, but cannot supply clear evidence for the usefulness of hierarchical representations of adolescent self-concept.

I Should Have Known Better: Development of a Self-Report Measure of Gullibility

2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 408-423
Author(s):  
Alessandra K. Teunisse ◽  
Trevor I. Case ◽  
Julie Fitness ◽  
Naomi Sweller
Keyword(s):  
Social Intelligence ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Factor Analyses ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Large Pool ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Item Scale ◽  
Report Measure

The aim of this research was to explore the predictors of gullibility and to develop a self-report measure of the construct. In Studies 1 to 3, exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were conducted on a large pool of items resulting in a 12-item scale with two factors: Persuadability and Insensitivity to cues of untrustworthiness. Study 4 confirmed the criterion validity of the scale using two distinct samples: scam victims and members of the Skeptics Society. Study 5 demonstrated positive relationships between gullibility and the self-reported persuasiveness of, and likelihood of responding to, unsolicited emails. Throughout the article, analyses of a variety of measures expected to converge with the scale provided evidence for its construct validity. Overall, these studies demonstrate that the construct of gullibility is distinct from trust, negatively related to social intelligence, and that the Gullibility Scale is a reliable and valid measure of gullibility.

Harter's Self-Perception Profile for Children: An Adaptation and Validation of the Spanish Version

2014 ◽  
Vol 115 (2) ◽  
pp. 444-466 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miguel Ángel Broc
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Self ◽  
Factor Analyses ◽  
Self Perception ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Statistical Procedures ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Self Worth

Harter's Self-Perception Profile for Children was translated into Spanish and was administered to representative students from the Aragon Community, 1,058 elementary and junior high school children from 3rd to 8th grades, respectively. Following the same statistical procedures used by Harter, similar and interesting results were obtained for the factor structure of the specific self-perception subscales, the self-worth subscale, the correlations among specific subscales and the reliability of their items across different Spanish subsamples, using the Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analyses. This empirical research compare and complete other work carried out in Spain, and permitted the use of the Harter scale outside the United States, although some conceptual issues need further attention.

Measuring the Character Strength of Wisdom

2007 ◽  
Vol 65 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-183 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey Dean Webster
Keyword(s):  
Construct Validity ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Close Relationships ◽  
The Self ◽  
Reliability Test ◽  
Factor Analyses ◽  
Attachment Avoidance ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Definition Of

This study examined the psychosocial correlates and psychometric properties of the Self-Assessed Wisdom Scale (SAWS) (Webster, 2003a). Seventy-three men and 98 women ranging in age from 17–92 years (Mean age = 42.77) completed an expanded, 40-item version of the SAWS, the Loyola Generativity Scale, and the Experiences in Close Relationships Scale. A new definition of wisdom is provided which is operationalized with the SAWS. Results indicated that the SAWS has excellent reliability (test-retest = .838; Cronbach's Alpha = .904). Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor analyses confirmed the five hypothesized dimensions of wisdom and the total SAWS score correlated in predicted directions with generativity ( r(169) = .448; p < .01) and attachment avoidance ( r(169) = –.239, p < .01) demonstrating construct validity.

Gender Differences in the Construct Validity of the Silencing the Self Scale

2002 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna L. Remen ◽  
Dianne L. Chambless ◽  
Thomas L. Rodebaugh
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
The Self ◽  
Latent Structure ◽  
Factor Analyses ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Convergent And Discriminant Validity ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Limited Support

Gender differences in the construct validity of Jack's (1991) Silencing the Self Scale (STSS) were assessed using 187 female and 169 male undergraduates. Results of exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses revealed gender differences in the scale's latent structure and at best provided only limited support for the validity of the scale's four subscales for women. Among men, the studies exposed a weakness in the scale's construct validity and provided insights into possible alternative interpretations made by men when responding to the scale's items. Convergent and discriminant validity of the scale were assessed by correlating it with measures of neuroticism and attachment. Whereas the construct validity of the STSS for use with women was supported, evidence was weaker for men. For men, data suggest that the STSS, in part, taps a motive to avoid intimacy and relationship situations that limit one's sense of independence and autonomy, a construct incongruous with Jack's notion of self-silencing.

scholarly journals Testing the Structural Validity of the Self-Stigma Scale in Relatives of People with Autism in the Spanish Context

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (14) ◽  
pp. 7384
Author(s):  
José M. Aguilar-Parra ◽  
Maria M. Megias ◽  
Rubén Trigueros ◽  
Isabel Mercader ◽  
Carolina Fernández-Jiménez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Temporal Stability ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
The Self ◽  
Factor Analyses ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Stigma Scale ◽  
People With Mental Illness ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Show Evidence

Sometimes, relatives of children with autism experience feelings of guilt, abandonment and devaluation, as they tend to see themselves as the cause of their children’s illness. This causes social isolation and psychological discomfort. However, there are no scales that assess self-stigma. Therefore, the aim of the study is to show evidence of the validity and reliability of the Self-Stigma Scale in Relatives of People with Mental Illness in the Spanish context in relation to autism. A total of 287 progenitors participated in the study. For the validation and adaptation process, three confirmatory factor analyses, analysis of invariance across gender, reliability analysis and temporal stability, were carried out. The results revealed that the factor structure of the questionnaire was adequate, showing adequate levels of reliability.

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