scholarly journals The Psychometric Properties and Factor Structure of the Antisocial Process Screening Device Self-Report Version in Chinese Adolescents

2015 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 553-562 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meng-Cheng Wang ◽  
Qiaowen Deng ◽  
Cherie Armour ◽  
XiangYang Bi ◽  
Hong Zeng
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Chinese Adolescents ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Antisocial Process Screening Device ◽  
Screening Device

scholarly journals Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Antisocial Process Screening Device

2016 ◽  
Vol 60 (16) ◽  
pp. 1856-1872 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pedro Pechorro ◽  
Victoria Hidalgo ◽  
Cristina Nunes ◽  
Lucía Jiménez
Keyword(s):  
Juvenile Offenders ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Juvenile Offender ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Callous Unemotional ◽  
Antisocial Process Screening Device ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Screening Device ◽  
Forensic Sample

The main aim of the present study was to examine the factor structure, internal consistency, and some additional psychometric properties of the Antisocial Process Screening Device–Self-Report (APSD-SR) among a large forensic sample of incarcerated male juvenile offenders ( N = 438). The results, based on this forensic sample, support the use of the APSD-SR in terms of its factor structure, and internal consistency despite the fact an item had to be removed from the callous-unemotional (CU) dimension. Statistically significant positive associations were found with measures of psychopathic traits, CU traits, narcissism, and aggression, as well as negative associations with a measure of empathy. Findings provide support for the use of the APSD-SR among the incarcerated male juvenile offender population.

Antisocial Process Screening Device-Self-Report--Portuguese Version

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pedro Pechorro ◽  
João Maroco ◽  
Carlos Poiares ◽  
Rui Xavier Vieira
Keyword(s):  
Self Report ◽  
Portuguese Version ◽  
Antisocial Process Screening Device ◽  
Screening Device

The Child PTSD Symptom Scale: An Investigation of Its Psychometric Properties

2015 ◽  
Vol 32 (15) ◽  
pp. 2237-2256 ◽  
Author(s):  
Regan W. Stewart ◽  
Chad Ebesutani ◽  
Christopher F. Drescher ◽  
John Young
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Ptsd Symptom ◽  
High Reliability ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Ptsd Symptoms ◽  
Symptom Scale ◽  
Structure Reliability ◽  
Child Ptsd

The current study addresses the need for accurate measurement of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in youth by investigating the psychometric properties of the Child PTSD Symptom Scale (CPSS). The factor structure, reliability, and concurrent and discriminant validity of the CPSS were investigated in a sample of 206 6th- to 12th-grade adolescents. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis supported a single-factor structure, which was contrary to the hypothesized three-factor structure. Scores comprising this one-factor structure were also associated with high reliability (α = .93), and tests of concurrent and discriminant validity were also strong. The implications of these findings are discussed, with particular emphasis on future directions for research on self-report measures for adolescent PTSD symptoms.

Assessing alexithymia in French-speaking samples: psychometric properties of the Observer Alexithymia Scale-French translation

2005 ◽  
Vol 20 (7) ◽  
pp. 497-502 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sylvie Berthoz ◽  
Mark G. Haviland ◽  
Matt L. Riggs ◽  
Fabienne Perdereau ◽  
Catherine Bungener
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Self Report ◽  
French Translation ◽  
Toronto Alexithymia Scale ◽  
French Speaking

AbstractIn the present study, we evaluated the psychometric properties of the Observer Alexithymia Scale-French translation (OAS-F), a 33-item, observer-rated alexithymia measure. The scale, accessible to lay and professional raters, taps everyday expressions of alexithymia. French university students (N = 159) were asked to rate a person they knew well or ask an acquaintance to rate them. Those being rated (N = 159) were parents, siblings, children, and friends. OAS-F total and subscale scores were comparable to those in the English normative samples. Moreover, OAS scores were reliable, and the scale’s five-factor structure (distant, uninsightful, somatizing, humorless, and rigid) was confirmed. Importantly, too, OAS total scores correlated 0.31 with (self-report) 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS) scores. The OAS-F appears to be a psychometrically sound observer-rated alexithymia measure.

scholarly journals A Preregistered Validation Study of Methods Measuring Analytic and Holistic Cognitive Styles: What do We Actually Measure and How Well?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Lacko ◽  
Tomáš Prošek ◽  
Jiří Čeněk ◽  
Michaela Helísková ◽  
Pavel Ugwitz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Cognitive Styles ◽  
Reaction Times ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Traditional Research ◽  
Test Retest Reliability ◽  
Rod And Frame

Cognitive styles are commonly studied constructs in cognitive psychology. It can be argued that measurement of these styles in the past had significant shortcomings in validity and reliability. The theory of analytic and holistic cognitive styles followed from traditional research of cognitive styles and attempted to overcome these shortcomings. Unfortunately, the psychometric properties of its measurement methods in many cases were debatable or not reported. New statistical approaches, such as analysis of reaction times, have been reported in the recent literature but remain overlooked by current research on analytic and holistic cognitive styles. The aim of this pre-registered study was to verify the psychometric properties (i.e., factor structure, split-half reliability, test-retest reliability, discriminant validity with intelligence and personality, and divergent, concurrent and predictive validity) of several methods routinely applied in the field. We developed/adapted six methods, and selected several types frequently applied in cognitive style research: self-report questionnaires, methods based on rod-and-frame test principles, embedded figures, and methods based on hierarchical figures. The analysis was conducted on 392 Czech participants, with two data collection waves. The results indicate that the use of self-report questionnaires and methods based on the rod-and-frame principle may be unreliable, demonstrating unsatisfactory factor structure and no absence of association with intelligence. The use of embedded and hierarchical figures is recommended. Because the concurrent and divergent validity of the methods did not correspond with the original two-dimensional theory, we formulated a new three-level hierarchical model of analytic and holistic cognitive styles which better described our empirical findings.

scholarly journals Factor Structure and Construct Validity of the Proposed Specifiers for Conduct Disorder (PSCD) Scale in Chinese Adolescents

Assessment ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 107319112094991 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jie Luo ◽  
Meng-Cheng Wang ◽  
Craig S. Neumann ◽  
Robert D. Hare ◽  
Randall T. Salekin
Keyword(s):  
Conduct Disorder ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Mainland China ◽  
Preliminary Evidence ◽  
Psychopathic Traits ◽  
Chinese Adolescents ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
New Instrument

The Proposed Specifiers for Conduct Disorder (PSCD) Scale is a new measure to assess psychopathic traits and symptoms of conduct disorder (CD) in children and adolescents. The current study examined the psychometric properties of the self-report version of the PSCD in a sample of community adolescents in mainland China ( N = 1,683; mean age = 13.60, SD = 1.14; 54.1% boys). The new instrument showed good internal consistency (alpha) for the 24-item total scale and good mean interitem correlations for each of the six-item subscales. Confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs) were conducted on all 24 items, and also a subset of 13 items that demonstrated strong item-level reliabilities. Using all 24 items, CFA results supported a four-factor bifactor model indicating the total score reflects a broad syndrome with four factors. The four factors included grandiose–manipulative traits (GM traits), callous–unemotional traits (CU traits), daring–impulsive traits (DI traits), and CD traits. The 13-item CFA results provided further support for a four-factor conceptualization of the PSCD and evidence of strong measurement invariance across gender. Finally, the PSCD exhibited the expected relations with other psychopathy measures, anxiety and depression, and aggression, supporting the PSCD scores convergent, discriminant, and criterion related validity. The findings provide preliminary evidence for the four-factor structure of the PSCD and support for the utility of the self-report PSCD for measuring psychopathic traits and CD in Chinese adolescents.

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