A Screening Tool for Exercise Addiction: The Psychometric Properties of the Italian Exercise Addiction Inventory

Introduction: The consequences of exercise addiction have a physical, psychological and social impact on the sports men and women, similar to others addictions, which can cause serious health problems. In Mexico its incidence and relevance are unknown, and there is no instrument for its evaluation. This study aims to analyse the psychometric properties of the Exercise Addiction Inventory in a Mexican context and examine its relevance to different groups of people who practice sport. Method: Participants consisted of 487 people who practice physical exercise or competitive sport, aged between 18 and 52, with a mean age of 22.04. The EAI was used, and reliability analysis, confirmatory factor analysis and factorial invariance analysis were conducted. Differences between groups of participants were also tested. Results: The results demonstrated the unifactorial structure of instrument, with satisfactory goodness of fit indices, and its factorial invariance was confirmed. The reliability obtained was adequate. In addition, significant differences were found between men and women in relation to degree of addiction, there was a higher risk for athletes compared to regular exercise goers, and 26.5% of participants obtained scores that place them at a high risk of exercise addiction. Conclusions: It is concluded that EAI is an adequate and reliable instrument, with appropriate psychometric properties. In the studied population there is an excessively high rate of participants who present a high risk of addiction, and men and athletes are the most susceptible groups to develop an exercise addiction.

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The Colorado Cognitive Assessment (CoCA): Development of an Advanced Neuropsychological Screening Tool

10.31234/osf.io/tqckr ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Ashita S. Gurnani ◽

Shayne S.-H. Lin ◽

Brandon E Gavett

Keyword(s):

Construct Validity ◽

Psychometric Properties ◽

Cognitive Assessment ◽

Screening Tool ◽

Depression Scale ◽

Internal Consistency Reliability ◽

Screening Tests ◽

Cognitive Screening ◽

Analysis Model ◽

Factor Analysis Model

Objective: The Colorado Cognitive Assessment (CoCA) was designed to improve upon existing screening tests in a number of ways, including enhanced psychometric properties and minimization of bias across diverse groups. This paper describes the initial validation study of the CoCA, which seeks to describe the test; demonstrate its construct validity; measurement invariance to age, education, sex, and mood symptoms; and compare it to the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA). Method: Participants included 151 older adults (MAge = 71.21, SD = 8.05) who were administered the CoCA, MoCA, Judgment test from the Neuropsychological Assessment Battery (NAB), 15-item version of the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15), and 10-item version of the Geriatric Anxiety Scale (GAS-10). Results: A single factor confirmatory factor analysis model of the CoCA fit the data well, CFI = 0.955; RMSEA = 0.033. The CoCA’s internal consistency reliability was .84, compared to .74 for the MoCA. The CoCA had stronger disattenuated correlations with the MoCA (r = .79) and NAB Judgment (r = .47) and weaker correlations with the GDS-15 (r = -.36) and GAS-10 (r = -.15), supporting its construct validity. Finally, when analyzed using multiple indicators, multiple causes (MIMIC) modeling, the CoCA showed no evidence of measurement non-invariance, unlike the MoCA. Conclusions: These results provide initial evidence to suggest that the CoCA is a valid cognitive screening tool that offers numerous advantages over the MoCA, including superior psychometric properties and measurement non-invariance. Additional validation and normative studies are warranted.

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Psychometric Properties of a DSM-5-Based Screening Tool for Women's Perceptions of Premenstrual Symptoms

Psychological Reports ◽

10.1177/0033294120979696 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 003329412097969

Author(s):

Meghan A. Richards ◽

Kirsten A. Oinonen

Keyword(s):

Psychometric Properties ◽

Screening Tool ◽

Physical Symptoms ◽

Premenstrual Symptom ◽

Future Research ◽

Premenstrual Symptoms ◽

Screening Measure ◽

Dsm 5 ◽

Symptom Screening ◽

Women’S Perceptions

A premenstrual screening tool is needed when time constraints and attrition limit the feasibility of daily ratings. The present study examines the utility of a novel, 33-item, retrospective, dimensional, DSM-5-based, screening measure developed to explore women’s perceptions of premenstrual symptomatology. This is the first measure that examines perception of impairment for each DSM-5 symptom and assesses the frequency criterion. Participants (N = 331) reported symptoms ranging from none to a level consistent with a provisional DSM-5 diagnosis of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD). Initial psychometric properties indicated a five-factor structure: (1) affective symptoms; (2) fatigue, sleep, and anhedonia; (3) symptom frequency; (4) impairment and severity of appetite change and physical symptoms; and (5) difficulty concentrating. The total symptom scale and the frequency, severity, and impairment subscales demonstrated high internal consistency. Strong correlations between this dimensional measure and other retrospective and prospective premenstrual symptom measures suggest strong convergent, concurrent, and predictive validity. Premenstrual symptom groups created using this screening measure (minimal, mild/moderate, severe) differed on other retrospective and prospective measures of premenstrual symptoms. There was evidence of divergent validity and lack of an acquiescence bias. We also report data describing women’s perceptions of the frequency, level of impairment, and level of severity for each DSM-5 PMDD symptom over a 12-month period and discuss implications for future research on premenstrual phenomenology. Initial evidence for the reliability and construct validity of this symptom screening measure suggests potential value for assessing premenstrual symptomatology in research and practice.

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Perfectionism Patterns, Dark Personality, and Exercise Addiction Trend in High-Intensity Sports

International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction ◽

10.1007/s11469-021-00595-y ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

J. González-Hernández ◽

R. Baños ◽

R. Morquecho-Sánchez ◽

H. A. Pineda-Espejel ◽

J. L. Chamorro

Keyword(s):

High Intensity ◽

Sport Performance ◽

Dark Triad ◽

Cognitive Resources ◽

Amateur Athletes ◽

Exercise Addiction ◽

The Subject ◽

Exercise Addiction Inventory ◽

Concern Over Mistakes ◽

Evaluative Judgement

AbstractThe present work tries to describe the relationships among perfectionism, dark traits of personality, and exercise addiction and according to highly intense sports. Following research on perfectionism in sport, its dysfunctional facet is based on a continuous and negative cognitive-evaluative judgement about the difficulties to achieve the accomplishment of tasks or behaviors that improve their sport performance, describing how athletes configure altered thoughts or cognitive resources in their sport experiences. The Spanish versions of the Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale, the Short Dark Triad Scale, and the Exercise Addiction Inventory were applied in a sample of 462 Spanish amateur athletes (39.6% women and 60.4% men). The findings show that a more maladaptive perfectionist pattern (concern over mistakes and external criticism) is related to higher levels of dark personality traits and a greater risk of exercise addiction. However, there are no differences between runners and CrossFit users on the subject of perfectionism, dark traits, and exercise addiction scores.

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A preliminary investigation into the psychometric properties of the Dublin Extrapersonal Neglect Assessment (DENA): A novel screening tool for extrapersonal neglect

Neuropsychological Rehabilitation ◽

10.1080/09602011.2015.1084334 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 27 (3) ◽

pp. 349-368 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Libby J. Cunningham ◽

Killian O'Rourke ◽

Ciara Finlay ◽

MaryBeth Gallagher

Keyword(s):

Psychometric Properties ◽

Screening Tool ◽

Preliminary Investigation

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A Review and Critique of the Touch Inventory for Elementary School-Aged Children (TIE)

British Journal of Occupational Therapy ◽

10.1177/030802260606900507 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 69 (5) ◽

pp. 234-243 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

G Ted Brown ◽

Anita Brown

Keyword(s):

Elementary School ◽

Psychometric Properties ◽

Screening Tool ◽

Physical Disabilities ◽

Self Report ◽

Behavioural Responses ◽

School Aged Children ◽

Tactile Stimuli ◽

History Of

The paper presents a review of the published literature about and a critique of the Touch Inventory for Elementary School-Aged Children (TIE), a screening tool for children to self-report on their emotional and behavioural responses to tactile stimuli, developed by Royeen (1985, 1986) and Royeen and Fortune (1990). The TIE is used as a screening tool for children aged 6–12 years who have an IQ of at least 80 and no history of physical disabilities. Psychometric properties based on previously published studies of the TIE are discussed and recommendations for further research are made.

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