Individual performance as a multidimensional construct: a test of construct validity

2015 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 89-106
Author(s):  
Taejun Cho ◽  
Cheol H. Oh
Keyword(s):  
Construct Validity ◽  
Individual Performance ◽  
Multidimensional Construct

Measurement invariance and validity of the Athlete Engagement Questionnaire

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 1008-1014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristina De Francisco ◽  
Constantino Arce ◽  
Mar Graña ◽  
Elisa I Sánchez-Romero
Keyword(s):  
Construct Validity ◽  
Measurement Invariance ◽  
Organizational Context ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Psychological Construct ◽  
Multidimensional Construct ◽  
Sports Science ◽  
Athlete Burnout ◽  
Model Invariance ◽  
Physical Components

Engagement is a psychological construct that was originally defined in an organizational context to refer to the emotional, cognitive and physical components that drive people to get actively involved in their occupational duties. In sports science, the Athlete Engagement Questionnaire conceptualizes engagement as a multidimensional construct comprising four factors: confidence, vigor, dedication and enthusiasm. The purpose of this study was to analyze the measurement model invariance of the Athlete Engagement Questionnaire across different competitive levels and to provide evidence of construct validity in relation to burnout. To this end, we recruited 1157 athletes of both sexes, aged between 12 and 35 years, to complete the Athlete Engagement Questionnaire and Athlete Burnout Questionnaire. The results provided evidence of Athlete Engagement Questionnaire measurement model invariance and its validity with respect to burnout.

Associations of Multiple Measures of Openness to Experience with a Brief Questionnaire of Positive, Negative, and Disorganized Schizotypy

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Kathryn C. Kemp ◽  
Michael L. Raulin ◽  
Chris J. Burgin ◽  
Neus Barrantes-Vidal ◽  
Thomas R. Kwapil
Keyword(s):  
Construct Validity ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Principal Components ◽  
Openness To Experience ◽  
Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders ◽  
Multidimensional Construct ◽  
Schizophrenia Spectrum ◽  
Components Analysis ◽  
Spectrum Disorders ◽  
Subclinical Symptoms

Abstract. The vulnerability for schizophrenia-spectrum disorders is expressed across a continuum of clinical and subclinical symptoms and impairment known as schizotypy. Schizotypy is a multidimensional construct with positive, negative, and disorganized dimensions. Openness to experience offers a useful personality domain for exploring multidimensional schizotypy. This study examined the factor structure of openness and its relation to schizotypy using the Multidimensional Schizotypy Scale-Brief (MSS-B) in a sample of 2,236 adults. Positive schizotypy was broadly associated with elevated openness and negative schizotypy was generally associated with diminished openness. Principal components analysis of 15 openness facets replicated the four-factor structure of openness including Fantasy/Feelings, Eccentricity, Nontraditionalism, and Ideas factors. All three schizotypy dimensions were associated with Eccentricity. Positive schizotypy was associated with Fantasy/Feelings, whereas negative schizotypy was inversely associated with Fantasy/Feelings. Results support the construct validity of the MSS-B, use of alternative openness measures in examining schizotypy, and the multidimensional structures of schizotypy and openness.

Psychological Empowerment as a Multidimensional Construct: A Test of Construct Validity

1999 ◽  
Vol 59 (1) ◽  
pp. 127-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria L. Kraimer ◽  
Scott E. Seibert ◽  
Robert C. Liden
Keyword(s):  
Construct Validity ◽  
Psychological Empowerment ◽  
Multidimensional Construct

Construct Validity of the Children’s Coping Strategies Scale (CCSS)

2016 ◽  
Vol 118 (1) ◽  
pp. 199-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiangzi Ouyang ◽  
Tao Xin ◽  
Fu Chen
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Five Factor Model ◽  
Latent Structure ◽  
Multidimensional Item Response ◽  
School Students ◽  
Multidimensional Construct ◽  
Children's Coping

There has been debate regarding the factor structure of the Children's Coping Strategies Scale (CCSS); in most previous studies there were different subscales, representing coping strategies. However, according to the theoretically multidimensional construct of coping, coping consists of an adaptive process and uses the lowest possible level of coping strategy. Accordingly, this study applies a new method of multidimensional item response theory (MIRT) to testing the latent structure of teenagers’ coping strategies and to improve the construct validity of the CCSS. The participants were 1,138 16-year-old high school students (48.2% female, 51.8% male) studying arts and science. This study compares three different model types: a unidimensional model, a simple multidimensional construct model, and a bifactor model. The results indicate that the latent structure of CCSS is not only described by specific coping strategies (e.g., rumination) but also by a general adaptation process, which is consistent with theoretical understandings of coping. Furthermore, the five-factor model, which contains a “reflection” dimension, is more suitable for Chinese teenagers.

Context and Validation of the Korean Subjective Underemployment Scale (K-SUS): 한국의 불완전 취업 실태 및 주관적인 불완전 취업 척도 타당화

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 655-673
Author(s):  
Taewon Kim ◽  
Blake A. Allan
Keyword(s):  
Construct Validity ◽  
Internal Structure ◽  
Employment Status ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Bifactor Model ◽  
Model Fit ◽  
English Version ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Psychological Issues ◽  
Multidimensional Construct

Underemployment is a multidimensional construct that captures various suboptimal work statuses. Although recent economic depressions and insecure job markets in Korea have increased underemployment, no appropriate scale exists to measure underemployment in a Korean context. Therefore, the aim of this study was to translate the Subjective Underemployment Scales (SUS) into Korean and validate the Korean SUS (K-SUS) with a sample of 427 Korean employees. We found that a bifactor model fit the data best, suggesting a different internal structure from the English version. Scores from the K-SUS were also invariant across gender, age, income, and employment status. In addition, we found evidence for construct validity by relating scores from the K-SUS to similar constructs and indicators of well-being. Findings from the current study help describe Korean employees’ experiences of subjective underemployment and suggest how psychologists, employers, and policy makers can address structural and psychological issues related to underemployment.

scholarly journals The Development and Validation of the Healthcare Professional Humanization Scale (HUMAS) for Nursing

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (20) ◽  
pp. 3999 ◽  
Author(s):  
María del Carmen Pérez-Fuentes ◽  
Iván Herera-Peco ◽  
María del Mar Molero Jurado ◽  
Nieves Fátima Oropesa Ruiz ◽  
Diego Ayuso-Murillo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare Professional ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Health Centers ◽  
Emotional Understanding ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Multidimensional Construct ◽  
Five Factors ◽  
Development And Validation ◽  
Nursing Professionals

Introduction: The approach and use of the term “humanization” is very much present in healthcare. However, instruments for measuring the concept of the humanization of care are yet to be designed and developed. Objective: The main objective of this study was to evaluate and validate the Healthcare Professional Humanization Scale (HUMAS) for nursing professionals. Method: The sample was made up of 338 adults, who were nurses working at health centers and hospitals, and aged between 22 and 56. Results: The results of the analyses confirm that the Healthcare Professional Humanization Scale (HUMAS) has an adequate construct validity and reliability, and defines the humanization of care as a multidimensional construct, made up of five factors: Affection, Self-efficacy, Emotional understanding, Optimistic disposition and Sociability. Conclusions: The new HUMAS scale may be an easily administered and coded instrument for approaching the humanization of care, not only in research, but also in practice.

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