Construct Validity of the Teacher Version of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire in a Sample of Elementary-Aged Children in the United States

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Wynne Bosik ◽  
Bryn Harris ◽  
Noor Alibrahim ◽  
Courtney Donovan
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
The United States ◽  
Strengths And Difficulties Questionnaire ◽  
Elementary Aged Children ◽  
Strengths And Difficulties

Psychometric Properties of the Abbreviated Multidimensional Acculturation Scale and the Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure With Japanese Sojourners

Assessment ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 104-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Makoto Miyoshi ◽  
Kimberly Asner-Self ◽  
Sheng Yanyan ◽  
Jennifer M. Koran
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Japanese Version ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha ◽  
Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure

The current study examined psychometric properties of the Japanese version of Abbreviated Multidimensional Acculturation Scale (AMAS-ZABB-JP) and the 20-item Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure (MEIM-JP) with 273 Japanese sojourners and immigrants to the United States. The theoretical six-factor structure for the AMAS-JP and two-factor structure for the MEIM-JP was consistent with the literature. The subscales of the AMAS and MEIM showed expected patterns of correlation with each other and with additional variables (i.e., number of years in the United States), providing evidence for construct validity. Cronbach’s alpha reflected high levels of reliability for both scales. Despite strong psychometric findings, there were translational and cultural-based findings that suggest the need for further research.

scholarly journals Reliability and validity of an instrument that measures the willingness to emigrate

Psychologia ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-46
Author(s):  
Celia Yaneth Quiroz Campas ◽  
Eyder Bolivar Mojica ◽  
Margarita Juárez Nájera ◽  
Jorge Hernández Valdés ◽  
Cruz García Lirios
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
United States Of America ◽  
Vocational Training ◽  
Strategic Alliance ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
The United States ◽  
Public University ◽  
Selection Of

Provisions for migration underlie asymmetric relations between sending and receiving countries, such as the cases of Mexico and the United States of America, although studies focus on stigma. The objective of this study was to establish the reliability and construct validity of an instrument that measures the phenomenon. A transversal and exploratory work was carried out with a selection of 300 students, considering their affiliation to a public university in a strategic alliance with multinationals for vocational training. A structure of four factors related to risk, utility, hyperopia and identity was observed, although the design of the research limited the results to the research scenario, suggesting the extension of the work towards negative dispositions such as exclusion, discrimination and the stigma. Keywords: Migration, Identity, Hyperopia, Helplessness, Reliability.

Construct Validity and Reliability of the Beliefs Toward Mental Illness Scale for American, Japanese, and Korean Women

2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 349-363
Author(s):  
Denise M. Saint Arnault ◽  
Moonhee Gang ◽  
Seoyoon Woo
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Item Analysis ◽  
The United States ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Cross Sectional

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Beliefs Toward Mental Illness Scale (BMI) across women from the United States, Japan, and South Korea. Methods: A cross-sectional study design was employed. The sample was 564 women aged 21–64 years old who were recruited in the United States and Korea (American = 127, Japanese immigrants in the United States = 204, and Korean = 233). We carried out item analysis, construct validity by confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), and internal consistency using SPSS Version 22 and AMOS Version 22. Results: An acceptable model fit for a 20-item BMI (Beliefs Toward Mental Illness Scale–Revised [BMI-R]) with 3 factors was confirmed using CFA. Construct validity of the BMI-R showed to be all acceptable; convergent validity (average variance extracted [AVE] ≥0.5, construct reliability [CR] ≥0.7) and discriminant validity (r = .65–.89, AVE >.79). The Cronbach’s alpha of the BMI-R was .92. Conclusion: These results showed that the BMI was a reliable tool to study beliefs about mental illness across cultures. Our findings also suggested that continued efforts to reduce stigma in culturally specific contexts within and between countries are necessary to promote help-seeking for those suffering from psychological distress.

scholarly journals Mental health among children and adolescents: Construct validity, reliability, and parent-adolescent agreement on the ‘Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire’ in Chile

PLoS ONE ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. e0191809 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge Gaete ◽  
Jesus Montero-Marin ◽  
Daniela Valenzuela ◽  
Cristian A. Rojas-Barahona ◽  
Esterbina Olivares ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Strengths And Difficulties Questionnaire ◽  
Strengths And Difficulties

scholarly journals Adaptation of the Psychological-Behavioral Acculturation Scale to a Community of Urban-based Mexican Americans in the United States

2015 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 469 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerardo Maupome ◽  
Rodrigo Marino ◽  
Odette M. Aguirre-Zero ◽  
Anita Ohmit ◽  
Sigi Dai
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Mexican Americans ◽  
The United States ◽  
Value Orientation ◽  
Mexican Origin ◽  
European Americans ◽  
Behavioral Variables ◽  
Psychological Acculturation ◽  
Weighted Combination

<p class="Pa7"><strong>Objective: </strong>To report the psychometric properties of the Psychological-Behavioral Acculturation Scale (P-BAS), a tool gauging behavioral and psychological acculturation after adapting it through formative research to people of Mexican origin in the United States.</p><p class="Pa7"><strong>Methods: </strong>We analyzed data from adapted P-BAS questionnaires in the TalaSurvey study, using standard methods to establish internal consistencies (Cronbach’s alpha), construct validity, and ascertain if the value orientation profile differed by ethnic group.</p><p class="Pa7"><strong>Results: </strong>In 2012-13, 505 respondents (mean age 45.2 ±14.1, 56% female) partici­pated: 250 European Americans (EA) and 255 people of Mexican origin (MA).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Although internal consisten­cies of 15 value orientation measures were occasionally low, overall results were en­couraging. A weighted combination of value orientation scores strongly discriminated between EA and MA. Additionally, the pat­tern of relationships among MAs identified between acculturation scores and the valid­ity contrasts supported the construct validity of the proposed dual framework. The trend was particularly evident for most behavioral variables. <em>Ethn Dis. </em>2015;25(4):469-478; doi:10.18865/ed.25.4.469</p>

International Marketing Involvement: The Construct, Dimensionality, and Measurement

1995 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 11-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esra Gencturk ◽  
Terry L. Childers ◽  
Robert W. Ruekert
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Field Study ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
International Marketing ◽  
Product Market ◽  
The United States ◽  
Marketing Activities ◽  
Marketing Operations

The growing importance of international marketing operations for the survival and success of an increasing number of businesses underscores the need to understand their involvement in these activities. To this end, this article proposes an eclectic and multidimensional definition as well as a new measure of international marketing involvement where equity, administrative, and operational components represent the three distinct behavioral means that can be utilized by a business to perform foreign marketing activities. Based upon a field study conducted in the United States of 45 firms and 78 product market units, evidence is supportive of the internal consistency and construct validity of the proposed measure of international marketing involvement (IMI).

Construction and Validation of a Supervisor Principle Ethics Scale

2011 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 96-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jared C. Schultz
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Working Alliance ◽  
The United States ◽  
State Agency ◽  
Supervisory Working Alliance ◽  
Five Factors ◽  
Training Activities ◽  
And Training

AbstractPsychometric properties on a newly developed Supervisor Principle Ethics Scale (SPES) are reported. The SPES was created to measure supervisees' perceptions of supervisors' use of ethical principles (Autonomy, Beneficence/Nonmaleficence, Justice, Veracity, Fidelity). Participants were vocational rehabilitation counsellors with a state agency in the United States (US) (Males = 38, Females = 49). They completed the SPES and the Supervisory Working Alliance-Trainee Form (Efstation, Patton, & Kardash, 1990). The five factors of the SPES were significantly correlated with the Supervisory Working Alliance-Trainee Form (SWAI-T), suggesting evidence of construct validity. Potential uses for the SPES in research and training activities are discussed.

scholarly journals Reliability and Validity of the HIV Disability Questionnaire (HDQ) with Adults Living with HIV in the United States

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. 232595821988846 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelly Kathleen O’Brien ◽  
David Kietrys ◽  
Mary Lou Galantino ◽  
James Scott Parrott ◽  
Tracy Davis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Intraclass Correlation ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
The United States ◽  
Intraclass Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Disability Questionnaire ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

Objectives: To assess measurement properties of the HIV Disability Questionnaire (HDQ) among adults with HIV in the United States. Methods: We administered the HDQ, World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule II (WHODAS 2.0), and a demographic questionnaire. For internal consistency reliability, we calculated Cronbach α and Kuder-Richardson-20 (KR-20) statistics for disability and episodic scores, respectively (≥0.80 acceptable). For test–retest reliability, we calculated intraclass correlation coefficients (>0.8 acceptable). For construct validity, we tested 15 a priori hypotheses assessing correlations between HDQ and WHODAS 2.0 scores. Results: Of the 128 participants, the majority were males (68%), median age 51 years, taking antiretroviral therapy (96%). Cronbach α ranged from 0.88 (social inclusion) to 0.93 (uncertainty). The KR-20 ranged from 0.86 (cognitive) to 0.96 (uncertainty). Intraclass correlation coefficients ranged from 0.88 (physical, cognitive, social inclusion) to 0.92 (mental–emotional). Of the 15 hypotheses, 13 (87%) were confirmed. Conclusions: The HDQ demonstrates internal consistency reliability, test–retest reliability, and construct validity when administered to a sample of adults with HIV in the United States.

scholarly journals Development, Construct Validity, and Measurement Invariance of the Parasocial Relationship With Political Figures (PSR-P) Scale

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Moh Abdul Hakim ◽  
James H. Liu
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Measurement Invariance ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Emotional Bonding ◽  
Parasocial Relationship

Abstract. Parasocial theory views ordinary people’s emotional bonding with political figures as a form of parasocial relationship (PSR). Despite the insights it offers, existing measures of PSR have been criticized conceptually and psychometrically. We developed a new scale of PSR with political figures (PSR-P) and examined the construct validity, factor replicability, and measurement invariance based on samples from culturally and politically diverse countries (i.e., Indonesia, New Zealand, and the United States). In three studies using a panel of experts ( N = 20; Study 1), a convenience adult sample ( N = 212; Study 2), and representative and cross-cultural samples ( N = 897; Study 3), we found that the four-item PSR-R scale provides satisfying construct validity, as well as a replicable factor structure and scalar invariance across countries. The PSR-P scale can be utilized to advance the measurement and application of parasocial theory in the field of social and political psychology. The policy implications of the findings are also discussed.

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