Confirmatory factor analysis of the Baby Eating Behaviour Questionnaire and associations with infant weight, gender and feeding mode in an Australian sample

Appetite ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 82 ◽  
pp. 43-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimberley M. Mallan ◽  
Lynne A. Daniels ◽  
Susan J. de Jersey
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Eating Behaviour ◽  
Feeding Mode ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Australian Sample

A Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the GHQ12 Using a Large Australian Sample

2007 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alistair Campbell ◽  
Simon Knowles
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Scoring Methods ◽  
University Staff ◽  
Scoring Method ◽  
Structured Equation Modeling ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Unitary Model ◽  
Australian Sample

The GHQ12 has become a popular screening instrument used by both clinicians and researchers. To date there have been a number of studies investigating the factor structure of the GHQ12. Most have identified a factorial structure to the instrument but there has been little consistency in the factors identified. One reason for this may be that different investigators are using different scoring methods and this could impact the structure identified. This study used structured equation modeling (LISREL 8.7) to carry out a confirmatory factor analysis, with a large sample of 8,732 university staff, on four 3-factor and one unitary model solutions using the three most common scoring methods (Classical, Corrected, and Likert). It was found that the method of scoring substantially affects model estimation and suggestions were made as to the best scoring method for future use.

scholarly journals Validation of the Polish version of the Motivational Postures (Toward Taxes) Questionnaire

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. e0252937
Author(s):  
Sabina Kołodziej
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Internal Validity ◽  
Theoretical Interpretation ◽  
Factorial Validity ◽  
The Third ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Polish Version ◽  
Australian Sample ◽  
Polish Adaptation

This article presents a Polish adaptation of the Motivational Postures (Towards Taxes) Questionnaire (MPQ). The MPQ is based on the concept of five tax-related motivational postures (Commitment, Capitulation, Resistance, Disengagement and Game Playing) and consists of 29 items. Three studies validating the Polish version of the MPQ are presented. The first study was conducted with a translated version of the original questionnaire and aimed to verify the factorial validity of this version using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Since the factor structure revealed on Australian sample was not reproduced, exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was conducted. Study 2 used CFA to confirm the new structure of the modified version of the questionnaire evident from the Study 1 EFA, and also estimated the reliability and internal validity of the modified version. This resulted in a questionnaire consisting of 20 items and five scales (Moral Duty, Capitulation, Active Resistance, Disengagement and Pleasant Games). The third study tested the questionnaire’s construct validity. A theoretical interpretation of the scale is provided.

Assessing alternative models of individualism and collectivism: a confirmatory factor analysis

2001 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 105-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark A. Freeman ◽  
Prashant Bordia
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Reference Group ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Student Sample ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Individualism And Collectivism ◽  
Australian Sample ◽  
Specific Factors ◽  
Sample Support

Six alternative structural models of individualism–collectivism are reviewed and empirically compared in a confirmatory factor analysis of questionnaire data from an Australian student sample (N = 340). Central to the debate about the structure of this broad social attitude are the issues of (1) polarity (are individualism and collectivism bipolar opposites, or orthogonal factors?) and (2) dimensionality (are individualism and collectivism themselves higher‐order constructs subsuming several more specific factors and, if so, what are they?). The data from this Australian sample support a model that represents individualism and collectivism as a higher‐order bipolar factor hierarchically subsuming several bipolar reference‐group‐specific individualisms and collectivisms. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

scholarly journals Confirmatory factor analysis of the Children's Eating Behaviour Questionnaire in a Chinese urban preschooler sample

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nan Zhou ◽  
Luning Sun
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Preschool Children ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Eating Behaviour ◽  
Measurement Tool ◽  
Eating Behaviours ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Urban Sample ◽  
Child Bmi

Abstract Background Understanding young children's eating behaviours is vital to childhood obesity prevention. However, the widely used Children's Eating Behaviour Questionnaire (CEBQ) has not been validated in Chinese young children. Thus, the present study aimed to assess the validity of the CEBQ in a Chinese urban sample of preschool children. Methods Participants included 389 mothers with preschool children residing in Beijing, China. Confirmatory factor analysis was conducted, and measurement invariance between child genders was evaluated. Results The modified 8-factor structure of the CEBQ exhibited acceptable model fit in our sample, and no measurement bias against any gender was observed. The associations between the CEBQ factors and child age showed that desire to drink, emotional overeating, and emotional undereating significantly decreased with age, but food responsiveness increased with age. The relation between child BMI and the CEBQ factors provided convergent validity for the CEBQ. Conclusions Our study supported the validity of the CEBQ as a measurement tool for examining preschool children's eating behaviours in a Chinese urban sample.

Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the GHQ-12: Can I See that Again?

2003 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 475-483 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alistair Campbell ◽  
Judith Walker ◽  
Gerry Farrell
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Goodness Of Fit ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Factor Models ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Resultant Data ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Australian Sample ◽  
Factor Matching

Objective: This paper reviews research relating to the factor analysis of the GHQ-12. We explore the question of whether there is a consistent replicable structure to the GHQ-12 using: (i) a comparative analysis of fit between identified factor models; and (ii) a confirmatory factor analysis of GHQ-12 data from our own study. Method: The factor models proposed from the literature were reviewed. The published factor loadings were used to carry out a factor matching analysis to identify similarities between the various factor models that have been identified. In addition, 490 patients visiting their general practitioner completed the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) in the first phase of a longitudinal study evaluating service delivery to rural Tasmania. Three different methods for scoring the GHQ-12 were utilized and each resultant data set was analysed using a Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) to establish which of the various factor models provided the most consistent description of the data. Result: None of the complete factor models that have been proposed have been consistently replicated across studies. Isolated factors were replicated between some studies but no single factor structure was replicated across all studies. All of the models had adequate fit to the Tasmanian data when the usual scoring was used. However, only one model had a consistently high ‘goodness of fit’ across scoring methods. Conclusion: It was concluded that the ‘best fit’ was achieved by a model based on an early factor analytic study using an Australian sample. It was suggested that researchers wanting to extract scales from the GHQ-12 could use this model.

Evidence-based subtypes in functional dyspepsia with confirmatory factor analysis: Psychosocial and physiopathological correlates

2001 ◽  
Vol 120 (5) ◽  
pp. A51-A52 ◽  
Author(s):  
B FISCHLER ◽  
J VANDENBERGHE ◽  
P PERSOONS ◽  
V GUCHT ◽  
D BROEKAERT ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Functional Dyspepsia ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Confirmatory Factor
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