Translation and Psychometric Evaluation of a Chinese Version of the SF-36 Health Survey in the United States

The Religious Perfectionism Scale (RPS) was first developed among Chinese Buddhists, Christians, and Muslims. It consists of the following two subscales: Zealous Religious Dedication and Religious Self-Criticism. In this study, a cross-cultural psychometric evaluation of RPS was performed in a US Christian sample ( N = 233). The confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) results presented a strong data-to-model fit statistics for the two-factor oblique model (CFI = .977, SRMR = .051, RMSEA = .034) in the US sample. The measurement of invariance between US and Chinese samples was examined by multiple-group CFA. The results indicated that the RPS fulfilled invariance for factor loadings and residual variances, but intercepts were partially invariant. The internal consistency reliability coefficients for the two subscales were adequate (above .70). The construct validity test results confirmed our hypotheses that the ZRD was positively correlated with Religious Commitment ( r = .56), and the RSC was positively correlated with Scrupulosity ( r = .58). Overall results suggest that the RPS is a promising measure of religious perfectionism for Christians in the United States. The implications of this were discussed.

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The Psychometric Properties of the Chinese Version of the SF-36 Health Survey in Patients with Myocardial Infarction in Mainland China

Quality of Life Research ◽

10.1007/s11136-006-0012-1 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 15 (9) ◽

pp. 1525-1531 ◽

Cited By ~ 30

Author(s):

Wenru Wang ◽

Violeta Lopez ◽

Chair Sek Ying ◽

David R. Thompson

Keyword(s):

Myocardial Infarction ◽

Psychometric Properties ◽

Health Survey ◽

Mainland China ◽

Chinese Version ◽

Sf 36

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Convergence and divergence: Differences in disability prevalence estimates in the United States and Canada based on four health survey instruments

Social Science & Medicine ◽

10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.06.017 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 69 (4) ◽

pp. 543-552 ◽

Cited By ~ 26

Author(s):

Barbara M. Altman ◽

Stephen P. Gulley

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Health Survey ◽

The United States ◽

Prevalence Estimates ◽

Disability Prevalence ◽

Survey Instruments ◽

Convergence And Divergence

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Development of the Clinical Teaching Effectiveness Questionnaire in the United States

Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions ◽

10.3352/jeehp.2017.14.14 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 14 ◽

pp. 14 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Michelle E. Wormley ◽

Wendy Romney ◽

Anna E. Greer

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Teaching Effectiveness ◽

Clinical Teaching ◽

Psychometric Evaluation ◽

Principal Component ◽

Teaching Experience ◽

The United States ◽

Clinical Instructors ◽

Valid Measure ◽

Teaching Learning

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to develop a valid measure for assessing clinical teaching effectiveness within the field of physical therapy.Methods: The Clinical Teaching Effectiveness Questionnaire (CTEQ) was developed via a 4-stage process, including (1) initial content development, (2) content analysis with 8 clinical instructors with over 5 years of clinical teaching experience, (3) pilot testing with 205 clinical instructors from 2 universities in the Northeast of the United States, and (4) psychometric evaluation, including principal component analysis.Results: The scale development process resulted in a 30-item questionnaire with 4 sections that relate to clinical teaching: learning experiences, learning environment, communication, and evaluation.Conclusion: The CTEQ provides a preliminary valid measure for assessing clinical teaching effectiveness in physical therapy practice.

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