Construct Validation of the Self-Description Questionnaire II with a French Sample

2003 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 142-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florence Guérin ◽  
Herbert W. Marsh ◽  
Jean-Pierre Famose
Keyword(s):  
Construct Validation ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Factor Analyses ◽  
Third Order ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Methodological Considerations ◽  
French Validation ◽  
Hierarchical Representations

Summary: This investigation is a French validation of the Self-Description Questionnaire (SDQ) II, an instrument derived from the Marsh and Shavelson model and designed to measure adolescent self-concept. Previous theoretical and methodological considerations in SDQ research provided guidelines for the instrument “within-construct” validity. 480 students completed the questionnaire. Reliability and confirmatory factor analyses were used to demonstrate support for the good psychometric properties, the well-defined 11 facets of the multidimensional self-concept, the two remarkably distinct higher order academic areas, and the weak hierarchical ordering. Third-order HCFA models resulted in a hierarchical general self-concept modestly related to most nonacademic self-concepts and rather weakly to academic self-concepts. The present research strongly supports the multifaceted nature of self-concept, but cannot supply clear evidence for the usefulness of hierarchical representations of adolescent self-concept.

scholarly journals Multilevel and multidimensional scale for online trust

2014 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 187-200
Author(s):  
Maria Jesús López Miguens ◽  
Encarnación González Vázquez ◽  
Paloma Bernal Turnes
Keyword(s):  
Financial Institution ◽  
Internet Banking ◽  
Measuring Instrument ◽  
Factor Analyses ◽  
Third Order ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Online Trust ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Electronic Channel ◽  
Online Channel

This paper examines the nature of the construct of consumers' trust toward the electronic channel of their financial institution. Through a study of a total of 372 individual users of Internet banking in Spain, we have managed to develop a third-order measuring instrument that integrates a total of seven dimensions. The exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were used to test the validation and reliability of the proposed scale. Findings provide useful information to professionals who seek to identify how customer's trust is formed in the online channel and in the financial sector.

scholarly journals A Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the “Autoconcepto Forma 5” Questionnaire in Young Adults from Spain and Chile

2011 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 648-658 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Fernando García ◽  
Gonzalo Musitu ◽  
Enrique Riquelme ◽  
Paula Riquelme
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Factorial Invariance ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Factor Analyses ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

The aim of this work is to examine the pentafactorial validity of the AF5 Self-Concept Questionnaire in Spanish and Chilean young adults. From the responses of a total of 4,383 young adults aged 17 to 22 years (1,918 Spanish, 44%, and 2,465 Chilean, 56%) it was analyzed the reliability of the instrument, the compared validity of the 5 oblique factor model proposed by the authors versus the unifactorial and the orthogonal alternative models, and was studied the invariance of one Chilean sample. The results of confirmatory factor analyses supported the authors' pentafactorial model. The multi-group factorial invariance showed that Chilean sample of the AF5 does not change neither the Spanish factor weights, nor the variances and covariances of the factors, or the error variances of items. Finally, the internal consistency of the five scales was good in the samples of both countries.

I Should Have Known Better: Development of a Self-Report Measure of Gullibility

2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 408-423
Author(s):  
Alessandra K. Teunisse ◽  
Trevor I. Case ◽  
Julie Fitness ◽  
Naomi Sweller
Keyword(s):  
Social Intelligence ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Factor Analyses ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Large Pool ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Item Scale ◽  
Report Measure

The aim of this research was to explore the predictors of gullibility and to develop a self-report measure of the construct. In Studies 1 to 3, exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were conducted on a large pool of items resulting in a 12-item scale with two factors: Persuadability and Insensitivity to cues of untrustworthiness. Study 4 confirmed the criterion validity of the scale using two distinct samples: scam victims and members of the Skeptics Society. Study 5 demonstrated positive relationships between gullibility and the self-reported persuasiveness of, and likelihood of responding to, unsolicited emails. Throughout the article, analyses of a variety of measures expected to converge with the scale provided evidence for its construct validity. Overall, these studies demonstrate that the construct of gullibility is distinct from trust, negatively related to social intelligence, and that the Gullibility Scale is a reliable and valid measure of gullibility.

Harter's Self-Perception Profile for Children: An Adaptation and Validation of the Spanish Version

2014 ◽  
Vol 115 (2) ◽  
pp. 444-466 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miguel Ángel Broc
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Self ◽  
Factor Analyses ◽  
Self Perception ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Statistical Procedures ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Self Worth

Harter's Self-Perception Profile for Children was translated into Spanish and was administered to representative students from the Aragon Community, 1,058 elementary and junior high school children from 3rd to 8th grades, respectively. Following the same statistical procedures used by Harter, similar and interesting results were obtained for the factor structure of the specific self-perception subscales, the self-worth subscale, the correlations among specific subscales and the reliability of their items across different Spanish subsamples, using the Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analyses. This empirical research compare and complete other work carried out in Spain, and permitted the use of the Harter scale outside the United States, although some conceptual issues need further attention.

Validity of the Five-Factor Model for the Implicit Self-Concept of Personality

2008 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 263-272 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan C. Schmukle ◽  
Mitja D. Back ◽  
Boris Egloff
Keyword(s):  
Factor Model ◽  
Five Factor Model ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Big Five Personality ◽  
Factor Analyses ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Implicit Personality ◽  
Implicit And Explicit

The authors adapted the Implicit Association Test (IAT) in order to assess the implicit self-concept of personality. In two studies (N = 106 and N = 92), confirmatory factor analyses validated the five-factor model for the implicit personality self-concept. Internal consistencies of the IAT proved satisfactory for all Big Five personality dimensions. Correlations between the personality IAT and different self-report measures of personality were generally small, and significant only for Extraversion and Conscientiousness. Patterns of means and factor intercorrelations were, however, highly similar for implicit and explicit personality measures.

Measuring the Character Strength of Wisdom

2007 ◽  
Vol 65 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-183 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey Dean Webster
Keyword(s):  
Construct Validity ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Close Relationships ◽  
The Self ◽  
Reliability Test ◽  
Factor Analyses ◽  
Attachment Avoidance ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Definition Of

This study examined the psychosocial correlates and psychometric properties of the Self-Assessed Wisdom Scale (SAWS) (Webster, 2003a). Seventy-three men and 98 women ranging in age from 17–92 years (Mean age = 42.77) completed an expanded, 40-item version of the SAWS, the Loyola Generativity Scale, and the Experiences in Close Relationships Scale. A new definition of wisdom is provided which is operationalized with the SAWS. Results indicated that the SAWS has excellent reliability (test-retest = .838; Cronbach's Alpha = .904). Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor analyses confirmed the five hypothesized dimensions of wisdom and the total SAWS score correlated in predicted directions with generativity ( r(169) = .448; p < .01) and attachment avoidance ( r(169) = –.239, p < .01) demonstrating construct validity.

Confirmatory factor analyses of academic self-concept scales: Reply to Marsh and Yeung (1997).

1997 ◽  
Vol 89 (4) ◽  
pp. 760-765
Author(s):  
Barbara G. Licht ◽  
Richard K. Wagner ◽  
Sharon M. Simpson ◽  
Sandra R. Stader
Keyword(s):  
Self Concept ◽  
Factor Analyses ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Confirmatory Factor
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