Factor Structure of the Dyadic Adjustment Scale

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 326-334 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dóra Vajda ◽  
Barna Konkolÿ Thege ◽  
Sándor Rózsa
Keyword(s):  
Factor Structure ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Dyadic Adjustment ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
General Factor ◽  
Dyadic Adjustment Scale ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Dyadic Satisfaction ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Relationship Of

Abstract. The Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS) is one of the most widely used instruments for measuring relationship quality. Considering the discrepancies across studies regarding the relationship of the underlying constructs of the DAS, the aim of the present study was to examine the factor structure of the scale by applying bifactor models using confirmatory factor analytic (CFA) and exploratory structural equation modeling (ESEM) approaches. The sample consisted of 483 couples recruited in Hungary. The analysis revealed that the bifactor-ESEM yielded the best fit to the data (CFI = .90, RMSEA = .05, WRMR = .88). Further, strict invariance between the sexes was observed for this model. Omega hierarchical coefficients indicated outstanding reliability for the general factor (.86), acceptable estimates for the Dyadic Consensus (.60) and Cohesion (.57) subdomains, but poor reliability for the Dyadic Satisfaction (.22) and Affectional Expression (.36) factors; suggesting that the individual interpretation of these latter two subconstructs must be made with caution.

scholarly journals Factor Structure and Reliability of Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS) in Russian Population

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 105-126
Author(s):  
J.M. Poliakova ◽  
M.G. Sorokova ◽  
N.G. Garanian
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
External Validity ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Dyadic Adjustment ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Dyadic Adjustment Scale ◽  
Russian Version ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Three Factor

This study examines the psychometric properties of the Russian-version of G. Spanier’s Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS). 302 subjects (84 couples) participated in this research and each partner responded individually to the PFB or to both scales. The results of the exploratory factor analysis revealed a three-factor structure of the scale, which was endorsed by the means of confirmatory factor analysis. Three subscales and total score revealed appropriate reliability — internal consistency and split reliability. The construct validity was confirmed by correlations between DAS subscales and other instruments testing theoretically close constructs. External validity was confirmed by correlations between DAS subscales and perfectionism which shows that mentally focusing on one’s imperfections and failures is negatively related to subjective well-being in a marriage.

scholarly journals MODEL OF EXPERIENCE OF GLOBALIZATION/PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL OF GLOBALIZATION (MDG) AND PRELIMINARY VERSION OF THE GLOBALIZATION EXPERIENCE SCALE (SDG)

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Romuald Derbis ◽  
◽  
Grzegorz Pajestka ◽  
Arkadiusz Jasiński
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Social Rules ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Preliminary Version ◽  
Fit Indexes ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Individual Self ◽  
The Impact

The aim of article is attempt to answer for the question: what effects does globalization have on the individual self-realization and psychological development? In this paper globalization is understood among others as the process of universalizing economic and social rules. Individual effects of this process are varied. Relationship between globalization and psychological condition of man is theoretically describe by the Model of Experience of Globalization (MDG). Based on the original model was constructed Globalization Experience Scale (SDG). This scale can measure the cognitive and affective reaction to globalization. Globalization Experience Scale (SDG) have a 14 statements which measure the influence of globalization on the three theoretical dimensions of personality: 1) Self-realization and self-creation (development), 2) The psychological safety (safety), 3) The sense of influence on the processes and effects of globalization (influence). Three-factor structure of theoretical model and Scale was confirmed by results of Exploratory Factor Analysis and Confirmatory Factor Analysis. Structural equation modeling fit indexes (RMSEA=.024; GFI=.978; AGFI=.956; CFI=.991), Reliability: (Cronbach’s α=.80). The research results indicate that Globalization Experience Scale (SDG) is a useful scale for studying the impact of globalization on the human personality. Key words: globalization, Model of Experience of Globalization, Globalization Experience Scale

scholarly journals Experiências do processo de consumo e o experienciar da felicidade

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 182
Author(s):  
Felipe Gerhard ◽  
Juliana Melo Pedrosa ◽  
Márcio De Oliveira Mota ◽  
Ana Augusta Ferreira de Freitas
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Material Consumption ◽  
Experiential Consumption ◽  
Quantitative Studies ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Extraordinary Experiences ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Analyze Data

Some studies have already analyzed what makes individuals achieve happiness. In the consumer behavior perspective, experiential consumption, which refers to the interaction between the consumer and the product or service during the purchase or consumption, is more closely related to the welfare and happiness than material consumption – the later related to good’s possession. However, there have been few studies analyzing the relationship between shopping or consumption experiences and happiness. In this sense, the general objective of this paper is to analyze the happiness in the experiences of purchase and consumption. In order to achieve that, two quantitative studies were conducted based on a survey and an experimental design. Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA), Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) and ANOVA were used to analyze data. Results indicate that the hedonic values drive the individual experience of purchasing and consuming towards happiness. In addition, they show that extraordinary experiences lead the individual to higher levels of happiness than ordinary ones.

scholarly journals Testing the construct validity and empirical distinctiveness of the Multicultural Identity Styles Scale (MISS) and the bicultural identity integration scale (BIIS-2)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Á Szabó ◽  
Colleen Ward ◽  
A Meca ◽  
SJ Schwartz
Keyword(s):  
Construct Validity ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Bicultural Identity ◽  
Identity Integration ◽  
Identity Styles ◽  
Bicultural Identity Integration ◽  
Multicultural Identity ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

© 2020 American Psychological Association. The Bicultural Identity Integration Scale (BIIS-2) and the Multicultural Identity Styles Scale (MISS) were designed to assess different aspects of bicultural identity. The BIIS-2 captures characteristics of a bicultural identity in the domains of affect (harmony vs. conflict) and cognition (blendedness vs. compartmentalization). The MISS measures 2 distinct strategies (hybrid and alternating identity styles) used to achieve and maintain a bicultural identity. The aims of the present study were to investigate the factor structures of MISS and BIIS-2 scores using confirmatory factor analysis and to examine potential construct overlap between the 2 measures using exploratory structural equation modeling. Measures were administered twice (11 days apart) to a sample of 836 Hispanic young adults in the United States. Confirmatory factor analytic results supported the 2-factor structure of the MISS. The BIIS-2 items patterned onto 4 factors: harmony, conflict, blendedness, and compartmentalization. Configural, metric, and scalar equivalence of the factor structures of both measures were established across time. The exploratory structural equation modeling indicated no salient cross-loadings between the MISS and the BIIS-2 subscales, and this independence was consistent across time. Interfactor correlations indicated a strong, positive relationship between the hybrid identity style and BII-blendedness subscales. Scores on the alternating identity style subscale were positively related to the BII-conflict, BII-compartmentalization, and BII-blendedness subscales. Overall, findings provide evidence for the construct validity of the MISS and its empirical distinctiveness from the BIIS-2 and suggest a 4-factor structure for the BIIS-2. The study suggests that the Multicultural Identity Styles Scale and the Bicultural Identity Integration Scale assess distinct aspects of a bicultural identity. Additionally, findings confirm the construct validity of the Multicultural Identity Styles Scale with a sample of Hispanic young adults and indicate a potential four-factor structure for the Bicultural Identity Integration Scale.

Modeling the Structure of the Triarchic Psychopathy Measure: Conceptual, Empirical, and Analytic Considerations

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 470-496 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonella Somma ◽  
Serena Borroni ◽  
Laura E. Drislane ◽  
Christopher J. Patrick ◽  
Andrea Fossati
Keyword(s):  
Factor Structure ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
General Factor ◽  
Specific Content ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Three Factor

This study sought to characterize the factor structure of the Triarchic Psychopathy Measure (TriPM) using data from a sample of 1,082 community-dwelling Italian adults. Exploratory structural equation modeling (ESEM) was used to compare the fit of a bifactor model for each TriPM scale, in which specific-content factors were specified along with a general factor, with the fit of a single, general-factor model. Robust weighted least square (WLSMV) ESEM supported a bifactor latent structure of the TriPM items for all individual scales. When we jointly factor analyzed the 58 TriPM items, a WLSMV ESEM three-factor structure showed adequate fit; the three ESEM factors were akin to TriPM Boldness, Meanness, and Disinhibition theoretical dimensions, respectively, and could be effectively replicated across gender subgroups. Our findings support the three-factor structure of TriPM items, at least in Italian community-dwelling adults, and provide further evidence for the construct validity of the TriPM.

scholarly journals Nurture interest-driven creators in programmable robotics education: an empirical investigation in primary school settings

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Siu-Cheung Kong ◽  
Yi-Qing Wang
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
School Students ◽  
Robotics Education ◽  
Convergent And Discriminant Validity ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractIn response to the call from the founders of the Interest-Driven Creator (IDC) theory, this study aimed to explore the relationship of the interest loop with creativity in the context of robotics education. Specifically, we designed a programmable robotics course for primary school students. We attempted to explore in detail how interest loop, i.e., triggering interest, immersing interest, and extending interest, exerts influences on students’ robotics creation. Eight hundred one online questionnaires were collected from students who participated in our designed programmable robotics activities. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was first used for validation of each study variable, and results suggested a good fit of the study variables in terms of convergent and discriminant validity. Then, structural equation modeling (SEM) was conducted for examining the potential relationships between them, and results indicated significant and positive paths from triggering interest to immersing interest, and from immersing interest to extending interest, suggesting the valid theoretical proposition of interest loop of IDC theory. In addition, immersing interest is positively related to robotics creation, which in turn increases the chance of extending interest. Our findings suggested the importance of raising students’ interest in robotics learning such that young students can become life-long interest-driven creators. Implications of the study were discussed at the end of the paper.

The Psychobiosocial States (PBS-S) Scale

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (5) ◽  
pp. 658-665 ◽  
Author(s):  
Montse C. Ruiz ◽  
Claudio Robazza ◽  
Asko Tolvanen ◽  
Juri Hanin
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Core State ◽  
Practice Session ◽  
Factor Solution ◽  
Feeling States ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Perceived Impact

Abstract. This study examined the factor structure and reliability of the Psychobiosocial States (PBS-S) scale in the assessment of situational performance-related experiences. We administered the scale to 483 Finnish athletes before a practice session to assess the intensity and perceived impact of their performance-related feeling states. The hypothesized two-factor structure indicating functional effects (10 items) and dysfunctional effects (10 items) toward performance was examined via exploratory structural equation modeling (ESEM) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Regarding the intensity and perceived impact dimensions of reported states, ESEM and CFA showed a good fit for a two-factor solution of a 14-item PBS-S scale (seven functional and seven dysfunctional items). For both intensity and impact ratings, core state functional modalities were bodily, cognitive, and volitional, while core state dysfunctional modalities were volitional, operational, and anxiety. Findings support the use of a 14-item PBS-S scale to measure a range of preperformance states.

The Influence of Materialism and Self-Congruity on the Relationship of Human With Their Companion Dogs

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 249-263
Author(s):  
Gonzalo Luna-Cortés
Keyword(s):  
Behavioral Problems ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Companion Dogs ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Marketing Intervention ◽  
Purebred Dogs ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

This research examines the relationship of materialism and self-congruity with behavioral problems of dogs and the owners’ intention to abandon them. This study focuses on owners of purebred dogs in Colombia (South America). Using the methodology of confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling, the results show that more materialistic consumers own pets that, in their own opinions, present more behavioral problems. These problems influence owners’ intention to abandon their pets. In addition, materialism appears as a construct that directly influences the intention to abandon the dogs. However, the acquisition based on the congruence between the characteristics of the dog and the owners’ self-concept negatively influences the behavioral problems shown by their pets and, consequently, the intention of the owners to abandon the animals. A social marketing intervention is presented as a part of the conclusions, which focuses on these consumers’ motivations, in order to improve some aspects of the dogs’ welfare in Colombia.

Export knowledge

Kybernetes ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 48 (8) ◽  
pp. 1806-1826 ◽  
Author(s):  
Davide Di Fatta ◽  
Navneet Gera ◽  
Lokinder Kumar Tyagi ◽  
Thomas Grisold
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Export Performance ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Carpet Industry ◽  
Export Strategy ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
The Individual

Purpose This paper aims to study the export knowledge to be the determinant of export strategy, export commitment and export performance in carpet Industry. Design/methodology/approach Using a qualitative–quantitative approach, the unit of analysis is the individual export venturing firm in India. More in detail, a qualitative analysis was conducted through a focus group interview to explore the challenges of carpet exports. A quantitative analysis was performed using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and, because of covariate nature of the proposed research model, structural equation modeling to evaluate the research hypotheses. Findings The results emphasized that Indian carpet exports face major challenges, namely, issues of raw material that is wool, shortage of labor for weaving carpets and a lack of organization which has a negative impact on productivity and quality. Furthermore, this study shows that export knowledge directly influences the export strategy, export commitment and export performance. Originality/value Building on the results, this paper suggests corrective measures, as well as required knowledge, to formulate a strategy and boost the export performance of the carpet sector.

Using Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling (ESEM) to Examine the Internal Structure of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrés Fresno ◽  
Víctor Arias ◽  
Daniel Núñez ◽  
Rosario Spencer ◽  
Nadia Ramos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
General Factor ◽  
Dsm 5 ◽  
Fit Indexes

Abstract Several studies have reported the factor structure of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). The results show models with different number of factors, high correlations between factors, and symptoms that belong to different factors in different models without affecting the fit index. These elements could suppose the existence of considerable item cross-loading, the overlap of different factors or even the presence of a general factor that explains the items common source of variance. The aim is to provide new evidence regarding the factor structure of PTSD using CFA and exploratory structural equation modeling (ESEM). In a sample of 1,372 undergraduate students, we tested six different models using CFA and two models using ESEM and ESEM bifactor analysis. Trauma event and past-month PTSD symptoms were assessed with Life Events Checklist for DSM-5 (LEC–5) and PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL–5). All six tested CFA models showed good fit indexes (RMSEA = .051–.056, CFI = .969–.977, TLI = .965–.970), with high correlations between factors (M = .77, SD = .09 to M = .80, SD = .09). The ESEM models showed good fit indexes (RMSEA = .027–.036, CFI = .991–.996, TLI = .985–.992). These models confirmed the presence of cross-loadings on several items as well as loads on a general factor that explained 76.3% of the common variance. The results showed that most of the items do not meet the assumption of dimensional exclusivity, showing the need to expand the analysis strategies to study the symptomatic organization of PTSD.

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