Dispositional Greed Scales

Kaiser Criterion

Abstract. In recent years, different scales have been developed to assess individual differences in dispositional greed. We report two studies ( N1 = 300, N2 = 1,000) on the comparative psychometric properties of these scales. We find that all scales are reliable and that they correlate highly, suggesting that all can be used to assess dispositional greed. Exploratory factor analyses, using the Empirical Kaiser Criterion, the Hull method, and Parallel Analysis as extraction methods, were done on the separate scales and all items together. These analyses reveal that there is quite some consistency in the scales, as in both studies a one-factor solution seems to describe the data best. These results imply that these different scales all assess dispositional greed, although the results also suggest that some items may be deleted from the scales.

Player Trait Questionnaires: An (In)Validation Study

10.31219/osf.io/kehmu ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Nathan Hughes ◽

Paul Cairns

Keyword(s):

Individual Differences ◽

Reliability Analysis ◽

Validation Study ◽

Theoretical Basis ◽

Factor Analyses ◽

Factor Solution ◽

Player Experience ◽

Conceptual Confusion ◽

Conceptual Relationship

[Preprint Version] The player experience literature has many questionnaires to identify individual differences between digital game players. However, each is typically developed without reference to explicit conceptual underpinnings and its conceptual relationship to other questionnaires. This paper reports on a study where 11 such questionnaires were compiled into one 180-item survey. The analysis of responses (N = 1978) assesses individual questionnaires and compares across questionnaires through six analyses, including reliability analysis and both confirmatory and exploratory factor analyses. These showed only moderate support for the original questionnaire structures, and seemingly related subscales tended to measure unrelated concepts. An EFA of all 46 original subscales indicated a 9-factor solution, and a 180-item EFA a 19-factor solution, suggesting considerable conceptual confusion. Overall, there are concerning shortcomings in these questionnaires as instruments for measuring player differences. A more robust theoretical basis is needed to address the value of such questionnaires in advancing player experience research.

The Peer Aggressive and Reactive Behaviors Questionnaire (PARB-Q): evidence of validity in the Brazilian context

Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy ◽

10.1590/2237-6089-2013-0051 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 36 (2) ◽

pp. 89-100 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Juliane Callegaro Borsa ◽

Denise Ruschel Bandeira

Keyword(s):

Aggressive Behavior ◽

Psychometric Properties ◽

Self Report ◽

Peer Aggression ◽

Factor Analyses ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Factor Solution ◽

Brazilian Version ◽

Exploratory Factor Analyses

Objective: To evaluate the psychometric properties of the Brazilian version of the Peer Aggressive and Reactive Behaviors Questionnaire (PARB-Q), a self-report instrument comprising two independent scales that assess aggressive behavior and reactions to peer aggression. Method: A total of 727 elementary schoolchildren aged 8-13 years (52% boys) were included. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were used to evaluate the factor structure. Results: The Brazilian version of the PARB-Q was consistent with the original version. The results of the exploratory factor analyses (EFA) indicated a one-factor solution for the first scale (Peer Aggression Scale) and a three-factor solution (Reactive Aggression, Seeking Teacher Support, and Internalizing Reaction) for the Reaction to Peer Aggression Scale. The confirmatory analyses for both scales yielded good fit indices. Conclusion: The results of the statistical analyses suggested adequate psychometric properties and satisfactory validity and reliability of the Brazilian version of the PARB-Q, making it a useful tool for assessing aggressive behavior as well as children's reactions to aggression by their peers.

14-Item Resilience Scale (RS-14): Psychometric Properties of the Brazilian Version

Journal of Nursing Measurement ◽

10.1891/1061-3749.19.3.131 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 19 (3) ◽

pp. 131-145 ◽

Cited By ~ 44

Author(s):

Bruno Figueiredo Damásio ◽

Juliane Callegaro Borsa ◽

Joilson Pereira da Silva

Keyword(s):

Psychometric Properties ◽

Meaning In Life ◽

Goodness Of Fit ◽

Factor Analyses ◽

Factor Solution ◽

Resilience Scale ◽

Brazilian Version ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Exploratory Factor Analyses

The Resilience Scale (RS) was developed to evaluate the levels of resilience in the general population. Its reduced version (RS-14) has presented reliable internal consistency and external validity. However, its psychometric properties have not been systematically evaluated. The objective of this study was to present the psychometric properties of the Brazilian RS-14. A total of 1,139 subjects selected by convenience (62.9% women) from 14 to 59 years old (M = 26.1, SD = 11.61) participated in the study. Exploratory factor analyses (EFAs) and parallel analysis were conducted in order to assess the factor structure of the scale. A 13-item single-factor solution was achieved. Confirmatory factor analyses (CFA) and multigroup CFA (MGCFA) corroborated the goodness of fit and measurement invariance of the obtained exploratory solution. The levels of resilience correlated negatively with depression and positively with meaning in life and self-efficacy.

COPEWithME: The Role of Parental Ability to Support and Promote Child Resilient Behaviors During the COVID-19 Emergency

Frontiers in Psychology ◽

10.3389/fpsyg.2021.732745 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 ◽

Author(s):

Isabella Lucia Chiara Mariani Wigley ◽

Eleonora Mascheroni ◽

Francesca Bulletti ◽

Sabrina Bonichini

Keyword(s):

Health Interventions ◽

School Age Children ◽

Factor Analyses ◽

Online Questionnaire ◽

Factor Solution ◽

Essential Step ◽

Mental Health Interventions ◽

Parental Ability

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to lockdown in many countries and Italy was the first one interested in Europe. The lockdown strategy is an essential step to curb the exponential rise of COVID-19 cases, but it is very demanding for the population involved and especially for children and their families. The aims of the present study are: (a) to explore the psychometric properties of the COPEWithME questionnaire, a new tool to evaluate parents' ability to support and promote child resilient behaviors, (b) to investigate the relation between parents' resilience and their ability to support and promote child resilient behaviors with child resilience and child stress-related behaviors assessed during the COVID-19 outbreak. Participants (N = 158 mothers, with 6- to 11-years-old children, 53% female), who were volunteers and anonymous, filled out an online questionnaire composed by CD-RISC 25, PMK-CYRM-R, and COPEWithME. With regard to the COPEWithME, validation exploratory factor analyses revealed a one-factor solution of 18 items. The COPEWithME positively correlates both with mothers' resilience and with children's resilience. Mediation analysis showed that the association between mothers' resilience and children's stress-related behaviors was mediated by the mothers' ability to support and promote child resilient behaviors. The COPEWithME, to our knowledge, is the first measure of parents' ability to support and promote resilient behaviors in school-age children, a key parenting skill that may help children in dealing with stressful situations such as the COVID-19 outbreak. These findings represent useful insights to advance mental health interventions in the post-pandemic phases suggesting focusing on a family's resources and resilience processes.

Assessment of the Psychometric Properties of the Drinking Motives Questionnaire – Revised Among Irish Drinkers

European Journal of Psychological Assessment ◽

10.1027/1015-5759/a000389 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 35 (2) ◽

pp. 196-205 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Daniel Regan ◽

John McCaffrey ◽

Chloe Walsh ◽

Padraig MacNeela ◽

Todd G. Morrison

Keyword(s):

Psychometric Properties ◽

Psychometric Testing ◽

Drinking Motives ◽

Future Research ◽

Factor Analyses ◽

Culturally Specific ◽

Factor Solution ◽

Social Coping ◽

English Speaking ◽

Three Factor

Abstract. Motives ascribed to drinking represent an important area of investigation in alcohol research. The most commonly used measure is the 20-item Drinking Motives Questionnaire – Revised (DMQ-R: Cooper, 1994 ), which assesses four motives: Enhancement, Social, Coping, and Conformity. Although researchers in Europe have begun to assess the DMQ-R, to date, no published assessment has been undertaken among English-speaking, non-American samples. The current study addressed this omission by conducting exploratory ( N = 437) and confirmatory ( Ns = 437 and 344) factor analyses with Irish participants. A three-factor solution was optimal: Coping (four items), Conformity (five items), and Positive Motives (seven items). The need to conduct culturally specific psychometric testing is discussed as are directions for future research.

Psychometric Properties of the Padua Inventory in Chinese College Samples

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/02.03.09.15.pr0.109.6.803-818 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 109 (3) ◽

pp. 803-818 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Jie Zhong ◽

Jun Liu ◽

Chun Wang ◽

Mo Qin ◽

Jieqing Tan ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Psychometric Properties ◽

Factor Analyses ◽

Chinese College Students ◽

Motor Behaviors ◽

Penn State Worry Questionnaire ◽

Penn State ◽

Convergent And Divergent Validity ◽

Good Internal Consistency ◽

State Worry

The aim of the present study was to investigate the psychometric properties of the Padua Inventory in Chinese college samples. Three different samples ( N1 = 1,939, N2 = 1,341, and N3 = 298) of Chinese college students were recruited. Exploratory factor analyses yielded a four-factor structure which was similar to that found in previous studies. Further, present results showed good internal consistency as well as convergent and divergent validity with the subscales of the Symptom Checklist–90 and the Penn State Worry Questionnaire. Although no sex difference was found on total score, women had significantly higher scores on Factor 2 (Urges and worries of losing control over motor behaviors) and Factor 4 (Checking), while men had significantly higher scores on Factor 3 (Contamination). Implications of the results and directions for research are discussed.

Psychometric Properties of the French Version of the Young Schema Questionnaire - Short Form 3 (YSQ–S3)

The Spanish Journal of Psychology ◽

10.1017/sjp.2018.66 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 21 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Martine Bouvard ◽

Anne Denis ◽

Jean Luc Roulin

Keyword(s):

Psychometric Properties ◽

Convergent Validity ◽

Short Form ◽

Clinical Sample ◽

Factor Analyses ◽

French Version ◽

Young Schema Questionnaire ◽

Schema Questionnaire

AbstractThe purpose was to assess the psychometric properties of the French version of the Young Schema Questionnaire - Short Form 3 (YSQ–S3). The main non-clinical sample (N = 605, M = 20.63, 78% women) was divided into two subsamples: One was used for exploratory factor analyses (EFA) and the other was used for confirmatory analyses. Next, internal consistency, convergent validity and criterion-related validity were studied. The EFA to each of the five domains was similar to the theoretical structure postulated by Young. The confirmatory analysis of each of the five domains appeared to favor our solution over a single-factor solution and Young’s solution. The confirmatory factor analyses of high-order structures did not give fully satisfactory results but appeared to favor our solution (RMSEA =.11, CFI =.76, TLI =.71, SRMR =.07, AIC = 58,566.44). In our best model, the reliability (> .70) was satisfactory for fourteen schemas. The relationships between the schemas and the neuroticism, extraversion and psychoticism scores went in the expected directions. Detrimental parental rearing behaviors were linked to high scores for the various schemas. Lastly, 4 schemas differentiated between the clinical and non-clinical groups. In conclusion, the overall psychometric qualities of the French version of the YSQ–S3 allow its use in clinical populations.

Adaptation of an entrepreneurial motivation scale into Spanish.

Anales de Psicología ◽

10.6018/analesps.32.2.217341 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 32 (2) ◽

pp. 571

Author(s):

Joan Boada-Grau ◽

José-Carlos Sánchez-García ◽

Eric Viardot ◽

Maria Boada-Cuerva ◽

Andreu Vigil-Colet

Keyword(s):

Psychometric Properties ◽

Theoretical Framework ◽

Factor Analyses ◽

Entrepreneurial Motivation ◽

Intrinsic Motivations ◽

Motivation Scale ◽

Adequate Reliability

This study follows the theoretical framework put forward by Robichaud on entrepreneurial motivation. The objective was to adapt the original French scale of 17 items into Spanish and to analyze its psychometric properties. The participants in the present study were 981 Spanish employees (46.5 % men and 53.5 % women). After carrying out exploratory factor analyses and ESEM (RMSEA = .06; CFI = .95 and TLI = .95), revealed a structure comprised of three factors: Family security (α =.82), Independence and autonomy (α =.83), and Intrinsic motivations (α =.77). These three factors displayed adequate reliability. We also found evidence of validity with regard to a series of external correlates and various scales that have to do with workaholism, irritation and burnout. The present scale may prove useful for adequately identifying entrepreneurial motivation.

Testing a New Tool Assessing Attitude Towards Treatment and Health in Primary Health Care Setting: Senior Patients and Doctors Perspectives

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health ◽

10.1177/1403494818780855 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 47 (1) ◽

pp. 61-69 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Magdalena A. Lazarewicz ◽

Dorota Wlodarczyk ◽

Joanna Chylinska ◽

Mariusz Jaworski ◽

Marta Rzadkiewicz ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Primary Health Care ◽

Factor Analyses ◽

Factor Solution ◽

Good Tool ◽

Primary Health ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Senior Patients

Aims: Patients’ attitude towards treatment and health (ATH) is crucial for compliance at all stages of treatment. This study examined the psychometric properties of the developed PRACTA Attitude Towards Treatment and Health questionnaire, designed to measure ATH as perceived by seniors (PRACTA-ATH) and doctors (PRACTA-ATH-D) in primary health care. Methods: The data were collected in two waves of the Polish–Norwegian PRACTA project. Exploratory factor analyses (EFAs) were conducted on wave 1 data from senior patients ( n = 3392) and their general practitioners ( n = 491). Confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs) were conducted on wave 2 data. This was a new sample of senior patients ( n = 2765) and a follow-up sample of doctors ( n = 393). Results: The EFAs showed that the 16-item four-factor solution is the best solution reflecting the structure of both seniors and doctors’ ATH questionnaires. The CFAs conducted to establish the best unified model for PRACTA-ATH and PRACTA-ATH-D indicated three comparatively good solutions: the 16-item four-factor solution, the 12-item four-factor solution and the 12-item five-factor solution. Conclusions: The questionnaire is found appropriate for use among patients and doctors, and can be used as a good tool to monitor older patients’ ATH and concordance between doctors and patients’ perspectives.

Hurlbert Index of Sexual Assertiveness: A Study of Psychometric Properties in a Spanish Sample

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/02.03.07.17.21.pr0.107.4.39-57 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 107 (1) ◽

pp. 39-57 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Pablo Santos-Iglesias ◽

Juan Carlos Sierra

Keyword(s):

Psychometric Properties ◽

Internal Consistency ◽

Convergent Validity ◽

Spanish Version ◽

Factor Analyses ◽

Sexual Assertiveness ◽

Factor Solution ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Validity Tests

The study analyzed psychometric properties of a Spanish version of the Hurlbert Index of Sexual Assertiveness in a Spanish sample of 400 men and 453 women who had had a partner for the last 6 mo. or longer at the time of the study. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses suggested a two-factor solution with the factors Initiation and No shyness/Refusal. Internal consistency values for total scores were .87 and .83 for the factors, respectively. Convergent validity tests were also satisfactory. It is therefore reasonable to conclude that the Spanish version of the scale has appropriate psychometric properties.