Physical Dating Aggression in Adolescence

The present study aims to investigate the latent structure of a Physical Dating Aggression Scale in Italian and Canadian adolescents and to evaluate the measurement invariance across gender and country. Participants involved 1,628 adolescents (704 Italians and 924 Canadians; 800 males and 828 females) aged 14–16 years. A revised version of the CTS Physical Aggression Scale ( Straus, 1979 ) modified to make the items more acceptable to younger teens was used. Results from Single-Group confirmatory factor analysis supported a monodimensional structure as the most parsimonious index of Physical Dating Aggression. Furthermore, Multiple-Group analyses conducted through different tests (across gender in each country separately, across country in each gender separately, and across country on the whole sample) showed a substantial factorial invariance. Results are discussed in relation to age, gender, and cultural issues on Physical Dating Aggression.

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Factorial Invariance Testing under Different Levels of Partial Loading Invariance within a Multiple Group Confirmatory Factor Analysis Model

Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods ◽

10.22237/jmasm/1462076700 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 15 (1) ◽

pp. 511-538 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Brian F. French ◽

Holmes Finch

Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽

Factorial Invariance ◽

Analysis Model ◽

Factor Analysis Model ◽

Invariance Testing ◽

Multiple Group ◽

Confirmatory Factor Analysis Model ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Different Levels

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Alternative Factor Models and Factorial Invariance of the GHQ-12: A Large Sample Analysis Using Confirmatory Factor Analysis.

Psychological Assessment ◽

10.1037/1040-3590.17.2.231 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 17 (2) ◽

pp. 231-236 ◽

Cited By ~ 75

Author(s):

Mark Shevlin ◽

Gary Adamson

Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽

Factor Models ◽

Factorial Invariance ◽

Sample Analysis ◽

Large Sample ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Large Sample Analysis

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Alcohol Use Disorders: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis and Latent Class Analysis of the Latent Structure of Alcohol Use Symptoms Among Undergraduates

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e697182011-001 ◽

2011 ◽

Author(s):

Patrick B. Metoyer ◽

G. Leonard Burns ◽

Jerry Pastore

Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Alcohol Use ◽

Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽

Latent Class Analysis ◽

Latent Class ◽

Alcohol Use Disorders ◽

Latent Structure ◽

Class Analysis ◽

Confirmatory Factor

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Multiple Group Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the DASS-21 Depression and Anxiety Scales: How Do They Perform in a Cancer Sample?

Psychological Reports ◽

10.1177/0033294117727747 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 121 (3) ◽

pp. 548-565 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Rina S. Fox ◽

Teresa A. Lillis ◽

James Gerhart ◽

Michael Hoerger ◽

Paul Duberstein

Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Standard Deviation ◽

Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽

Psychometric Properties ◽

Cancer Patients ◽

Internal Consistency Reliability ◽

Total Sample ◽

Depression And Anxiety ◽

Multiple Group ◽

Confirmatory Factor

The DASS-21 is a public domain instrument that is commonly used to evaluate depression and anxiety in psychiatric and community populations; however, the factor structure of the measure has not previously been examined in oncologic settings. Given that the psychometric properties of measures of distress may be compromised in the context of symptoms related to cancer and its treatment, the present study evaluated the psychometric properties of the DASS-21 Depression and Anxiety scales in cancer patients ( n = 376) as compared to noncancer control participants ( n = 207). Cancer patients ranged in age from 21 to 84 years (mean = 58.3, standard deviation = 10.4) and noncancer control participants ranged in age from 18 to 81 years (mean = 45.0, standard deviation = 11.7). Multiple group confirmatory factor analysis supported the structural invariance of the DASS-21 Depression and Anxiety scales across groups; the factor variance/covariance invariance model was the best fit to the data. Cronbach’s coefficient alpha values demonstrated acceptable internal consistency reliability across the total sample as well as within subgroups of cancer patients and noncancer control participants. Expected relationships of DASS-21 Depression and Anxiety scale scores to measures of suicidal ideation, quality of life, self-rated health, and depressed mood supported construct validity. These results support the psychometric properties of the DASS-21 Depression and Anxiety scales when measuring psychological distress in cancer patients.

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