Attachment Picture Story (APS)

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 73-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisabeth Ballús ◽  
Edurne Urrutia ◽  
Mar Casas ◽  
Felix Loizaga
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Rater Agreement ◽  
Internal Representations ◽  
Attachment Patterns ◽  
Attachment Relationships ◽  
Projective Test ◽  
Show Evidence ◽  
Picture Story

Abstract. The Attachment Pictures Story (APS) is an adaptation of the Patte Noire thematic projective test to evaluate internal representations of attachment in adolescents. It consists in analyzing the responses to the stories in seven selected pictures, which elicit attachment experiences. The purpose of this study is to describe the development and verification of the reliability and validity parameters of the APS based on a sample of 77 adolescents between the ages of 12 and 18 years ( M = 14.71; SD = 2.07) who were enrolled in schools in Spain. The results show evidence of the instrument’s psychometric properties. Satisfactory content validity through inter-rater agreement of four experts for pictures and items as well as suitable reliability indexes were found. The exploratory factory analysis confirms the five pre-established categories based on theory (secure/insecure avoidant, insecure fearful, insecure resistant, and unresolved). The APS appears to be a psychometrically suitable instrument for evaluating attachment patterns in adolescents in a quantitative and qualitative way. Having a specific projective test that helps us understand adolescents may be useful in facilitating the expression of early and sometimes adverse attachment relationships, which are difficult to externalize.

Psychometric Properties of the Survey of Workplace Intimidation Instrument

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 52E-60E
Author(s):  
Barbara L. Cannella ◽  
Claudia Anderson Beckmann
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Work Index ◽  
Final Sample ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Acceptable Reliability

Background and Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess the psychometric properties of the Survey of Workplace Intimidation (SWI), including content and construct validity, factor structure, and internal consistency. Methods: A cross-sectional, descriptive study design was used for this study. The final sample consisted of 237 labor and delivery nurses who completed the SWI and the Practice Environment Scale of the Nursing Work Index (PES-NWI). Cronbach's alpha for the SWI was .930. Results: Content validity was obtained and the scale content validity index (S-CVI) was .943. Convergent validity was calculated by comparing the SWI with the PES-NWI, and the result was .408 (p .01). A factor analysis explained 61% of the variance and resulted in two factors: prescriber behaviors and nurses' responses to prescribers' behaviors. Conclusions: The SWI demonstrated acceptable reliability and validity.

Development of an Observational Instrument to Measure Mother-Infant Separation Post Birth

2004 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 215-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gene Cranston Anderson ◽  
Doreen Radjenovic ◽  
Sheau-Huey Chiu ◽  
Michael Conlon ◽  
Ann E. Lane
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Trial ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
Interrater Reliability ◽  
Newborn Infants ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Validity Indices ◽  
Observational Measure ◽  
Using Data

The importance of the timing, quality, and quantity of early maternal-infant contact has gained prominence over the years. However, no researcher has adequately documented the nature of maternal-infant contact and separation. This study assessed the psychometric properties of the Index of Mother-Infant Separation (IMIS), pronounced “I miss,” which is a 37-item observational measure of the process of mother-infant contact or separation post birth. Assessment of reliability and validity of the IMIS was conducted using data collected in a randomized clinical trial with 224 healthy newborn infants assigned at 1 hour post birth to self-regulatory or routine nursery care (control) groups. Time-sampled observations occurred every 15 minutes. Content validity indices of the IMIS, determined by nine nationally known perinatal experts, were 77% to 100% for instrument items. Construct validity was supported through known-groups hypothesis testing (p < .0001). Interrater reliability was from 86% to 90%. The IMIS is a valid observational measure of maternal contact when raters are trained to score it reliably.

scholarly journals Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the aging transformation scale for elderly dementia patients

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
you lai li ◽  
bo li yu ◽  
ning sun ◽  
xin xiao dong ◽  
chen yu ying ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Elderly Patients ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Home Care Services ◽  
Chinese Version ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Good Surface ◽  
Dementia Patients

Abstract Background: The key part of home care services is the assessment of the needs of the home environment for elderly patients with dementia. The present study was conducted to evaluate the psychometric properties of a newly adapted Chinese version of an instrument designed to measure aging transformation needs among elderly patients with dementia. Methods: A sample of 175 patients with elderly dementia was selected from ten communities in China. The 55-item aging transformation needs scale was answered by the participants. Content validity, Cronbach’s alpha, item-to-total correlation, and exploratory factor analysis were used to assess the reliability and validity of the instrument. Results: The aging transformation needs scale has a good surface validity, content validity, and structural validity. The content validity was 0.965; 55 items had large factor loads on their corresponding principal components (≥0.5). There was a significant correlation between the aging transformation needs scale and each component (r = 0.897-0.973, all P<0.01), and 9 components also had a high correlation (r = 765～0.977, all P<0.01); the total table Cronbach's α was 0.993, the Cronbach's α of each constituent factor was 0.944～0.990, and the correlation coefficient between factor and content was >0.40 (all P<0.01). Conclusions: Evidence was found to support the reliability and validity of the aging transformation needs scale that measures the quality of the aging transformation needs for patients with elderly dementia from an aging transformation needs perspective.

scholarly journals Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the aging transformation scale for older adults with dementia

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lai You Li ◽  
Ning Sun ◽  
Li Bo Yu ◽  
Xiao Xin Dong ◽  
Yu Chen Ying ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Home Environment ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Home Care Services ◽  
Chinese Version ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Good Surface

Abstract Background The key part of home care services is the assessment of the needs of the home environment for older adults with dementia. The present study was conducted to evaluate the psychometric properties of a newly adapted Chinese version of an instrument designed to measure aging transformation needs among older adults with dementia. Methods A sample of 175 older adults with dementia was selected from ten communities in China. The 55-item aging transformation needs scale was answered by the participants. Content validity, Cronbach’s alpha, item-to-total correlation, and exploratory factor analysis were used to assess the reliability and validity of the instrument. Results The aging transformation needs scale has a good surface validity, content validity, and structural validity. The content validity was 0.965; 55 items had large factor loads on their corresponding principal components (≥0.5). There was a significant correlation between the aging transformation needs scale and each component (r = 0.897–0.973, all P< 0.01), and 9 components also had a high correlation (r = 765~0.977, all P< 0.01); the total table Cronbach’s α was 0.993, the Cronbach’s α of each constituent factor was 0.944~0.990, and the correlation coefficient between factor and content was > 0.40 (all P< 0.01). Conclusions Evidence was found to support the reliability and validity of the aging transformation needs scale that measures the quality of the aging transformation needs for older adults with dementia from an aging transformation needs perspective.

scholarly journals Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the aging transformation scale for elderly dementia patients

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
You Lai Li ◽  
Ning Sun ◽  
Bo Li Yu ◽  
Xin Xiao Dong ◽  
Chen Yu Ying ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Elderly Patients ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Home Care Services ◽  
Chinese Version ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Good Surface ◽  
Dementia Patients

Abstract Background: The key part of home care services is the assessment of the needs of the home environment for elderly patients with dementia. The present study was conducted to evaluate the psychometric properties of a newly adapted Chinese version of an instrument designed to measure aging transformation needs among elderly patients with dementia.Methods: A sample of 175 patients with elderly dementia was selected from ten communities in China. The 55-item aging transformation needs scale was answered by the participants. Content validity, Cronbach’s alpha, item-to-total correlation, and exploratory factor analysis were used to assess the reliability and validity of the instrument.Results: The aging transformation needs scale has a good surface validity, content validity, and structural validity. The content validity was 0.965; 55 items had large factor loads on their corresponding principal components (≥0.5). There was a significant correlation between the aging transformation needs scale and each component (r = 0.897-0.973, all P<0.01), and 9 components also had a high correlation (r = 765～0.977, all P<0.01); the total table Cronbach's α was 0.993, the Cronbach's α of each constituent factor was 0.944～0.990, and the correlation coefficient between factor and content was >0.40 (all P<0.01). Conclusions: Evidence was found to support the reliability and validity of the aging transformation needs scale that measures the quality of the aging transformation needs for patients with elderly dementia from an aging transformation needs perspective.

scholarly journals Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the aging transformation scale for older adults with dementia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
LaiYou Li ◽  
Ning Sun ◽  
LiBo Yu ◽  
XiaoXin Dong ◽  
YuChen Ying ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Home Environment ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Home Care Services ◽  
Chinese Version ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Good Surface

Abstract Background: The key part of home care services is the assessment of the needs of the home environment for older adults with dementia. The present study was conducted to evaluate the psychometric properties of a newly adapted Chinese version of an instrument designed to measure aging transformation needs among older adults with dementia.Methods: A sample of 175 older adults with dementia was selected from ten communities in China. The 55-item aging transformation needs scale was answered by the participants. Content validity, Cronbach’s alpha, item-to-total correlation, and exploratory factor analysis were used to assess the reliability and validity of the instrument.Results: The aging transformation needs scale has a good surface validity, content validity, and structural validity. The content validity was 0.965; 55 items had large factor loads on their corresponding principal components (≥0.5). There was a significant correlation between the aging transformation needs scale and each component (r = 0.897-0.973, all P<0.01), and 9 components also had a high correlation (r = 765～0.977, all P<0.01); the total table Cronbach's α was 0.993, the Cronbach's α of each constituent factor was 0.944～0.990, and the correlation coefficient between factor and content was >0.40 (all P<0.01). Conclusions: Evidence was found to support the reliability and validity of the aging transformation needs scale that measures the quality of the aging transformation needs for older adults with dementia from an aging transformation needs perspective.

Psychometric Properties of an Instrument to Measure Mother–Infant Togetherness After Childbirth

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 108-130
Author(s):  
Carol L. Lawrence ◽  
Anne E. Norris
Keyword(s):  
Construct Validity ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Future Research ◽  
New Instrument ◽  
Stage 1

Background and Purpose: The purpose of this research was to evaluate the psychometric properties of a new instrument to measure mother–infant togetherness, Mother–Infant Togetherness Survey (MITS). Methods: Stage 1 examined content validity. Stage 2 pretested the readability and understandability and further examined content validity. Stage 3 examined women’s ability to accurately self-report on the Delivery Events subscale. Stages 4 and 5 examined construct validity. Results: Good content validity was obtained at the scale/subscale level (CVI = .91–1.00). Internal consistency reliability was evaluated at the scale/subscale level (α = .62–.89). Construct validity was supported with known groups testing and factor analysis. Conclusion: Study findings provide support for the reliability and validity of the MITS. Future research should be done to improve the internal consistency reliability of the Postpartum Events subscale.

Clausal Density Between Ages 4 and 9 Years for the Edmonton Narrative Norms Instrument: Reference Data and Psychometric Properties

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Ling-Yu Guo ◽  
Phyllis Schneider ◽  
William Harrison
Keyword(s):  
Diagnostic Accuracy ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Language Impairment ◽  
Reference Data ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Criterion Validity ◽  
Likelihood Ratios ◽  
Generation Task ◽  
Sensitivity Specificity

Purpose This study provided reference data and examined psychometric properties for clausal density (CD; i.e., number of clauses per utterance) in children between ages 4 and 9 years from the database of the Edmonton Narrative Norms Instrument (ENNI). Method Participants in the ENNI database included 300 children with typical language (TL) and 77 children with language impairment (LI) between the ages of 4;0 (years;months) and 9;11. Narrative samples were collected using a story generation task, in which children were asked to tell stories based on six picture sequences. CD was computed from the narrative samples. The split-half reliability, concurrent criterion validity, and diagnostic accuracy were evaluated for CD by age. Results CD scores increased significantly between ages 4 and 9 years in children with TL and those with LI. Children with TL produced higher CD scores than those with LI at each age level. In addition, the correlation coefficients for the split-half reliability and concurrent criterion validity of CD scores were all significant at each age level, with the magnitude ranging from small to large. The diagnostic accuracy of CD scores, as revealed by sensitivity, specificity, and likelihood ratios, was poor. Conclusions The finding on diagnostic accuracy did not support the use of CD for identifying children with LI between ages 4 and 9 years. However, given the attested reliability and validity for CD, reference data of CD from the ENNI database can be used for evaluating children's difficulties with complex syntax and monitoring their change over time. Supplemental Material https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.13172129

Further Validity of the Japanese Version of the Ten Item Personality Inventory (TIPI-J)

2014 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 236-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
Atsushi Oshio ◽  
Shingo Abe ◽  
Pino Cutrone ◽  
Samuel D. Gosling
Keyword(s):  
Big Five ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
English Language ◽  
Full Range ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Japanese Version ◽  
Personality Inventory ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Big Five Personality

The Ten Item Personality Inventory (TIPI; Gosling, Rentfrow, & Swann, 2003 ) is a widely used very brief measure of the Big Five personality dimensions. Oshio, Abe, and Cutrone (2012) have developed a Japanese version of the TIPI (TIPI-J), which demonstrated acceptable levels of reliability and validity. Until now, all studies examining the validity of the TIPI-J have been conducted in the Japanese language; this reliance on a single language raises concerns about the instrument’s content validity because the instrument could demonstrate reliability (e.g., retest) and some forms of validity (e.g., convergent) but still not capture the full range of the dimensions as originally conceptualized in English. Therefore, to test the content validity of the Japanese TIPI with respect to the original Big Five formulation, we examine the convergence between scores on the TIPI-J and scores on the English-language Big Five Inventory (i.e., the BFI-E), an instrument specifically designed to optimize Big Five content coverage. Two-hundred and twenty-eight Japanese undergraduate students, who were all learning English, completed the two instruments. The results of correlation analyses and structural equation modeling demonstrate the theorized congruence between the TIPI-J and the BFI-E, supporting the content validity of the TIPI-J.

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