The validity, reliability and factor structure of the mindfulness-based Self Efficacy Scale

Background: The present research aimed at determining the reliability and validity of the Persian version of the Emotional Self-Efficiency Scale (ESES) for adolescents of Isfahan city. This study was conducted using a developmental research method. The statistical population consisted of all the first-grade high school students of Isfahan city in 2018 (n=59396). Methods: A total number of 280 students (160 girls and 120 boys, mean±SD age of 12.98±1.14) were selected using a stratified random sampling method, and completed ESES for adolescents (2015), as well as Self-Efficacy Questionnaire for Children (2001). Results: An Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) revealed the four-factor structure of ESES. A Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) also confirmed the fit of the four-factor structure of the scale. The results of the within-group correlation coefficient were obtained to investigate the acceptable test-retest reliability. The results of the correlation between the above-mentioned scale and SEQ-C instrument was also significant (P<0.05). Moreover, ESES and its dimensions had proper reliability over time. The reliability obtained by Cronbach’s alpha for all four dimensions of the questionnaire, given the number of items, was higher than 0.5 for each dimension and higher than 0.7 for the whole scale, which was acceptable. Conclusion: These findings indicate the acceptable validity and reliability of ESES for Isfahan’s adolescents, and its validity and reliability should be investigated in broader research on Iranian children and adolescents.

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Online-ready? Factor structure and internal consistency of a scale to measure students’ online journalism self-efficacy

Journal of Applied Journalism & Media Studies ◽

10.1386/ajms_00046_1 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 00 (00) ◽

pp. 1-25

Author(s):

Joseph Njuguna

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Factor Structure ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Mass Communication ◽

Online News ◽

Media Industry ◽

Online Journalism ◽

Online Publishing ◽

Online Skills ◽

The Right

With the integration of social media in journalism practice, media training institutions must focus on preparing future media professionals with the right mix of digital skills for the industry. Although efforts to improve students’ online skills readiness are evident in schools, no reliable tool exists to assess students’ confidence in doing online journalism tasks upon graduation. This study develops and validates an Online Journalism Self-Efficacy Scale (OJSES) that can be used to measure mass communication students’ perceptions of their self-efficacy for online journalism work. Items for the proposed scale were developed from a comprehensive literature review and refined by eight online journalism professionals (five online journalism lecturers and three online news editors). To explore the factor structure of the tool, exploratory factor analysis of data from a sample of finalist undergraduate mass communication students (n = 182) in five Rwandan universities was done. Results suggested that the OJSES is a five-dimensional tool that comprises 27 items. This scale measures online journalism self-efficacy in terms of students’ capabilities to conduct online journalism research, communicate with social media tools, create and share multimedia content online, observe ethical online publishing and use social media to solve organizational problems. The scale demonstrated reliability with a Cronbach’s alpha value of 0.785 and the five self-efficacy dimensions explaining 51.1 per cent of the total variance. The scale’s psychometric soundness implied its suitability not only to empirically measure the students’ confidence in working in online environments but also guide capacity-building for the required online skills for the media industry.

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Career Decision Ambiguity Tolerance and Career Decision-Making Difficulties in a French Sample: The Mediating Role of Career Decision Self-Efficacy

Journal of Career Assessment ◽

10.1177/1069072717748958 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 27 (2) ◽

pp. 273-288 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Martin Storme ◽

Pinar Celik ◽

Nils Myszkowski

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Factor Structure ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Career Decision ◽

Career Adaptability ◽

Ambiguity Tolerance ◽

Career Decision Making ◽

Mediating Role ◽

French Speaking ◽

The Relationship

In the current work, we investigated the relationship between career decision ambiguity tolerance (CDAT) and career decision-making difficulties among French-speaking university students. In a preliminary validation study ( N = 246), we examined the psychometric properties of the CDAT Scale. Our results showed that the French CDAT Scale had satisfactory levels of scale score reliability, that its factor structure was consistent with the original three-factor structure, and that it had incremental predictive power over general ambiguity tolerance when predicting career decision self-efficacy and career adaptability. In a second study ( N = 412), building on social cognitive career theory, we hypothesized that career decision self-efficacy mediates the relationship between CDAT and career decision-making difficulties. Results were consistent with our hypotheses. Theoretical and practical implications of the results are discussed.

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Development and Validation of ICT Self-Efficacy Scale: Exploring the Relationship with Cyberbullying and Victimization

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph15122867 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 15 (12) ◽

pp. 2867 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Sadia Musharraf ◽

Sheri Bauman ◽

Muhammad Anis-ul-Haque ◽

Jamil Malik

Keyword(s):

University Students ◽

Factor Structure ◽

Internal Consistency ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Convergent Validity ◽

Internal Consistency Reliability ◽

Specific Measure ◽

Domain Specific ◽

Development And Validation ◽

The Relationship

The purpose of this study was to develop and validate the ICT Self-Efficacy Scale and the association of cyberbullying and victimization with ICT self-efficacy. Sample 1 (436 university students) was used to identify the factor structure of the Scale, and sample 2 (1115 university students) provided the data to confirm the factor structure (CFA), and to compute the internal consistency reliability, and convergent validity of the scale. Findings demonstrate that the new scale is a reliable and valid domain-specific measure to assess ICT Self-Efficacy for university students. Suggestions for further research with the scale are provided.

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Psychometric Properties of the Italian Versions of the Gambling Urge Scale (GUS) and the Gambling Refusal Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (GRSEQ)

International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction ◽

10.1007/s11469-019-00167-1 ◽

2019 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Paolo Iliceto ◽

Emanuele Fino ◽

Mauro Schiavella ◽

Tian Po Oei

Keyword(s):

Construct Validity ◽

Pathological Gambling ◽

Factor Structure ◽

Internal Consistency ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Concurrent Validity ◽

Positive Emotions ◽

One Dimension ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

And Gender

AbstractGambling urges and gambling refusal self-efficacy beliefs play a major role in the development and maintenance of problem gambling. This study aimed to translate the Gambling Urge Scale (GUS) and the Gambling Refusal Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (GRSEQ) from English to Italian (GUS-I, GRSEQ-I) and to test their factor structure, internal consistency, construct validity, concurrent validity, and gender differences in 513 individuals from the Italian community. Factor structure and construct validity were tested through Confirmatory Factor Analysis, internal consistency through Cronbach’s alpha, concurrent validity through correlations with gambling-related cognitions (GRCS-I), probable pathological gambling (SOGS-I), and gambling functioning (GFA-R-I). Results confirmed that the 6 items of the GUS-I load highly on one dimension of Gambling Urge, and each of the 26 items of the GRSEQ-I load highly on their relevant sub-dimension, among the following: situations/thoughts, drugs, positive emotions, negative emotions. Both scales are internally consistent and show concurrent validity with gambling-related cognitions, probable pathological gambling, and gambling functioning. Males score higher than females at the GUS-I; females score higher than males at the GRSEQ-I. The findings from the present study suggest that the GUS-I and the GRSEQ-I are internally consistent and valid scales for the assessment of gambling urges and gambling refusal self-efficacy in Italian individuals from the community, with significant repercussions in terms of assessment, prevention, and intervention.

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The Reliability and Factor Structure of the Career Decision Self-Efficacy Scale-SF With African Americans

Journal of Career Assessment ◽

10.1177/1069072706298020 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 15 (2) ◽

pp. 194-205 ◽

Cited By ~ 35

Author(s):

Demetris Chaney ◽

Marie S. Hammond ◽

Nancy E. Betz ◽

Karen D. Multon

Keyword(s):

African Americans ◽

Factor Structure ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Career Decision

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Self-efficacy and enjoyment of physical activity in children: factorial validity of two pictorial scales

PeerJ ◽

10.7717/peerj.7402 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 7 ◽

pp. e7402 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Milena Morano ◽

Laura Bortoli ◽

Montse C. Ruiz ◽

Francesca Vitali ◽

Claudio Robazza

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Factor Structure ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Factorial Validity ◽

Fit Indices ◽

Single Factor ◽

Psychological Constructs ◽

Gender And Age ◽

Human Endeavor ◽

Confirmatory Factor

Background Self-efficacy and enjoyment are two main constructs proposed within many motivational theories in any human endeavor, sport and physical activity included. Methods The purpose of this study was to examine the factor structure of two pictorial scales measuring self-efficacy and enjoyment levels in a sample of 14,035 Italian schoolchildren (7,075 boys and 6,960 girls, 6- to 7-year-olds). An important feature of the two scales is that they are in a pictorial format in order to prompt a straightforward understanding in children. The whole sample was randomly split in two subsamples according to gender and age and the factor structure of the measures was examined across subsamples. Results Data were subjected to confirmatory factor analysis, which yielded satisfactory fit indices on the measures of both subsamples. Overall findings supported the single factor structure of the scales, which can be easily administered to 6- to 7-year-old children to assess two relevant psychological constructs in physical education.

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Assessment of self-efficacy for caregiving in oncology: Italian validation of the caregiver inventory (CGI-I)

BMC Palliative Care ◽

10.1186/s12904-021-00849-5 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

Author(s):

S. Serpentini ◽

B. Guandalini ◽

G. Tosin ◽

L. Ronconi ◽

G. Cristaldi ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Factor Structure ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Medical Information ◽

Short Form ◽

Depression Scale ◽

Care Recipient ◽

Fit Indices ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Need Support ◽

Anxiety Depression

Abstract Background The Caregiver Inventory (CGI), a measure of self-efficacy for caregiving that takes into account aspects of caregiving that are neglected by current measures of caregiving, was translated into Italian and validated. Methods Ninety-one caregivers from a variety of locations in Italy completed the CGI-Italian (CGI-I) as well as the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and the Family Strain Questionnaire - Short Form (FSQ-SF). Results A confirmatory factor analysis based on the original CGI factor structure resulted in an adequate fit of the CGI-I using standard fit indices. Thus, the original factor structure was validated in the CGI-I: Managing Medical Information (α = 0.87), Caring for Care Recipient (α = 0.68), Caring for Oneself (α = 0.78), and Managing Difficult Interactions/Emotions (α = 0.55). The CGI-I total score was inversely related to anxiety (HADS, r = − 0.35, p = <.05), and depression (HADS, r = − 0.45, p = <.05). In addition, the CGI-I was inversely related to caregiver stress (FSQ-SF, r = − 0.39, p = <.05). Care of Oneself and Managing Difficult Interactions/Emotions emerged as the strongest and most robust negative relationships with anxiety, depression, and caregiver stress, which replicated, with similar constructs, findings from the original CGI. Conclusions The results of this study established the CGI-I as a reliable and valid measure of self-efficacy for caregiving. This study also confirms the importance of self-care and managing difficult communication in the process of successfully navigating the demands of caregiving and in constructing interventions for caregivers who need support.

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Self-Efficacy in Regulating Positive and Negative Emotions

European Journal of Psychological Assessment ◽

10.1027/1015-5759/a000151 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 29 (3) ◽

pp. 197-204 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Catherine Gunzenhauser ◽

Tobias Heikamp ◽

Maria Gerbino ◽

Guido Alessandri ◽

Antje von Suchodoletz ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Emotion Regulation ◽

Factor Structure ◽

Psychosocial Adjustment ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Convergent Validity ◽

Positive Emotions ◽

Negative Emotions ◽

Cognitive Emotion Regulation ◽

Gender Invariance ◽

Partial Invariance

Perceived self-efficacy in emotion regulation facilitates various aspects of psychosocial adjustment. The Regulatory Emotional Self-Efficacy scale (RESE) by Caprara and Gerbino (2001) measures perceived capabilities to express positive emotions (POS) and to manage negative emotions, namely, despondency/distress (DES) and anger/irritation (ANG). The present research investigated the validity of the RESE scale in Germany. Study 1 investigated the factor structure and convergent validity of the scale in a sample of university students. In order to test the generalizability of findings from Study 1, in Study 2 we studied the factor structure, cross-gender invariance, and convergent validity of a slightly revised version of the scale in a sample of parents. The previously found factor structure was successfully replicated in both samples. Partial invariance on the scalar level was confirmed across gender. All self-efficacy subscales were positively correlated with life satisfaction and with reappraisal (a cognitive emotion regulation strategy). Suppression, a strategy of regulating emotional expression, was negatively related to POS. Findings suggest that the RESE scale is a valid instrument to assess emotion regulation self-efficacy in German-speaking samples.

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