Development and Assessment of a Scale Addressing Communication Needs of Patients With Laryngectomies

1993 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 82-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gordon W. Blood
Keyword(s):  
Scale Development ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Data Reduction ◽  
The Self ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Final Version ◽  
Self Evaluation ◽  
Development Factor ◽  
Communication Needs ◽  
Item Scale

This article deals with the development and assessment of the Self-Evaluation of Communication Experiences After Laryngectomy (SECEL), a 35-item scale developed to address the communication needs of patients with laryngectomies. In the initial stages of development of SECEL, 431 patients with laryngectomies participated. Scale development, factor structure, and data reduction are discussed. Statistical analyses revealed three factors representing General, Environment, and Attitude Subscales. The final version of the SECEL was administered to another 102 patients with laryngectomies to determine validity and reliability measurements. The scale provides a useful measure of adjustment related to communication experiences of patients with laryngectomies.

The Self-Talk Scale: Development, Factor Analysis, and Validation

2009 ◽  
Vol 91 (1) ◽  
pp. 82-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas M. Brinthaupt ◽  
Michael B. Hein ◽  
Tracey E. Kramer
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Scale Development ◽  
The Self ◽  
Development Factor ◽  
Self Talk

scholarly journals Validity and reliability of a Persian version of the self- evaluation of negative symptoms (SNS)

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shahrzad Mazhari ◽  
Anahita Karamooz ◽  
Mahin Eslami Shahrbabaki ◽  
Farzaneh Jahanbakhsh ◽  
Sonia Dollfus
Keyword(s):  
Negative Symptoms ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
The Self ◽  
Healthy Controls ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Five Dimensions ◽  
Self Evaluation ◽  
Persian Version ◽  
Psychiatric Rating Scale ◽  
Positive Correlations

Abstract Aim The Self-evaluation of Negative Symptoms (SNS) has been developed to allow schizophrenia patients to evaluate themselves in five dimensions of negative symptoms. The present study aimed to examine psychometric properties of the Persian version of SNS. Methods A group of 50 patients with schizophrenia and a group of 50 healthy controls received the Persian-SNS. Severity of negative symptoms were evaluated by the Scale for Assessment of Negative symptoms (SANS) and the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS). Results The results showed that the Cronbach’s alpha for the Persian SNS was 0.95. The Persian-SNS and its subscales showed significant positive correlations with the total SANS score and SANS subscales as well as BPRS negative subscale, thus confirming the validity of the scale. Finally, the Persian-SNS showed the ability to discriminate patients with schizophrenia from healthy controls. Conclusion The acceptable properties of the Persian version of SNS demonstrated that it is a practical tool for screening negative symptoms in Persian-speaking schizophrenia patients.

A Psychological Reactance Scale: Development, Factor Structure and Reliability

1989 ◽  
Vol 64 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1323-1326 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sung-Mook Hong ◽  
Sandra Page
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Scale Development ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Psychological Reactance ◽  
Varimax Rotation ◽  
Development Factor ◽  
Psychometric Data ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Different Populations

This paper describes the development of Hong's Psychological Reactance Scale. An exploratory factor analysis with varimax rotation yielded a clearly defined four-factor structure based on the data from 257 tertiary students. This structure compared favourably with previous research findings. Reliabilities for the scale were satisfactory and its use is recommended for gathering further psychometric data with different populations.

scholarly journals Action and cognition in task oriented coping: Factor structure and internal consistency of the CISS-21 with an Indian sample

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mayank Golpelwar
Keyword(s):  
Factor Structure ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Direct Action ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Urban Indians ◽  
Unique Factor ◽  
Task Oriented ◽  
Coping Factor ◽  
Item Scale ◽  
Three Factor

Objective : Although the Coping Instrument for Stressful Situations – 21 item scale (CISS-21) offers excellent psychometric stability in samples from various countries, data about its validity and reliability among Indian samples is not easily accessible. The current study presents these data from a sample consisting of urban Indians working in the global service sector. Method : Two hundred and seventy four professionals working in highly paying service sector jobs in India completed the CISS-21. The data was analyzed using principal factor analysis and reliability analysis. Results : Instead of the three-factor structure consisting of emotion-oriented, avoidance-oriented, and task-oriented coping strategies, a four-factor structure emerged. This resulting structure indicates that the current Indian sample perceived the task-oriented coping strategy as comprising of two distinct sub-factors: One involving cognitive-appraisal based mechanisms and another where a direct action-based approach is preferred. Conclusion : among the Indian sample involved in the current study, CISS-21 appears to be a reliable and valid scale, albeit with a four instead of three factor structure. Naïve dialecticism and Biculturalism are presented and discussed as possible reasons for this unique factor structure.

scholarly journals Action and cognition in task oriented coping: Factor structure and internal consistency of the CISS-21 with an Indian sample

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mayank Golpelwar
Keyword(s):  
Factor Structure ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Direct Action ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Urban Indians ◽  
Unique Factor ◽  
Task Oriented ◽  
Coping Factor ◽  
Item Scale ◽  
Three Factor

Objective : Although the Coping Instrument for Stressful Situations – 21 item scale (CISS-21) offers excellent psychometric stability in samples from various countries, data about its validity and reliability among Indian samples is not easily accessible. The current study presents these data from a sample consisting of urban Indians working in the global service sector. Method : Two hundred and seventy four professionals working in highly paying service sector jobs in India completed the CISS-21. The data was analyzed using principal factor analysis and reliability analysis. Results : Instead of the three-factor structure consisting of emotion-oriented, avoidance-oriented, and task-oriented coping strategies, a four-factor structure emerged. This resulting structure indicates that the current Indian sample perceived the task-oriented coping strategy as comprising of two distinct sub-factors: One involving cognitive-appraisal based mechanisms and another where a direct action-based approach is preferred. Conclusion : among the Indian sample involved in the current study, CISS-21 appears to be a reliable and valid scale, albeit with a four instead of three factor structure. Naïve dialecticism and Biculturalism are presented and discussed as possible reasons for this unique factor structure.

scholarly journals The images of psychiatry scale: development, factor structure, and reliability

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Heather Stuart ◽  
◽  
Norman Sartorius ◽  
Tiina Liinamaa
Keyword(s):  
Scale Development ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Development Factor

scholarly journals Action and cognition in task oriented coping: Factor structure and internal consistency of the CISS-21 with an Indian sample

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mayank Golpelwar
Keyword(s):  
Factor Structure ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Direct Action ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Urban Indians ◽  
Unique Factor ◽  
Task Oriented ◽  
Coping Factor ◽  
Item Scale ◽  
Three Factor

Objective : Although the Coping Instrument for Stressful Situations – 21 item scale (CISS-21) offers excellent psychometric stability in samples from various countries, data about its validity and reliability among Indian samples is not easily accessible. The current study presents these data from a sample consisting of urban Indians working in the global service sector. Method : Two hundred and seventy four professionals working in highly paying service sector jobs in India completed the CISS-21. The data was analyzed using principal factor analysis and reliability analysis. Results : Instead of the three-factor structure consisting of emotion-oriented, avoidance-oriented, and task-oriented coping strategies, a four-factor structure emerged. This resulting structure indicates that the current Indian sample perceived the task-oriented coping strategy as comprising of two distinct sub-factors: One involving cognitive-appraisal based mechanisms and another where a direct action-based approach is preferred. Conclusion : among the Indian sample involved in the current study, CISS-21 appears to be a reliable and valid scale, albeit with a four instead of three factor structure. Naïve dialecticism and Biculturalism are presented and discussed as possible reasons for this unique factor structure.

Developing and testing a scale to assess teachers' attitudes toward peer mediation of student disputes

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 (10) ◽  
pp. 1745-1760 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nuket Gunduz ◽  
Huseyin Uzunboylu ◽  
Deniz Ozcan
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Elementary Schools ◽  
Positive Psychology ◽  
Peer Mediation ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Final Version ◽  
North Cyprus ◽  
Teachers Attitudes ◽  
Turkish Language ◽  
Item Scale

We developed and tested a scale to assess teachers' attitudes toward the use of peer mediation to resolve disputes between students. Participants were 373 randomly selected teachers at North Cyprus elementary schools. Contextual validity was determined based on the opinions of specialists in the fields of psychology and counseling, curriculum development, positive psychology, and peer mediation, and also Turkish language specialists. The results of confirmatory and exploratory factor analysis determined the final version of the 2-dimensional 13-item Scale of Teachers' Attitudes Toward Peer Mediation. We assessed the internal consistency of the scale with Cronbach's alpha and the split-half method. Validity and reliability tests yielded satisfactory results, indicating that the scale can be used in the field of training in peer mediation.

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