Turkish adaptation of the comprehensive inventory of mindfulness experiences- adolescents: A reliability and validity study

In this study, it was aimed to adapt the Comprehensive Inventory of Mindfulness Experiences-Adolescents into Turkish, and to analyze the measure’s validity and reliability. The sample of the study consisted of 415 high school students. Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the original eight-factor structure. Cronbach alpha coefficient for the overall scale is 0.70 and the coefficients differ from 0.48 to 0.69 for the sub-scales. Corrected item-total correlations are found to be between 0.20 and 0.55. The convergent and divergent validity was examined and statistically significant relations were found. The study showed that the Turkish adaptation of The Comprehensive Inventory of Mindfulness Experiences-Adolescents is a reliable and valid scale for measuring mindfulness in adolescents.

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Reliability and Validity of the Persian Version Emotional Self-efficacy Scale for Young Adolescents

Journal of Research and Health ◽

10.32598/jrh.11.1.1645.3 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 61-70

Author(s):

Zahra Mohammadi ◽

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Zohreh Meshkati ◽

Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

High School Students ◽

Factor Structure ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

First Grade ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

School Students ◽

Statistical Population ◽

Persian Version

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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Analisis faktor konfirmatori sebagai prosedur evaluasi konstruk skala kematangan karir

Counsellia Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling ◽

10.25273/counsellia.v9i1.3689 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 27 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Wahyu 'Widyatmoko ◽

Yulia Ayriza ◽

Riszal Purwandika

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

Factor Analysis ◽

High School Students ◽

Career Maturity ◽

Research Data ◽

Assessment Tools ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

School Students ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

T Values

Artikel ini bermaksud mengevaluasi validitas dan reliabilitas skala kematangan karir. Skala kematangan karir dirancang untuk mengumpulkan data penelitian tentang tingkat kematangan karir pada siswa SMA. Skala tersebut terdiri dari 12 item pernyataan yang disesuaikan dengan konstruk kematangan karir, yakni: kepercayaan diri dalam karir (KDK), ketidakpastian pilihan karir (KPK), dan pengetahuan terhadap karir (PTK). Hasil analisis faktor konfirmatori mengindikasikan tiga konstruk model cocok (p-vales= 0.50; RMSEA= 0.00; NFI= 0.99; CFI=1.00; GFI=0.99; AGFI=0.98). Selanjutnya, 7 dari 12 item pernyataan skala kematangan karir terbukti valid (stadardized loading berkisar antara 0.52 hingga 0.72; t-values berkisar antara 8.08 hingga 12.25) dan dua dari tiga konstruk skala kematangan karir reliabel (KPK=0.68; PTK=0.70). Hal tersebut menunjukan bahwa skala kematangan karir masih dapat digunakan sebagai instrumen pengumpul data dan alat asesmen. The purpose of this article is to evaluate the validity and reliability of the career maturity scale. The career maturity scale is designed to collect research data on the level of career maturity in high school students. It is consists of 12 statement items tailored to the constructs of career maturity: career confidence, uncertainty of career choice, and career knowledge. The results of confirmatory factor analysis indicated that the three constructs of model was well fit (p-vales= 0.50; RMSEA= 0.00; NFI= 0.99; CFI=1.00; GFI=0.99; AGFI=0.98). Further, seven out of 12 statement items on career maturity scale proved valid (standardized loading ranged from 0.52 to 0.72; t-values ranged from 8.08 to 12.25) and two of the three constructs of career maturity scale are reliable (KPK=0.68; PTK=0.70). This shows that the scale of career maturity can still be used as an instrument for data collection and assessment tools.

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Adaptación lingüística y psicométrica del Cuestionario de EstilosAtributivos Académicos (EAT-A)

Liberabit Revista Peruana de Psicología ◽

10.24265/liberabit.2020.v26n2.03 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 26 (2) ◽

pp. e408

Author(s):

Alejandro M. Rodríguez Huitrón ◽

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Laura Hernández-Guzmán ◽

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

Factor Analysis ◽

Academic Performance ◽

High School Students ◽

Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽

Factor Structure ◽

Internal Consistency ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

School Students ◽

Confirmatory Factor

Background: Students’ attributions of their grades mayaffect their academic performance. However, lack ofevidence supporting the validity and reliability of theinstruments measuring attribution is a major concern.Objective: To analyze the factor structure, convergentvalidity and reliability of the Academic Attributional StyleQuestionnaire adapted to Mexican high school students(EAT-A). Method: The sample consisted of 557 MexicoCity students of both sexes aged between 15 and 19. Usinga confirmatory factor analysis for both success and failureattributions, a 7-factor structure and a 4-factor structureof the EAT-A were tested. The instrument’s convergentvalidity, internal consistency and reliability were examined.Results: Only the 7-factor structure showed adequate fitindices: RMSEA = .046; SRMR = .053; CFI = .961; TLI =.952 and χ²/gl = 2.72. In addition, the EAT-A evidencedconvergent validity concerning success and reliabilitymotivation. Conclusion: The EAT-A is a quick- and easy-to-administer instrument for measuring students’attributions of their grades in a reliable and valid manner.

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DEVELOPING A SCALE OF ADOLESCENTS’ PERCEPTIONS TOWARD ADULTS: VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY STUDIES

Research in Pedagogy ◽

10.17810/2015.91 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 52-64

Author(s):

Özcan Sezer

Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

High School Students ◽

Internal Consistency ◽

Test Reliability ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

School Students ◽

Consistency Coefficient ◽

Explanatory Factor Analysis ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Age Range

This study introduced the Scale of Adolescents’ Perceptions Toward Adults (SAPTA), which was developed in Turkey. The validity and reliability study for SAPTA was performed using the data obtained from 1008 high school students whose ages ranged between 14 and 18. The internal consistency coefficient calculated with the Explanatory Factor Analysis (EFA) data obtained from 381 students was found to be 0.78 for the sub-scale named “Admired Adult Characteristics,” 0.66 for the sub-scale named “Disturbing Adult Characteristics,” and 0.69 for the entire scale. The internal consistency coefficient calculated with the Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) data obtained from 627 students was found to be 0.82 for the sub-scale named “Admired Adult Characteristics,” 0.68 for the sub-scale named “Disturbing Adult Characteristics,” and 0.72 for the entire scale. The Spearman-Brown split-half test reliability value was found to be 0.74. The results of the analysis indicate that SAPTA has psychometric characteristics sufficient for determining the perceptions of adolescents, whose age range between 14 and 18 years.

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Adaptation, validity and reliability study of the “Internet Addiction Scale for Adolescents” into Albanian

Journal of Education and Learning (EduLearn) ◽

10.11591/edulearn.v15i4.20327 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 15 (4) ◽

pp. 527-532

Author(s):

Ertan Basha ◽

Naim Telaku ◽

Armen Mustafa

Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

High School Students ◽

Internet Addiction ◽

Dimensional Structure ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

School Students ◽

British School ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

The One ◽

Language Equivalence

The aim of this study was to verify the dimensions of Internet addiction in Albanian. This study employed “Internet Addiction Scale for Adolescents” to determine internet addiction. The verification of language equivalence, the scale form was administered to 164 university students studying at AAB College Faculty of Psychology and 61 High School students studying at the British School of Kosovo (altogether 245). In addition, the Cronbach Alpha internal srability coefficient was found to be .828. It was observed that the factor load values of the scale items varied between .56 and .72. The Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin coefficient (KMO) was 0.82 and the Bartlett x2 Sphericity value was 605,874 (p.000). In confirmatory factor analysis, it was seen that the one-dimensional structure of the scale provided a good fit. [x2=63.168, df=26, x2/df=2.42 RMSEA=.077, RMR=.069, S-RMR=.049, GFI=.95, AGFI=.91, CFI=.94, NNFI=.90, IFI=.94]. The findings obtained as a result of the validity factor analysis and the reliability of the scale show that the Albanian scale is valid and reliable.

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The development of Response Strategies Scale (RSS): Validity and reliability studyTepki Stratejileri Ölçeği’nin (TSÖ) geliştirilmesi: Geçerlik ve güvenirlik çalışması

Journal of Human Sciences ◽

10.14687/jhs.v15i3.4876 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 15 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Esra Asıcı ◽

Rengin Karaca

Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

High School Students ◽

Interpersonal Relations ◽

English Summary ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

School Students ◽

Response Strategies ◽

Five Factors ◽

Explanatory Factor Analysis ◽

Confirmatory Factor

In this study it was aimed to develop a scale for determining response strategies to damaging acts of adolescents in interpersonal relations. In line with this aim, a-70-item trial form was constituted based on The Integrated Forgiveness Model suggested by Scobie and Scobie (1998). The study was conducted with 1255 high school students. The explanatory factor analysis revealed a construct with five factors which explains 51.29% variance of total score. These factors were named as “reinterpret self-concept”, “seek retribution” “seek revenge”, “pseudoforgiveness”, “forgiveness”. Item loads ranged from .47 to .82. The results of confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the construct with 28 items and 5 factors (S-BX2=1.66, RMSEA=.05, SRMR=.06, GFI=.90, AGFI=.87, NFI=.94, NNFI=.97, CFI=.98). Cronbach alpha coefficients varied between .65 and .90. In the study of criterion-related validity, it was determined that Response Strategies Scale was positively and significantly related with aggressive behaviors and problem solving subscales of conflict resolution behavior scale. Extended English summary is in the end of Full Text PDF (TURKISH) file.ÖzetBu çalışmada ergenlerin kişilerarası ilişkilerde yaşanan zarar verici eylemlerle başa çıkmada kullandıkları tepki stratejilerini belirlemek için bir ölçme aracının geliştirilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Bu amaçla, Scobie ve Scobie’nin (1998) Bütünleştirilmiş Affetme Modeline dayalı olarak 70 maddelik bir deneme form oluşturulmuştur. Çalışma 1255 lise öğrencisiyle yürütülmüştür. Analizlerde açıklayıcı ve doğrulayıcı faktör analizi, pearson momentler çarpımı korelasyonu, ve Cronbach alfa güvenirlik katsayısıyı teknikleri kullanılmıştır. Açıklayıcı faktör analizi sonuçları toplam varyansın %51.29’unu açıklayan beş faktörlü bir yapı ortaya çıkarmıştır. Bu faktörler “benlik kavramını yeniden yorumlama”, “cezalandırma arayışı”, “intikam arayışı”, “sahte affetme” ve “affetme” olarak adlandırılmıştır. Madde faktör yüklerinin .47 ile .82 arasında değiştiği belirlenmiştir. Doğrulayıcı faktor analizi sonuçları 28 madde ve beş faktörden oluşan yapıyı doğrulamıştır (S-BX2=1.66, RMSEA=.05, SRMR=.06, GFI=.90, AGFI=.87, NFI=.94, NNFI=.97, CFI=.98). Ölçeğin Cronbach alfa iç tutarlık katsayılarının .65 ile .90 arasında değiştiği saptanmıştır. Ölçüt bağıntılı geçerlik çalışmasında, Tepki Stratejileri Ölçeği ile çatışma çözme davranışlarını belirleme ölçeğinin saldırgan davranışlar ve problem çözme davranışları alt boyutları arasında ilişki olduğu belirlenmiştir.

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Design and psychometric evaluation of epilepsy-related apathy scale (E-RAS) in adults with epilepsy: a sequential exploratory mixed methods design

BMC Neurology ◽

10.1186/s12883-021-02139-2 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Abbas Shamsalinia ◽

Mozhgan Moradi ◽

Reza Ebrahimi Rad ◽

Reza Ghadimi ◽

Mansoureh Ashghali Farahani ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Mixed Methods ◽

Care Providers ◽

Divergent Validity ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Mixed Methods Design ◽

Scale Evaluation ◽

Wide Range ◽

Epileptic Patients ◽

Convergent And Divergent Validity

Abstract Background Apathy in patients with epilepsy is associated with a wide range of consequences that reduce the patient’s ability to perform social functions and participate in self-care and rehabilitation programs. Therefore, apathy is one of the important diagnoses of the healthcare team in the process of caring for epileptic patients and its dimensions need to be examined and recognized. Therefore, appropriate instruments with the sociocultural milieu of each community should be provided to health care providers. The aim of the present study was to design and measure epilepsy–related apathy scale (E-RAS) in adults with epilepsy. Methods This study of sequential exploratory mixed methods design was conducted in Iran from April 2019 to December 2019. In the Item generation stage, two inductive (face-to-face and semi-structured interviews with 17 adult epileptic patients) and deductive (literature review) were used. In item reduction, integration of qualitative and literature reviews and scale evaluation were accomplished. For Scale Evaluation, face, content, construct [exploratory factor analysis (EFA) (n = 360) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) (n = 200)], convergent and divergent Validity and reliability (internal consistency and stability) were investigated. Results The results of EFA showed that E-RAS has four factors, namely, motivation; self-regulatory; cognition and emotional-effective. These four latent factors accounted for a total of 48.351% of the total variance in the E-RAS construct. The results of CFA showed that the 4-factor model of E-RAS has the highest fit with the data. The results of convergent and divergent validity showed that the values of composite reliability (CR) and average variance extracted (AVE) for the four factors were greater than 0.7 and 0.5, respectively, and the value of AVE for each factor was greater than CR. The Cronbach’s alpha coefficient for the whole scale was obtained 0.815. The results of the test-retest showed that there was a significant agreement between the test and retest scores (P < 0.001). Conclusion E-RAS is a multidimensional construct consisting of 24 items, and has acceptable validity and reliability for the study of epilepsy-related apathy in adult epileptic patients.

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Development Instruments Through Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) in Appropriate Intensity Assessment

Dinamika Pendidikan ◽

10.15294/dp.v12i1.10578 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 13-19

Author(s):

Ari Saptono

Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽

Three Dimensions ◽

Likelihood Method ◽

Test Results ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Measurement Instruments ◽

School Students ◽

Multi Stage ◽

Confirmatory Factor

The research aims to develop the valid and reliable measurement instruments of entrepreneurship intention in vocational secondary school students. Multi stage random sampling was used as the technique to determine sample (300 respondents). The research method used research and development with confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Result of confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) at the second order with robust maximum likelihood method shows that valid and reliable instrument with the acquisition value of loading factor is more than 0.5 (> 0,5) and a significance value of t is more than 1,96 (> 1,96). Reliability test results shows that the value of the combined construct reliability (CR) of 0.97and a variance value extract (VE) to 0.52 is greater than the limit of acceptance CR ? 0.70 and VE ? 0.50. The conclusion of the measurement instruments of entrepreneurship intention with three dimensions and 31 items met the standards of validity and reliability in accordance with the instrument development process.

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Family Relational Boundaries Questionnaire (FRBQ): Developing and Standardization

Journal School of Psychology ◽

10.32598/jspi.9.4.2 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (4) ◽

pp. 20-33

Author(s):

Ahmadreza Kiani Chalmardi ◽

◽

Masoud Asadi ◽

Asghar Shiralipur ◽

Elham Fathi ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

High School Students ◽

Family Relationships ◽

Convergent Validity ◽

Structural Reliability ◽

Family Relationship ◽

Cluster Sampling ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

School Students ◽

Relationship Boundaries

Objective: The present study attempted to develop and validate the Family Relationships Questionnaire (FRQ) Based on Minuchin’s Structural Family Therapy (SFT). Methods: The study sample was comprised of 200 high school students; they were selected by cluster sampling method from Mazandaran, Sari City, Iran. The research instrument included a researcher-developed questionnaire, based on Minuchin’s SFT. Results: The exploratory factor analysis data have led to extracting 3 factors; normal boundary, enmeshment boundary, and disengaged boundary. Additionally, the obtained results suggested that the 3 elicited factors explained 62.28 variances of family relationships boundaries. Confirmatory factor analysis results revealed that elicited factors can also measure family relationships boundaries. Reliability analysis, distinctive, and convergent validity of the components of family relationship boundaries indicated that questions in assessing the components of family relationships boundaries are clear and defined. Reliability testing with Cronbach’s alpha coefficient reported a score of above 0.60 and the structural reliability was measured to be above 0.70. In other words, all 3 components can define the FRQ constructs as well. For validation, we first calculated the scores of family relationships boundaries and categorized those in a frequency table. The results scores of T and Z values revealed that the scores above the mean value indicated that more participants were aware of their family relationship boundaries. Conclusion: The present research results suggested that this questionnaire has proper validity and reliability; thus, it is proper for assessing family relationship boundaries. Therefore, the collected results can help to assess family relationship boundaries and to develop proper strategies for treatment and future researches.

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Development and validation of a motivational persistence scale

Psihologija ◽

10.2298/psi1202099c ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 45 (2) ◽

pp. 99-120 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

Ticu Constantin ◽

Andrei Holman ◽

Maria Hojbotă

Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Self Report ◽

Divergent Validity ◽

Canonical Correlations ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Specific Goal ◽

Convergent And Divergent Validity ◽

History Of ◽

Development And Validation

The main goal of our research was to develop a new measure of persistence and to assess its construct validity and psychometric proprieties. First, we discuss the history of the psychological construct of persistence, defined here as the tendency to remain engaged in specific goal-related activities, despite difficulties, obstacles, fatigue, prolonged frustration or low perceived feasibility. The developed scale, measuring motivational persistence, contains three-factors: long-term purposes pursuing, current purposes pursuing and recurrence of unattained purposes. The results of the two validation studies conducted, employing both exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, advocate the hypothesized structure. Also, the Pearson and canonical correlations between the three factors of the new self-report scale and other three related measures (and their factors) indicate good levels of convergent and divergent validity of the new scale.

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