Assessment of the quality and generalizability of the revised UCLA loneliness scale in Chinese and Korean community-dwelling elderly populations using item response theory (IRT)-Rasch modeling and hybrid IRT-logistic regression

2019 ◽  
Vol 45 (10) ◽  
pp. 581-599 ◽  
Author(s):  
In H. Park ◽  
Arif Rachmatullah ◽  
In-Sook Park ◽  
Yang Liu
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Item Response Theory ◽  
Item Response ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Rasch Modeling ◽  
Response Theory ◽  
Loneliness Scale ◽  
Elderly Populations

scholarly journals Refinement of the Reflective Function Questionnaire for Youth (RFQY) Scale B Using Item Response Theory

Assessment ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 107319112110039
Author(s):  
Carla Sharp ◽  
Lynne Steinberg ◽  
Veronica McLaren ◽  
Stuart Weir ◽  
Carolyn Ha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Item Response Theory ◽  
Young People ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Item Response ◽  
Clinical Sample ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Clinical Settings ◽  
Reflective Function ◽  
Response Theory ◽  
Criterion Variables

We conducted item response theory analyses to refine the Reflective Function Questionnaire for Youth (RFQY) Scale B. Data from a non-clinical sample of young people ( n = 737; aged 18-25 years) was used to derive a shortened version of the RFQY. Results were replicated in a clinical sample of inpatient adolescents ( n = 467; aged 12-17 year), resulting in a five-item measure, thereafter named the RFQY-5. The RFQY-5 item set was then scrutinized for construct validity against the original 23-item RFQY item set in a randomly selected sample of 100 inpatient adolescents not included in the item response theory replication, and 186 healthy adolescents drawn from the community. Results showed that the RFQY-5 performed similarly as the long version in terms of associations with criterion variables, and outperformed the longer version in discriminating between inpatient and community-dwelling adolescents who differed in their levels of borderline traits. The study provides evidence in support of the use of the RFQY-5 in research and clinical settings.

scholarly journals Validity of the de Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale in Spanish older population: competitive structural models and item response theory

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 429-437 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jose M. Tomás ◽  
Sacramento Pinazo-Hernandis ◽  
Mónica Donio-Bellegarde ◽  
Pedro M. Hontangas
Keyword(s):  
Item Response Theory ◽  
Item Response ◽  
Structural Models ◽  
Response Theory ◽  
Older Population ◽  
Loneliness Scale

scholarly journals APPLYING ITEM RESPONSE THEORY TO IDENTIFY RESPONDENTS’ TENDENCY TO CHOOSE MIDDLE OPTION ON PSYCHOLOGY SCALE

Proyeksi ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 33
Author(s):  
Wahyu Widhiarso
Keyword(s):  
Item Response Theory ◽  
Item Response ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Personality Factors ◽  
Rasch Modeling ◽  
Response Theory ◽  
Psychometric Theory ◽  
Additional Finding ◽  
Psychological Scale ◽  
Two Factors

The question of how large the proportion of respondents who tend to choose the middle option onpersonality scale was difficult to answer since it depends on two factors: respondents themselves anditems. Due to recent development of psychometric theory, this question can be answered by combiningsuch factors into one model. One of the representative models which can facilitate this combination isMixed Rasch Modeling (MRM). This study applied this model to identify respondents’ tendency tochoose the middle option on the psychological scale. The research data obtained from measurements ofthe five personality factors in 200 students. Analysis result which was performed separately on eachpersonality factors suggest that proportion of respondents who chose the middle option is quite smalland only occurs on two personality factors (27 percent in extroversion and 11 percent on opennessfactor). Additional finding showed that respondents who have a tendency to choose the middle optiononly perform in certain items than all items.

scholarly journals Assessing the effect of child’s gender on their father–mother perception of the PedsQL™ 4.0 questionnaire: an iterative hybrid ordinal logistic regression/item response theory approach with Monte Carlo simulation

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marziyeh Doostfatemeh ◽  
Seyyed Mohammad Taghi Ayatollahi ◽  
Peyman Jafari
Keyword(s):  
Monte Carlo Simulation ◽  
Monte Carlo ◽  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Item Response Theory ◽  
Item Response ◽  
Theory Model ◽  
Ordinal Logistic Regression ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Response Theory ◽  
Proxy Reports

Abstract Background This study aimed at investigating the possible confounding effect of children’s gender on the parents’ dyads perception of their child HRQoL at both item and scale levels of PedsQLTM4.0 questionnaire. Methods The PedsQL™ 4.0 Generic Core Scales were completed by 573 children and their father-and-mother dyads. An iterative hybrid ordinal logistic regression/item response theory model with Monte Carlo simulation was used to detect differential item functioning (DIF) invariance across mothers/fathers and daughter/sons. Results Assessing DIF across mother–daughter, father–daughter, mother–son, and father–son dyads revealed that although parents and their children perceived the meaning of some items of PedsQLTM4.0 instrument differently, the pattern of fathers’ and mothers’ report does not vary much across daughters and sons. Conclusion In the Persian version of PedsQLTM4.0, the child’s gender is not a confounding factor in the mothers’ and fathers’ report with respect to their daughters’ and sons’ HRQoL. Hence, paternal proxy-reports can be included in studies, along with maternal proxy-reports, and the reports can be combined short of concerning children gender, when looking at parent–child agreement.

Item Response Theory Modeling and Categorical Regression Analyses of the Five-Factor Model Rating Form: A Study on Italian Community-Dwelling Adolescent Participants and Adult Participants

Assessment ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 467-483 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Fossati ◽  
Thomas A. Widiger ◽  
Serena Borroni ◽  
Cesare Maffei ◽  
Antonella Somma
Keyword(s):  
Item Response Theory ◽  
Item Response ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Five Factor Model ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Response Theory ◽  
Italian Translation ◽  
Adult Participants ◽  
Rating Form

To extend the evidence on the reliability and construct validity of the Five-Factor Model Rating Form (FFMRF) in its self-report version, two independent samples of Italian participants, which were composed of 510 adolescent high school students and 457 community-dwelling adults, respectively, were administered the FFMRF in its Italian translation. Adolescent participants were also administered the Italian translation of the Borderline Personality Features Scale for Children–11 (BPFSC-11), whereas adult participants were administered the Italian translation of the Triarchic Psychopathy Measure (TriPM). Cronbach α values were consistent with previous findings; in both samples, average interitem r values indicated acceptable internal consistency for all FFMRF scales. A multidimensional graded item response theory model indicated that the majority of FFMRF items had adequate discrimination parameters; information indices supported the reliability of the FFMRF scales. Both categorical (i.e., item-level) and scale-level regression analyses suggested that the FFMRF scores may predict a nonnegligible amount of variance in the BPFSC-11 total score in adolescent participants, and in the TriPM scale scores in adult participants.

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