A Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Mathematics Anxiety Scale for Children

2001 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Mark Beasley ◽  
Jeffrey D. Long ◽  
Michele Natali
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Mathematics Anxiety ◽  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

scholarly journals Further Development of the Children's Mathematics Anxiety Scale UK

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dominic Petronzi
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Mathematics Anxiety ◽  
Rating Scales ◽  
Mathematics Performance ◽  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
And Mathematics

There are currently many mathematics anxiety rating scales designed typically for adult and older children populations, yet there remains a lack of assessment tools for younger children (< 7 years of age) despite a recent focus on this age range. Following previous testing and validation, the 26-item iteration of the Children’s Mathematics Anxiety Scale UK (CMAS-UK) for ages 4-7 years was further validated with 163 children (4-7 years) across 2 schools in the UK to test the validity and reliability of the items through subsequent exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. The predictive validity of the scale was also tested by comparing scale scores against mathematics performance on a mathematics task to determine the relationship between scale and mathematics task scores. Exploratory Factor Analysis and associated Parallel Analysis indicated a 19-item scale solution with appropriate item loadings (>.45) and high internal consistency (α = .88). A single factor model of Online Mathematics Anxiety was related to the experience of an entire mathematics lesson, from first entering the classroom to completing a task. A significant negative correlation was observed between the CMAS-UK and mathematics performance scores, suggesting that children who score high for mathematics anxiety tend to score to perform less well on a mathematics task. Subsequent Confirmatory Factor Analysis was conducted to test a range of module structures; the shortened 19-item CMAS-UK was found to have similar model indices as the 26-item model, resulting in the maintenance of the revised scale. To conclude, the 19-item CMAS-UK provides a reliable assessment of children’s mathematics anxiety and has been shown to predict mathematics performance. This research points towards the origins of mathematics anxiety occurring when number is first encountered and supports the utility of the CMAS-UK. Subsequent research in the area should consider and appropriately define an affective component that may underlie mathematics anxiety at older ages. Mathematics anxiety relates to more complex procedures that elude the experiences of younger children and may instead be the result of number-based experiences in the early years of education.

Development of the Anxiety Scale for Chemistry

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 106-112
Author(s):  
Canan Kocak Altunday ◽  
Aysem Seda Yucel
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
Item Pool ◽  
Expert Opinions ◽  
Total Correlation ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Keywords Anxiety

Chemistry as a subject is seen by many students as an abstract and difficult lesson that bears no relationship to life. This study aimed to develop an ‘Anxiety Scale for Chemistry’, which is essential to setting an alternative for existing tools to determine anxiety for chemistry of students. This study has been carried out to develop a tool to measure the level of anxiety of students studying in the high schools in Turkey. The scale was developed as a result of the following processes: literature scan and creation of the item pool, taking expert opinions, item-total correlation, item distinctiveness features, exploratory factor analysis, Cronbach’s alpha internal consistency reliability, examination of correlation between sub-dimensions and confirmatory factor analysis. According to the results obtained, the scale is acceptably reliable for the research in social sciences. This study recommends that the Anxiety Scale for Chemistry should be administered to students of other fields also. Keywords: Anxiety, scale, chemistry, reliability, validity, factor analysis.

ASSESSING STATISTICS ANXIETY IN AN ONLINE OR HYBRID SETTING: THE ADAPTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW INSTRUMENT SASOH

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 2
Author(s):  
Lu Liu
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Mathematics Anxiety ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Item Analysis ◽  
Statistics Anxiety ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
New Instrument ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Attitudes Toward Statistics

With the purpose of developing an instrument for measuring statistics anxiety in the online or hybrid setting, this study tested the newly developed instrument in two stages. Results on item selection and exploratory factor analysis based on pilot testing (n = 115) are presented. Results on classical item analysis, the confirmatory factor analysis, the measurement invariance test results, and the predictive and discriminant validity of the final model based on formal testing (n = 709) are presented. The resulting Statistics Anxiety Scale in the Online or Hybrid setting instrument (SASOH) has 27 items and four dimensions. The four dimensions are Class and Interpretation Anxiety (CI), Fear of Asking for Help Anxiety (FA), Online System Anxiety (OS), and Pre-Conception Anxiety (PC). The results of the confirmatory factor analysis revealed that the four-factor SASOH model represents an adequate description of statistics anxiety in an online or hybrid setting. Moreover, multiple-groups confirmatory factor analysis affirmed that the resulting model achieved at least partial measurement and structural invariance across gender and program. In addition, attitudes toward statistics significantly predicts the four factors of statistics anxiety, and the discriminant validity from mathematics anxiety was confirmed. Recommendations for future studies are also provided.

scholarly journals The Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children (MASC): Confirmatory factor analysis in a pediatric ADHD sample

1999 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 85-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. S. March ◽  
C. Conners ◽  
G. Arnold ◽  
J. Epstein ◽  
J. Parker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

scholarly journals Translation and psychometrical properties of Coronavirus Anxiety Scale (CAS) in Peruvian young people and adults

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rulman Andrei Franco-Jimenez
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Young People ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Invariant Measure ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Factorial Invariance ◽  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
Structural Evaluation ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Fit Indexes

Background: The overall aim of the study was to translate into Spanish and evaluate the psychometric properties of the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale (CAS). Method: The sample was composed of 622 Peruvian young people and adults who answered CAS. The structural evaluation was conducted with confirmatory factor analysis. Factorial invariance was used to verify the equivalence by sex and age, Results: The unifactorial model revealed good fit indexes χ²(5) = 12.40,CFI = .998, TLI = .996, RMSEA = .049, SRMR = .033. Also, the internal consistency using McDonald´s Omega coefficient was high (ω > .80). The factorial invariance indicated that the unifactorial structure is stable according to age. Conclusion: The Peruvian version of the CAS has evidence to be considered an accurate, valid, and invariant measure and the results support the unifactorial model.

A confirmatory factor analysis of a self-report version of the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale

2002 ◽  
Vol 59 (1) ◽  
pp. 149-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Oakman ◽  
Michael Van Ameringen ◽  
Catherine Mancini ◽  
Peter Farvolden
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale

A Multisample Analysis of Psychometric Properties for the Malaysian Adapted Sport Anxiety Scale-2 Among Youth Athletes

2017 ◽  
Vol 120 (1) ◽  
pp. 141-157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hairul Anuar Hashim ◽  
Saidatin Sabiyah Shaharuddin ◽  
Shazarina Hamidan ◽  
J. Robert Grove
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Sustained Attention ◽  
Depth Perception ◽  
State Anxiety ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
Somatic Anxiety ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

This study examined psychometric properties of a Malaysian-language Sport Anxiety Scale-2 (SAS-2) in three separate studies. Study 1 examined the criterion validity and internal consistency of SAS-2 among 119 developmental hockey players. Measures of trait anxiety and mood states along with digit vigilance, choice reaction time, and depth perception tests were administered. Regression analysis revealed that somatic anxiety and concentration disruption were significantly associated with sustained attention. Worry was significantly associated with depth perception but not sustained attention. Pearson correlation coefficients also revealed significant relationships between SAS-2 subscales and negative mood state dimensions. Study 2 examined the convergent and discriminant validity of SAS-2 by correlating it with state anxiety measured by the CSAI-2R. Significant positive relationships were obtained between SAS-2 subscales and somatic and cognitive state anxiety. Conversely, state self-confidence was negatively related to SAS-2 subscales. In addition, significant differences were observed between men and women in somatic anxiety. Study 3 examined the factorial validity of the Malaysian SAS-2 using confirmatory factor analysis in a sample of 539 young athletes. Confirmatory factor analysis results provided strong support for the SAS-2 factor structure. Path loadings exceeding 0.5 indicated convergent validity among the subscales, and low to moderate subscale intercorrelations provided evidence of discriminant validity. Overall, the results supported the criterion and construct validity of this Malaysian-language SAS-2 instrument.

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