Confirmatory factor analysis of the post-event processing inventory in a community sample seeking self-help for social anxiety

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 196-201
Author(s):  
Rebecca A. Blackie ◽  
Nancy L. Kocovski
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Event Processing ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

scholarly journals Validation and invariance across gender of the Beliefs About Appearance Scale (BAAS) in a community sample of heterosexual adults in a committed relationship

2018 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 126-135
Author(s):  
Patrícia M. Pascoal ◽  
Maria-João Alvarez ◽  
Magda Sofia Roberto
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Original Structure ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Factorial Model ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Body Appearance

Abstract Objective To evaluate the psychometric properties of the Beliefs About Appearance Scale (BAAS) in terms of its factorial structure and invariance, reliability, and validity when applied to adults from the community. Methods Participants consisted of 810 heterosexual Portuguese individuals in a committed relationship. As a confirmatory factor analysis did not support the original structure of the BAAS, an exploratory factor analysis was performed. Results A 12-item version was extracted comprising two dimensions: one personal and the other social. The factorial model depicting this bidimensional structure revealed an adequate fit following confirmatory factor analysis. Multigroup confirmatory factor analyses indicated invariance across gender. Concurrent and discriminant validities and internal consistency were estimated and observed to be adequate. Conclusions This shorter measure of the BAAS can accurately assess body appearance beliefs and may be used in different research settings and contexts.

Determinants of Internet Use by Senior Generation

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olfa Bouzaabia ◽  
Rym Bouzaabia ◽  
Alexandru Capatina
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Senior Citizens ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Cultural Backgrounds ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Cognitive Age

The aim of this paper is to investigate and compare the determinants of Internet use by senior generation among Tunisian and Romanian context that have different economic and cultural backgrounds. Research data were taken from a survey carried out on 400 online senior citizens (200 Tunisian and 200 Romanian). Data were analyzed by using confirmatory factor analysis and multiple regression analysis. Results show that cognitive age, Familial Loneliness and Social Anxiety have a significant effect on internet use for surfing and seeking information and not for buying. It was also found in the Romania sample the most determinant of internet use was Familial loneliness, while, social Anxiety was the most determinant of internet use, in the Tunisian sample.

scholarly journals The development of Negative Self-Beliefs Inventory (NSBI): cultural adaptation and psychometric validation

PeerJ ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. e1312 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoqing Tang ◽  
Wenjie Duan ◽  
Ying Wang ◽  
Pengfei Guo
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Predictive Ability ◽  
Psychometric Validation ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Convergent And Divergent Validity ◽  
Quantitative Analyses ◽  
High Internal Consistency

Social anxiety is an emotional disorder common to various populations around the world. The newly developed Self-Beliefs Related to Social Anxiety Scale (SBSA) aims to assess three kinds of self-beliefs through 15 items that include self-related cognitive factors that evidently result in social anxiety. This study explored the psychometric characteristics of SBSA among 978 Chinese. An eight-item Negative Self-beliefs Inventory (NSBI) was developed through qualitative and quantitative analyses. Exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, and multi-group confirmatory factor analysis suggested that NSBI contained clear, meaningful, stable, and invariant three-factor structure consistent with the original SBSA. Further analyses showed that the three subscales and the entire scale exhibited high internal consistency (0.779–0.837), good criterion validity, and good convergent and divergent validity (i.e., negative associations with flourishing and positive associations with anxiety, depression, and stress). These findings indicated that NSBI is reliable and valid for measuring negative self-beliefs in the Chinese population. A higher total score of NSBI indicates the more serious negative self-beliefs. Limitations of the present study and implications for research and practice were also discussed. Further studies are needed to evaluate the predictive ability, incremental validity, and potential role of NSBI in clinical and large-scale populations.

Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire in a Community Sample of French-Speaking Adolescents

2008 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mathieu d'Acremont ◽  
Martial Van der Linden
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Conduct Problems ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Strengths And Difficulties Questionnaire ◽  
Emotional Symptoms ◽  
Internal Reliability ◽  
Peer Problems ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Strengths And Difficulties

Abstract. The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) assesses adaptive and problematic behavior in children and adolescents ( Goodman, 1997 ). The aim of this study was to test the construct validity of a French translation of the scale. Teachers completed the SDQ for their pupils (279 girls and 278 boys, 13-18 years). Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) of the SDQ supported the original distinction between Conduct problems, Hyperactivity/Inattention, Peer problems, Emotional symptoms, and Prosocial behavior. Multigroup CFA revealed invariance of factor measurement across gender. In addition, boys had higher factor scores for Conduct problems, Hyperactivity/Inattention, and Peer problems whereas girls were more Prosocial. The internal reliability of the subscales ranges from acceptable to very good. These results indicate that the French version of the SDQ has a reliable factor organization among adolescent boys and girls.

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

Aggressive and Nonaggressive Antisocial Behavior in Adolescence

2003 ◽  
Vol 93 (2) ◽  
pp. 610-616 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maja Deković
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Antisocial Behavior ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Antisocial Behaviors ◽  
One Dimensional ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Underlying Dimension

This study examined whether a distinction between aggressive and nonaggressive antisocial behavior can be empirically verified in a large (254 girls and 254 boys) nonclinical (community) sample of Dutch adolescents between 12 and 18 years old. The results of confirmatory factor analysis for both boys and girls shows that aggressive and nonaggressive antisocial behaviors do not represent a single underlying dimension, but two separate constructs with moderate independence among them. These findings suggest that the conceptualization of adolescent antisocial behavior as a one-dimensional phenomenon is of questionable utility and supports growing evidence that aggressive antisocial behavior is distinct from other forms of antisocial behavior.

Psychometric Evaluation of the Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale for Children (IUSC): Findings From Clinical and Community Samples in Iran

Assessment ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 107319112199876
Author(s):  
Mehdi Zemestani ◽  
Reza Didehban ◽  
Jonathan S. Comer ◽  
Philip C. Kendall
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Internalizing Problems ◽  
Clinical Sample ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Intolerance Of Uncertainty ◽  
Persian Version ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

Objective: The present study examined the psychometric properties of a Persian version of the Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale for Children (IUSC; Comer et al, 2009). Method: Participating youth ( n = 346) 8 to 18 years of age were nonreferred community youth ( n = 279) or youth who met diagnostic criteria for an anxiety disorder ( n = 67) and their parents. Results: Across child- and parent-report data, confirmatory factor analysis supported a shortened 12-item version of the IUSC, and the confirmatory factor analysis also confirmed a theory-driven correlated two-factor structure of the IUSC-12. (i.e., prospective/inhibitory IU). Results further supported reliability and validity of parent- and child-reports of the Persian IUSC-12 via evidence of internal consistency, 4-week retest, significant associations with established measures of internalizing problems, and the ability of the measure to reliably distinguish the clinical sample from the community sample. Conclusion: Findings demonstrate sound psychometric properties of the Persian version of the IUSC-12 and provide additional support for the reliability and validity of the measure and its use in non-Western cultures. Findings are discussed in terms of implications for assessment, treatment, and study of anxiety and related internalizing problems in Iranian youth.

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