Development and Validation of the Strategy Inventory for Electronic Dictionary Use (S.I.E.D.U.)

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 393-410 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stavroula Mavrommatidou ◽  
Zoe Gavriilidou ◽  
Angelos Markos
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Expert Review ◽  
Content Development ◽  
Electronic Dictionary ◽  
Electronic Environments ◽  
Dictionary Use ◽  
Development And Validation

Abstract The present paper reports results regarding the development and validation of the S.I.E.D.U., an electronic instrument for assessing users’ skills in electronic dictionary searches. The S.I.Ε.D.U. is a self-report questionnaire with 32 Likert-type items and its content development was based on a review of relevant literature, expert review and pilot testing. The scale’s construct validity is assessed by means of a preliminary exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and a subsequent confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). The results suggest a correlated four-factor structure: 1) familiarity with different types of electronic dictionaries and the conditions of their use; 2) strategies for lemmatization and acquaintance with dictionary conventions; 3) navigation skills; and 4) look-up strategies in new electronic environments. Internal consistency reliability of the four subscales is high and test-retest reliability is excellent. Also, the ability of the instrument to discriminate between experts and non-experts in electronic dictionary use is demonstrated. Results are discussed and implications are provided in the context of electronic lexicography.

Development and Validation of the Ableist Microaggression Impact Questionnaire

2021 ◽  
pp. 003435522110142
Author(s):  
Deniz Aydemir-Döke ◽  
James T. Herbert
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Mechanical Turk ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselor ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Amazon's Mechanical Turk ◽  
Development And Validation ◽  
Three Factor

Microaggressions are daily insults to minority individuals such as people with disabilities (PWD) that communicate messages of exclusion, inferiority, and abnormality. In this study, we developed a new scale, the Ableist Microaggressions Impact Questionnaire (AMIQ), which assesses ableist microaggression experiences of PWD. Data from 245 PWD were collected using Amazon’s Mechanical Turk (MTurk) platform. An exploratory factor analysis of the 25-item AMIQ revealed a three-factor structure with internal consistency reliability ranging between .87 and .92. As a more economical and psychometrically sound instrument assessing microaggression impact as it pertains to disability, the AMIQ offers promise for rehabilitation counselor research and practice.

scholarly journals Development and validation of a motivational persistence scale

Psihologija ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 99-120 ◽  
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.

Development and Validation of the Avoidance of Environmental Tobacco Smoke Scale

1998 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela M. Martinelli
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Environmental Tobacco Smoke ◽  
Tobacco Smoke ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Psychometric Analysis ◽  
Development And Validation ◽  
Item Scale ◽  
Report Measure

The Avoidance of Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) scale is a self-report measure of the avoidance of ETS by young adults. Initial use of the scale with 30 undergraduate students showed an internal consistency of .84 across 40 items and .90 in a refined 28-item instrument. In a sample of 241 students, a 20-item scale had an internal consistency reliability of .94 and a refined 10-item scale had an internal consistency of .86. In a sample of 95 mothers with a mean age of 36, the 10-item scale had an internal consistency of .81. In three distinct samples, significant known groups’ discrimination was found between smokers and nonsmokers. Psychometric analysis indicates that the scale merits further testing using a more heterogeneous sample from community and clinical populations to ensure its usefulness by clinicians and researchers interested in explaining, predicting, and preventing exposure to ETS.

Development and Validation of a Scale of Automation-Induced “Complacency”

1992 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Indramani L. Singh ◽  
Robert Molloy ◽  
Raja Parasuraman
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Developmental Study ◽  
Catholic University ◽  
Five Factors ◽  
Drexel University ◽  
Automation Technology ◽  
Development And Validation

In the present studies, a scale was developed for measuring attitudes toward automation technology that reflect a potential for complacency. In the first, developmental study, a 20-item questionnaire consisting of statements concerning various aspects of automation was administered to 139 undergraduates at Catholic University. Factor analysis of the complacency potential rating scale (CPRS) revealed five independent factors, namely: general, confidence- reliance-, trust-, and safety-related complacency. The internal consistency reliability coefficients of the five factors and the scale as a whole were found to be high, and the scales revealed satisfactory test-retest reliabilities. The pattern of correlations among CPRS score, age, gender, computer use, and computer experience were consistent with previous studies examining attitudes toward microcomputer usage (Igbaria and Parasuraman, 1991). In the second, validation study, the 20-item CPRS was cross-validated on a sample of 175 undergraduate students at Drexel University. Factor analysis similarly revealed five factors with high alphas. The results indicate that the potential for complacency can be evaluated by assessing attitudes towards automation technology.

scholarly journals Development and validation of an instrument to measure physician awareness of bioethics and medical law in Oman

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed S. Al-Busaidi ◽  
Anuradha Ganesh ◽  
Samir Al-Adawi ◽  
Yahya M. Al-Farsi ◽  
Maryam K. Al-Rawahi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Ethics ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Tertiary Hospital ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Medical Law ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Physician Awareness ◽  
Development And Validation

Abstract Background A different ethos with respect to the perception of medical ethics prevails in societies in transition such as those in the Arabian Peninsula, which makes it difficult to apply international principles of bioethics in medical practice. This study aimed to develop and psychometrically test an instrument that measures physicians’ awareness of bioethics and medical law and their attitudes towards the practice of medical ethics. Additionally, it examined physician correlates influencing the awareness of bioethics. Methods Following a rigorous review of relevant literature by a panel of experts, a 13-item instrument, the Omani physicians’ bioethics and medical law awareness (OBMLA) questionnaire was developed with the aim of assessing physicians’ awareness of bioethics and medical law. The study tool’s construct validity and internal consistency reliability were examined by exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and Cronbach’s alpha. In a cross-sectional study, the questionnaire was distributed among a random sample of 200 physicians at a tertiary hospital in Muscat, Oman. Participant characteristics that may influence awareness of bioethics and medical law were explored. Results The EFA of the OBMLA questionnaire resulted in three well-loading factors: (1) Physicians’ bioethics practice subscale (2) incentive related bioethics subscale and (3) medical law awareness subscale. Internal consistency reliability ranged between Cronbach’s α: 0.73–0.8. Of the total 200 participants, 52% reported that teaching medical ethics during medical school was inadequate. The overall mean (standard deviation, SD) of the bioethics awareness score and Omani medical law awareness were 27.6 (3.5) and 10.1 (2.1) respectively. The majority of physicians (73%) reported that they frequently encountered ethical dilemmas in their practice and 24.5% endorsed the view that unethical decisions tended to occur in their practice. Conclusion The study provides an insight into the practice of bioethics, and the awareness of bioethics and medical law among physicians in a teaching hospital in Oman. The OBMLA questionnaire appears to be a valid and reliable tool to assess a physician’s awareness of bioethics and medical law. In this preliminary study, it appears that participants have suboptimal scores on the indices which measure practice and awareness of bioethics and medical law.

scholarly journals The Adolescent Resilience Questionnaire: Validation of a Shortened Version in U.S. Youths

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacqueline R. Anderson ◽  
Michael Killian ◽  
Jennifer L. Hughes ◽  
A. John Rush ◽  
Madhukar H. Trivedi
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Questionnaire Validation ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Report Measure

IntroductionResilience is a factor in how youth respond to adversity. The 88-item Adolescent Resilience Questionnaire is a comprehensive, multi-dimensional self-report measure of resilience developed with Australian youth.MethodsUsing a cross-sectional adolescent population (n = 3,222), confirmatory factor analysis was conducted to replicate the original factor structure. Over half of the adolescents were non-white and 9th graders with a mean age of 15.5.ResultsOur exploratory factor analysis shortened the measure for which we conducted the psychometric analyses. The original factor structure was not replicated. The exploratory factor analysis provided a 49-item measure. Internal consistency reliability for all 12 factors ranged from acceptable (α> 0.70–0.80). The revised factor total scores were highly and significantly correlated with item–total correlation coefficients (r > 0.63, p < 0.001).ConclusionThis revised shorter 49-item version of the Adolescent Resilience Questionnaire could be deployed and has acceptable psychometric properties.

The Development and Validation of the Motives to Donate Scale

2017 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 347-375 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Konrath ◽  
Femida Handy
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Internal Reliability ◽  
Public Benefits ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Demographic Correlates ◽  
Tax Benefits ◽  
Test Retest Reliability ◽  
Development And Validation

In this article, we develop and validate a comprehensive self-report scale of why people make charitable donations, relying on a theoretical model of private versus public benefits to donors. In Study 1, we administered an initial pool of 54 items to a general adult sample online. An exploratory factor analysis supported six final factors in the Motives to Donate scale: Trust, Altruism, Social, Tax benefits, Egoism, and Constraints. We then verified this factor structure in a confirmatory factor analysis. Study 1 also examined the final 18-item scale’s demographic correlates and construct validity using the same sample. We found that the scale correlated in predictable ways with personality traits and motives to volunteer. In Study 2, we also found test–retest correlations between .67 and .80 after 2 weeks. Taken together, we provide initial evidence for the scale’s internal reliability, test–retest reliability, and validity, and we suggest future directions for research.

scholarly journals Development and validation of an asthma knowledge questionnaire for use in Brazil

2010 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 8-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcos Carvalho Borges ◽  
Érica Ferraz ◽  
Sílvia Maria Romão Pontes ◽  
Andrea de Cássia Vernier Antunes Cetlin ◽  
Roseane Durães Caldeira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Good Reliability ◽  
Adult Asthma ◽  
Asthma Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge Questionnaire ◽  
Bartlett’S Test ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Asthma Patients ◽  
Development And Validation

OBJECTIVE: To develop and validate an asthma knowledge questionnaire for use in adult asthma patients in Brazil. METHODS: A 34-item self-report questionnaire was constructed and administered to adult asthma patients and adult controls. The maximum total score was 34. RESULTS: The questionnaire was shown to be discriminatory, with good reliability and reproducibility. The mean score for asthma patients and controls was, respectively, 21.47 ± 4.11 (range: 9-31) and 17.27 ± 5.11 (range: 7-28; p < 0.001). The Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin measure of sampling adequacy was 0.53, and the Bartlett's test of sphericity demonstrated a satisfactory suitability of the data to factor analysis (p < 0.001). There was no significant difference between the total scores obtained in the first and in the second application of the questionnaire within a two-week interval (p = 0.43). The internal consistency reliability (KR-20 coefficient) was 0.69. CONCLUSIONS: This study has validated an asthma knowledge questionnaire for use in Brazil.

The psychometric properties of an information-ethics questionnaire

2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 166-179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maryam Nasser AL-Nuaimi ◽  
AbdelMajid Bouazza ◽  
Maher M. Abu-Hilal ◽  
Ali Al-Aufi
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Information Ethics ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Development And Validation

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the development and validation of a self-report structured questionnaire based on the theory of planned behaviour (TPB). The questionnaire was used to investigate university undergraduate students’ cognition, behavioural intent, and behaviour concerning the ethical use of information and communication technologies (ICTs). Design/methodology/approach A quantitative correlational cross-sectional approach to data collection was used by administering a self-report questionnaire to a sample of 327 undergraduate students. To establish the construct validity of the questionnaire, internal consistency reliability and factorial analyses were performed. Findings Significant but different correlations between the constructs were under study. The behavioural intention had the greatest and most significant correlation with behaviour pertaining to information ethics. Overall, the scales, which constitute the instrument, showed acceptable indices of measurement validity. Practical implications The research implications of this paper shed light on the applicability of the TPB to the specific context in which this study was conducted. The results imply that the TPB framework can be extended and employed to understand better the influence of comprehending information-ethics concepts on the intentions and practices related to the ethical use of ICTs. Originality/value The paper has methodological value for researchers who seek to develop empirical instruments for measuring the factors that bear upon the attitudes and the behaviours related to information ethics. Furthermore, the paper has pedagogical value for students, teachers, and developers of information-ethics educational programmes at the tertiary level.

Development and Testing of the Labor Support Scale

2002 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 249-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martha Rider Sleutel
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Discriminant Analysis ◽  
Instrument Development ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Item Generation ◽  
Validity Testing ◽  
Labor Support ◽  
Nurses Perceptions

Nurses use interventions and supportive strategies to help mothers throughout labor, yet little research examines intrapartum nurses’ labor support techniques. The purpose of the study was to develop and test a self-report instrument, the Labor Support Scale (LSS), to describe the frequency with which nurses perform interventions and nurses’ perceptions of the helpfulness of interventions. Steps for instrument development were item generation, content validity testing, piloting, refining, and administering the questionnaire in two studies (n = 307, n = 472). Internal consistency reliability was .90 and .92 for the frequency and helpfulness portions of the instrument (respectively). Exploratory factor analysis, known groups technique, content analysis, and discriminant analysis evaluated validity. In both phases, instrument psychometrics provided evidence of content, construct, and discriminant validity.

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