Sustainable meat consumption intentions: conceptualisation, scale development and validation

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sadaf Zahra ◽  
Breda McCarthy ◽  
Taha Chaiechi
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Phase 1 ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Meat Consumption ◽  
Extensive Literature ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
The Face ◽  
Consumption Intentions ◽  
Development And Validation

PurposeThis study aims to propose and validate a new, comprehensive scale of sustainable meat consumption intentions (SMCI) from the Pakistani consumers' perspective.Design/methodology/approachThe SMCI scale was developed in four phases, following a mixed-methods approach. Phase 1 generated a pool of items through an extensive literature review and seven focus groups. Phase 2 established the face and content validity of the items. Phase 3 resulted in scale purification in Study 1 (n = 222), followed by Study 2, using exploratory factor analysis (n = 412) to derive an initial factor structure, along with reliability assessment and confirmatory factor analysis (n = 310) to test the theoretical structure. Phase 4 validated the results (n = 355).FindingsThe results from the three studies yielded a ten-item, three-dimensional SMCI scale: “meat detachment”, “meat curtailment” and “organic meat purchase”.Originality/valueNo study at present fully measures the aspects of sustainable meat consumption in Muslim market segments and emerging economies. The formation of the SMCI scale is an important academic contribution that identifies three facets of consumers' SMCI.

Development and validation of counterproductive work behaviour instrument

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 745-763
Author(s):  
Khahan Na-Nan ◽  
Peerapong Pukkeeree ◽  
Ekkasit Sanamthong ◽  
Natthaya Wongsuwan ◽  
Auemporn Dhienhirun
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Measurement Scale ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Counterproductive Work Behaviour ◽  
Development And Validation

Purpose Counterproductive work behaviour (CWB) is a type of behaviour of an individual that works against an organisation or employer, and he/she is usually discretionary (i.e. individuals make conscious choices as to whether they want to commit aberrant work behaviour). To deal with CWB in different contexts, organisations need to both understand and continually measure their employees in terms of behaviour and work. This study aims to develop an instrument to measure CWB for small and medium-sized enterprises in Thailand. Design/methodology/approach The study was conducted in three stages to develop a measurement scale for CWB. First, 27 questions were developed as a questionnaire based on concepts and theories of CWB and then verified using exploratory factor analysis with three CWB dimensions, namely “poor behaviour”, “misuse of organisational resources” and “inappropriate communication”. The questionnaire surveyed a total of 386 individuals working in SMEs. Finally, confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and convergent validity were examined following the three CWB dimensions. Findings Three dimensions were developed to measure CWB, including aspects of poor behaviour, misuse of organisational resources and inappropriate communication. Practical implications The CWB questionnaire has practical use for assessing employee behaviour and can assist organisations and practitioners to better understand the CWB of employees. This know-how will help practitioners to assess employee behaviour and can be used to manage or develop this into good behaviour as valued members of the organisation. Originality/value The validity of the CWB questionnaire questions will facilitate the future research on the boundaries with CWB assessments spanning different SMEs contexts. Empirical study results validated that CWB measurement offered new perspectives to explore vital employee behavioural deviation that are necessary for the inspection employee behavioural deviation. This instrumental support will also help researchers to effectively understand CWB and explore its potential in future studies.

scholarly journals Development and validation of the Trauma-Related Cognitions Scale

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. e0250221
Author(s):  
Christine E. Valdez ◽  
Melissa J. London ◽  
Steven E. Gregorich ◽  
Michelle M. Lilly
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Cognitive Processes ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Cognitive Distortions ◽  
Clinical Sample ◽  
Phase 1 ◽  
Reliable Measure ◽  
Related Information ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Development And Validation

Cognitive theories suggest the manner in which individuals process trauma-related information influences posttraumatic sequelae. Interpretations about trauma can be maladaptive and lead to cognitive distortions implicated in the development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) through the processes of overaccommodation and assimilation. Alternatively, adaptive interpretations about trauma through the process of accommodation can lead to post-trauma resilience and recovery. The Trauma-Related Cognitions Scale (TRCS) provides a measure of beliefs associated with these cognitive processes. The TRCS was developed over the course of four phases. During Phase 1, 94 items derived from previously validated trauma cognition/beliefs measures were aggregated with 40 items developed by the authors. Phase 2 investigated the TRCS factor structure by fitting exploratory factor analysis (EFA) models to data from a non-clinical sample, resulting in a reduced 69-item TRCS representing four factors: the three theoretical cognitive processes of overaccommodation, assimilation, and accommodation, and an additional optimism factor. Phases 3 and 4 fit confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) models of the 69-item TRCS in a new non-clinical and a clinical sample, respectively, and further validation analyses were conducted. Initial evidence suggests the TRCS is a valid and reliable measure of trauma beliefs. Continued validation can determine its utility in both research and clinical contexts.

scholarly journals THE DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF THE PENTA HELIX CONSTRUCT

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 136-145
Author(s):  
Kiki Sudiana ◽  
Erni Tisnawati Sule ◽  
Imas Soemaryani ◽  
Yunizar Yunizar
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Organizational Innovation ◽  
Extensive Literature ◽  
Five Dimensions ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Knowledge Based Economy ◽  
Quintuple Helix ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Development And Validation

The concept of Penta Helix or Quintuple Helix have been widely discussed and used as frameworks in many researches in relation of innovation or organizational innovation field. it is believed that if the Penta Helix stakeholders work together in synergy it will foster innovation and an innovation-based economy. However, no research has been found yet that validate measurement constructs of the Penta Helix or the Quintuple Helix. Through extensive literature review, we developed a construct of the Penta Helix variables in relation to innovation and knowledge-based economy, into five dimensions consisting of Academicians, Business, Government, Community and Medias (ABGCM). The data was collected through a questionnaire distributed to 95 technology-based startups in Indonesia, and afterward analysed by using confirmatory factor analysis technique, performed by the SmartPLS software. A final 20-item measurement construct was validated as main contribution of this study toward Penta Helix theory. There are issues arose on methodological and theoretical of the Penta Helix construct and discussed in our findings.

Retail brand experience: scale development and validation

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (5) ◽  
pp. 435-451 ◽  
Author(s):  
Imran Khan ◽  
Zillur Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Brand Experience ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Consumer Intentions ◽  
Validity Tests ◽  
Development And Validation

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop and validate a multi-dimensional scale to measure retail brand experience. Design/methodology/approach Literature review and open-ended survey have been carried out to generate an initial pool of items. Item reduction has been done using exploratory factor analysis and validation of measures performed through confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling. A total of six separate studies have been conducted to develop and validate the retail brand experience scale. Findings A 22-item seven-dimensional retail brand experience scale is developed. The proposed scale has exhibited sound psychometric properties based on the findings from different reliability and validity tests, as well as from robust scale replications across several different samples. Findings support that retail brand experience has a significant impact on consumer intentions (word-of-mouth and pay more). Practical implications This research develops a set of retail brand experience measures that can provide retailers a way to examine the experiences evoked through retail brand-related stimuli. Originality/value This study is the first of its kind of its kind that develops and validates the measures of the retail brand experience.

Marketplace stigma: customers’ stigmatization of employees with hepatitis C virus

2016 ◽  
Vol 35 (10) ◽  
pp. 1219-1231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamad Saad Mohamad ◽  
Ahmed Amin Mohamed
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Hepatitis C Virus ◽  
Hepatitis C ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Workplace Discrimination ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Item Pool ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Development And Validation

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop and validate the first instrument to measure the source of customers’ stigmatization of employees with hepatitis C virus (HCV) in Egypt. Design/methodology/approach The development and validation processes unfolded as follows: an item pool was generated from focus groups and previous studies on stigma; the initial instrument was evaluated by three experts and pilot-tested; the instrument was used to collect data from 500 Egyptian consumers to determine its dimensionality; to test this structure, confirmatory factor analysis was conducted on a new sample of 300 Egyptian consumers. Findings Exploratory factor analysis showed that the instrument captures three factors: devaluation, avoidance and pity. Results confirmed that customers’ stigmatization of employees with HCV is a multidimensional construct that is manifested in these three dimensions. Originality/value Despite the importance of disease stigma, management scholars have not given it sufficient attention. This paper offers new insights into the study of a particular type of workplace discrimination and ways of measuring it.

Predisposition towards foreign brands and materialism: a quantitative assessment

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aastha Verma Vohra ◽  
Garima Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Extensive Literature ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Consumer Demographics ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Indian Consumers ◽  
Foreign Brands

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the dimensions of predisposition towards foreign brands (PTFB) for Indian consumers and examine their impact on materialism/materialist value (MAT). The study further conducts an in-depth analysis of these constructs for possible variations across consumer demographics. Design/methodology/approach Using a structured questionnaire, primary data were collected from 487 respondents in the city of Delhi and National Capital Region (NCR). While a modified scale was developed to operationalize PTFB, the measurement instrument for MAT was adapted on the basis of an extensive literature review. Statistical techniques such as Exploratory factor analysis, Confirmatory factor analysis, t-test, analysis of variance (ANOVA) and regression analysis were used to test various hypotheses of the study. Findings The study identified five dimensions of PTFB, namely, “Reputation”, “Preference”, “Country of Origin”, “Accessibility” and “Quality”, through confirmatory factor analysis in structural equation modelling. Except for “Preference” and “Accessibility”, all remaining dimensions were found to be exerting a significant impact on MAT. The results further indicate that consumers’ PTFB as well as their MAT differs across demographics such as age, income, gender, occupation and qualification. Practical implications The paper brings to the fore useful insights for marketers of foreign brands. The findings can be effectively used for developing a more focused marketing strategy for Indian consumers by helping in identifying demographic segments that are more responsive and susceptible to the entry of foreign brands in Indian markets. Originality/value The paper attempts to develop a more robust instrument for measurement of consumers’ PTFB and provides dimensions constituting the construct for consumers of emerging markets such as India. The current research also indicates that there exists a significant variation in PTFB and MAT for different demographic segments of consumers.

Evaluating Resilience: Development and Validation of the Situated Subjective Resilience Questionnaire for Adults (SSRQA)

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jesús Alonso-Tapia ◽  
Helena Garrido-Hernansaiz ◽  
Rocío Rodríguez-Rey ◽  
Miguel Ruiz Díaz ◽  
Carmen Nieto
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
General Population ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Clinical Samples ◽  
Stress Model ◽  
Situational Model ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Development And Validation

AbstractAlthough resilience varies depending on the specific type of adverse situation faced by the individual, to date resilience questionnaires do not consider its situational character. This study aims to develop and validate the Situated Subjective Resilience Questionnaire for Adults (SSRQA), which assesses resilience in five different adverse contexts. A total of 584 Spanish adults (including general population and clinical samples individuals) completed the SSRQA and other measures of resilience, optimism, and self-efficacy. Confirmatory factor analysis showed that the SSRQA structure fitted the situational model better (χ2/df = 1.90; CFI = .96; TLI = .95; RMSEA = .07) than the non-situational version (χ2/df = 4.99; CFI = .79; TLI = .76; RMSEA = .15). The SSRQA was shown to be reliable (α = .90) and to be significantly and positively correlated with other resilience measures (p < .001) and, to a lower degree, with optimism and self-efficacy (p < .001). Degree of exposure to each adverse situation was negatively correlated with resilience in the face of that situation (p < .05), supporting a vulnerability to stress model. The SSRQA has been demonstrated to be a reliable and valid situated measure for resilience towards different adverse contexts.

scholarly journals Development and Validation of a Questionnaire to Measure Association Factors with Suicide

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juliano Flávio Rubatino Rodrigues ◽  
Spencer Payão ◽  
Hannes Fischer
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
Principal Factor ◽  
Face Validity ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
The Face ◽  
Development And Validation ◽  
Suicide Behaviors

Objective: Our goal is to develop an online questionnaire to survey the prevalence of suicidal behavior. Methods: We developed a questionnaire with 51 variables and proceeded with validations. Validations were performed using face validity, content validity, and construct validity. Reliability was performed by test-rest. Results: The face validity was 1.0 and the content validity was 0.91. The exploratory factor analysis got KMO = 0.86 and extracted one principal factor. The confirmatory factor analysis demonstrates RMSEA= 0.000 and CFI=1.000. The test-retest had an intraclass correlated coefficient of 0.98. Conclusion: The adequate development questionnaire was validated, and we have an instrument to survey suicide behaviors in the pandemic time.

Affective and cognitive dimensions in cultural identity: scale development and validation

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (6) ◽  
pp. 1362-1375
Author(s):  
Xiaoyi Pan ◽  
Andy Hao ◽  
Cuiling Guan ◽  
Tsun-Jui Hsieh
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Measurement Scale ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Emotional Dimension ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Development And Validation

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a conceptualization of the construct of cultural identity (CI) and develop and validate a measurement scale for the construct. This study examines experience-related cognitions and the positive and negative emotional dimensions in cultural identity. Design/methodology/approach The paper describes the process of the development of the instrument, the sample, as well as the validation of the instrument. This study performs both exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis to examine the reliability and validity of the scale developed. Findings The final CI scale has three dimensions: six items for the cognitive dimension, five items for the emotional dimension and seven items for the behavioral dimension. The scale shows internal consistency, reliability, construct validity and nomological validity. Originality/value This is the first CI scale to be developed for the measurement of CI of traditional Chinese medicine.

Measuring Parents’ Perceptions of Programming Education in P-12 Schools: Scale Development and Validation

2018 ◽  
Vol 57 (5) ◽  
pp. 1260-1280 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siu-Cheung Kong ◽  
Robert Kwok-Yiu Li ◽  
Ron Chi-Wai Kwok
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Educational Innovation ◽  
Programming Education ◽  
Scale Development And Validation ◽  
Effective Implementation ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
Instrument Measuring ◽  
Development And Validation

Schools around the globe increasingly realized the importance of technology and its application in the education system. To guarantee a successful educational innovation, schools seek out different parties for valuable opinions. Among them, parents are the important feedback providers, because their attitudes are influential on children’s academic performance. Moreover, their involvement and support are considered the key factor that facilitates an effective implementation of programming education at schools. This study aimed at developing and validating an instrument measuring parents’ perceptions of programming education among P-12 schools in Hong Kong. We propose that parents’ perceptions of programming education is a multidimensional construct which constitutes (a) understanding, (b) support, and (c) expectation. In total, 524 questionnaires were collected from the parents who attended programming workshops and seminars. Exploratory factor analysis shows evidence for the three-dimensional construct. Confirmatory factor analysis reconfirms the measurement structure. Implications of the study are discussed.

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