scholarly journals Hierarchical Models of Self-Concept across Genders and Sciences/Humanities for College Students in Taiwan

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Mei-Shiu Chiu
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Hierarchical Models ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
National Database ◽  
Fields Of Study ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Order Factor ◽  
Structural Invariance

The aim of this study is to examine the hierarchical model of self-concept (SC) using two operations (Models A and B). In Model A, global self-concept (GSC) is the higher-order factor of field-specific self-concepts (FSCs). In Model B, GSC is the predictor of the correlated FSCs. The data of 28,824 college students are obtained from the national database for higher education in Taiwan. The two models are examined by the use of total-group hierarchical confirmatory factor analysis (HCFA) and structural equation modeling (SEM), respectively. Multigroup HCFA and SEM are used to test whether the two models demonstrate measurement equivalence and structural invariance across female and male college students and across college students coming from different fields of study. The results of the analysis reveal three major findings. (1) The data fit Models A-B well for all the students as a whole. (2) Females and males are found not to be equivalent in the structure of both models. (3) Females from female-dominated humanities fields (education and business) are different from those in male-dominated sciences fields (engineering and natural sciences), while males from the four fields are similar in both models.

Examining Psychosociocultural Influences as Predictors of Black College Students’ Academic Self-Concept and Achievement

2020 ◽  
pp. 009579842097979
Author(s):  
Samuel T. Beasley ◽  
Shannon McClain
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Academic Engagement ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Black College ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Black College Students ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Racial Centrality ◽  
Positive Direct

Using the psychosociocultural framework, this study concurrently examined the influence of psychological (academic self-concept and academic engagement attitudes), social (caring student-faculty relationships), and cultural variables (racial centrality and perceived university environment) on the academic achievement of Black college students. Participants were 247 Black collegians recruited from a large, Southwestern predominately White institution. Results of structural equation modeling largely supported hypothesized relationships between variables, accounting for 16% of the variance in grade point average (GPA), 75% of the variance in academic engagement, and 29% of the variance in academic self-concept. Results revealed two positive direct paths to GPA: (a) racial centrality and (b) academic self-concept; academic self-concept had a key role in facilitating indirect effects on academic engagement and GPA. Findings highlight multiple noncognitive predictors that can facilitate Black students’ academic functioning. Research and practice implications of these findings are outlined.

scholarly journals Educational Rationality: Measurement, Correlates, and Consequences

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 182
Author(s):  
Maciej Karwowski ◽  
Bogusław Milerski
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Positive Emotions ◽  
School Achievement ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Longitudinal Analyses ◽  
School Students ◽  
Total N ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

This paper introduces and empirically tests the model of tetragonal educational rationality that consists of four interrelated categories: hermeneutic, emancipatory, praxeological, and negational rationalities. Based on a large longitudinal study on primary and middle school students (total N = 1990), we investigated the psychometric properties of the Educational Rationalities Questionnaire (ERQ) and examined relevant correlates, antecedents and longitudinal consequences of the four rationalities. Confirmatory factor analysis corroborated the four-factor structure of the ERQ. Praxeological rationality was more prevalent than hermeneutic rationality, which was accepted more often than emancipatory and negational rationality. Structural equation modeling demonstrated that hermeneutic rationality was primarily driven by participants’ academic self-concept in their native language, as well as extraversion, neuroticism, and valuing creativity. Emancipatory rationality was linked to academic self-concept, valuing creativity, and agreeableness, while praxeological rationality was predicted by extraversion, school achievement, and valuing creativity. Finally, negational rationality was inversely linked with several individual characteristics: academic self-concept, agreeableness, and school achievement. Longitudinal analyses demonstrated that negational rationality was associated with lower grades and more negative emotions during lessons, while hermeneutic rationality was associated with school grades improvement. Emancipatory rationality was related to positive emotions felt during classes, yet negatively with grades. We discuss potential reasons and consequences of these findings.

scholarly journals Dimensionality of the Wisconsin Schizotypy Scales-Brief Forms in College Students

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eduardo Fonseca-Pedrero ◽  
Mercedes Paino ◽  
Javier Ortuño-Sierra ◽  
Serafín Lemos-Giráldez ◽  
José Muñiz
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Internal Structure ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Measuring Instruments ◽  
Magical Ideation ◽  
Final Sample ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Physical Anhedonia ◽  
Wisconsin Schizotypy Scales

Wisconsin Schizotypy Scales are one of the most used measuring instruments for the assessment of psychometric risk for psychosis. The main goal of the present study was to analyze the internal structure of the Wisconsin Schizotypy Scales-Brief (WSS-B) forms and the reliability of the scores in a large sample of college students. The final sample was comprised by a total of 1349 students, 288 males, with a mean age of 20.48 years (SD = 2.58). The results indicated that the WSS-B scores presented adequate psychometric properties. Cronbach’s alfa coefficient for total scores in WSS-B ranged from 0.86 to 0.93. Analysis of the internal structure of the WSS-B, through confirmatory factor analysis and exploratory structural equation modeling, yielded a four factor solution (Magical Ideation, Perceptual Aberration, Social Anhedonia, and Physical Anhedonia) as the most adequate. Statistically significant differences in mean scores of WSS-B by sex were found. These results provided new validity evidence of the WSS-B scores in an independent sample of nonclinical young adults. The WSS-B seems to be useful, brief, and easy to administrate for the screening of extended psychosis phenotype in the general population.

The Influence of Materialism and Self-Congruity on the Relationship of Human With Their Companion Dogs

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 249-263
Author(s):  
Gonzalo Luna-Cortés
Keyword(s):  
Behavioral Problems ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Companion Dogs ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Marketing Intervention ◽  
Purebred Dogs ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

This research examines the relationship of materialism and self-congruity with behavioral problems of dogs and the owners’ intention to abandon them. This study focuses on owners of purebred dogs in Colombia (South America). Using the methodology of confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling, the results show that more materialistic consumers own pets that, in their own opinions, present more behavioral problems. These problems influence owners’ intention to abandon their pets. In addition, materialism appears as a construct that directly influences the intention to abandon the dogs. However, the acquisition based on the congruence between the characteristics of the dog and the owners’ self-concept negatively influences the behavioral problems shown by their pets and, consequently, the intention of the owners to abandon the animals. A social marketing intervention is presented as a part of the conclusions, which focuses on these consumers’ motivations, in order to improve some aspects of the dogs’ welfare in Colombia.

Sport Participation and Self-Esteem as Mediated by Perceived Peer Acceptance and Sport Self-Concept in Taiwanese College Students

2012 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 699-704 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wen-Ing Chen ◽  
Chen-Yueh Chen ◽  
Yi-Hsiu Lin ◽  
Tien-Tze Chen
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Sampling Design ◽  
Sport Participation ◽  
Peer Acceptance ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Mediating Variables

In this study we posited that sport participation would be positively associated with self-esteem through the mediating variables of perceived peer acceptance and sport self-concept. A survey was completed by 489 Taiwanese college students using a 2-stage sampling design and structural equation modeling revealed that sport participation positively predicts peer acceptance and sport self-concept. Additionally, peer acceptance and sport self-concept were found to positively predict self-esteem.

scholarly journals The Structure of Academic Self-Concept: A Methodological Review and Empirical Illustration of Central Models

2020 ◽  
pp. 003465432097218
Author(s):  
A. Katrin Arens ◽  
Malte Jansen ◽  
Franzis Preckel ◽  
Isabelle Schmidt ◽  
Martin Brunner
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Methodological Review ◽  
Motivational Constructs ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Order Factor

The structure of academic self-concept (ASC) is assumed to be multidimensional and hierarchical. This methodological review considers the most central models depicting the structure of ASC: a higher-order factor model, the Marsh/Shavelson model, the nested Marsh/Shavelson model, a bifactor representation based on exploratory structural equation modeling, and a first-order factor model. We elaborate on how these models represent the theoretical assumptions on the structure of ASC and outline their inherent psychometric properties. We analyzed these models using a data set of German 10th-grade students (N = 1,232) including a wide range of domain-specific ASCs as well as general ASC. The correlations among ASCs and between ASCs and academic achievement varied depending on the structural model used. We conclude with discussing recommendations for research purposes and advantages and limitations of each ASC model. Our approach may also guide research on other affective or motivational constructs (e.g., academic anxiety or interest).

The NDNQI-Adapted Index of Work Satisfaction

2004 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roma Lee Taunton ◽  
Marjorie J. Bott ◽  
Mary L. Koehn ◽  
Peggy Miller ◽  
Ellen Rindner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Work Satisfaction ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
National Database ◽  
Unit Level ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
On Line

The valid measurement of nurses’ job satisfaction is critical because job satisfaction is important for the retention of qualified nurses to provide patient care in hospitals. Two studies were conducted to adapt the Stamps Index of Work Satisfaction (1997b) to measure work satisfaction at the patient care unit level for use by the National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI). In Study 1 (n = 918 RNs) exploratory factor analysis of data obtained using the NDNQI-Adapted Index replicated the conceptual dimensions of the Stamps measure. Associations with scores on Job Enjoyment were evidence that the Index measured the intended construct. Using theta, the reliability of the composite subscales was .91. The adapted Work Satisfaction subscale scores explained 46% of the variance in Job Enjoyment, with each subscale contributing uniquely (p < .001). In Study 2 (n = 2277 RNs) confirmatory factor analysis using structural equation modeling supported the 7-subscale structure for the Adapted Index (CFI [719] = .88; RMR = .05). Replication of associations between scores on the Index subscales and Job Enjoyment provided further evidence regarding validity of the data, since the Work Satisfaction subscales explained 56% of the variance in Job Enjoyment. The feasibility of using an on-line version of the Adapted-Index for data collection was demonstrated. The findings from the two studies indicate that the adapted Index of Work Satisfaction has a structure similar to the original instrument and is a reliable and valid measure of work satisfaction at the patient care unit level.

Examining the Indirect Effects of Self-Concept on Work Readiness Through Resilience and Career Calling

2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (5) ◽  
pp. 551-564
Author(s):  
Poh Li Lau ◽  
Kerrie G. Wilkins-Yel ◽  
Y. Joel Wong
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Indirect Effect ◽  
Indirect Effects ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Work Readiness ◽  
Vocational College ◽  
Career Calling

The current study examined the relations among self-concept, career calling, resilience, and work readiness in a Malaysian sample of vocational college students ( N = 674). As hypothesized, self-concept was positively associated with work readiness. To explain this relation further, we examined the indirect effect of self-concept through calling and resilience on work readiness. Using structural equation modeling, both career calling and resilience were found to be significant avenues through which self-concept influences work readiness. Results of the indirect effects also indicated that resilience was a stronger pathway compared to career calling. These results suggest that for vocational college students, a more crystallized self-concept may link to greater work readiness skills due, in part, to a heightened sense of resilience and clarity in one’s career calling.

A Psychometric Study of the Quality Perception Questionnaire

2012 ◽  
Vol 71 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raffaele Cioffi† ◽  
Anna Coluccia ◽  
Fabio Ferretti ◽  
Francesca Lorini ◽  
Aristide Saggino ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Fit Indices ◽  
Quality Perception ◽  
Italian Survey ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Instrument Measuring ◽  
Hospital Structures

The present paper reexamines the psychometric properties of the Quality Perception Questionnaire (QPQ), an Italian survey instrument measuring patients’ perceptions of the quality of a recent hospital admission experience, in a sample of 4400 patients (Mage = 56.42 years; SD = 19.71 years, 48.8% females). The 14-item survey measures four factors: satisfaction with medical doctors, nursing staff, auxiliary staff, and hospital structures. First, we tested two models using a confirmatory factor analysis (structural equation modeling): a four orthogonal factor and a four oblique factor model. The SEM fit indices and the χ² difference suggested the acceptance of the second model. We then did a simulation using a bootstrap with 1000 replications. Results confirmed the four oblique factor solution. Third, we tested whether there were significant differences with respect to age or sex. The multivariate general linear model showed no significant differences in the factors with respect to sex or age.

Working Memory, Mental Prospection, Time Orientation, and Cognitive Insight

2013 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 159-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sevtap Cinan ◽  
Aslı Doğan
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Time Orientation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Cognitive Insight ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Three Factor

This research is new in its attempt to take future time orientation, morningness orientation, and prospective memory as measures of mental prospection, and to examine a three-factor model that assumes working memory, mental prospection, and cognitive insight are independent but related higher-order cognitive constructs by using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). The three-factor model produced a good fit to the data. An alternative one-factor model was tested and rejected. The results suggest that working memory and cognitive insight are distinguishable, related constructs, and that both are distinct from, but negatively associated with, mental prospection. In addition, structural equation modeling (SEM) showed that working memory had a strong positive effect on cognitive insight and a moderate negative effect on mental prospection.

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