Correlations Among Classroom Emotional Climate, Social Self-Efficacy, and Psychological Health of University Students in Taiwan

2020 ◽  
pp. 001312452093145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fu-Yuan Hong ◽  
Shao-I Chiu ◽  
Der-Hsiang Huang ◽  
Su-Lin Chiu
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
University Students ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Social Self ◽  
Emotional Climate ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Classroom Emotional Climate

The purposes of this study were to explore the correlations among classroom emotional climate, student social self-efficacy, and student psychological health. This study treated 392 university students as the research participants. The results of the confirmatory factor analysis showed that the factor structure of classroom emotional climate and social self-efficacy had a good fit. The results showed that classroom emotional climate could significantly affect social self-efficacy, that social self-efficacy could significantly predict self-esteem and depression, and that self-esteem could also significantly predict depression. Finally, the research results were discussed, and relevant suggestions were proposed for schools, teachers, and future research.

Factorial Validity of thePerceived Empathic and Social Self-Efficacy Scalefor Adults with Serious Mental Illness: A Brief Report

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Sánchez ◽  
Joseph S. Pfaller ◽  
Kanako Iwanaga ◽  
Fong Chan ◽  
Connie Sung ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Serious Mental Illness ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Factorial Validity ◽  
Social Self ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Factor Measurement

The objectives of this study were (1) to evaluate the measurement structure of thePerceived Empathic and Social Self-Efficacy Scaleamongst 194 individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) and (2) to establish construct validity for thePerceived Empathic and Social Self-Efficacy Scale. Confirmatory factor analysis yielded a two-factor measurement structure of thePerceived Empathic and Social Self-Efficacy Scale, which was positively associated with insight, social support, and life satisfaction. ThePerceived Empathic and Social Self-Efficacy Scaleis a useful measure to assess social skills amongst individuals with SMI in rehabilitation counselling.

scholarly journals DIFERENCIAS DE GÉNERO EN PERSONALIDAD EFICAZ EN UNIVERSITARIOS CHILENOS

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvia Castellanos Cano ◽  
Patricia Guerra Mora ◽  
José Antonio Bueno Álvarez
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
University Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Personality Questionnaire ◽  
Social Self ◽  
Present Communication ◽  
Multidimensional Construct ◽  
Las Mujeres ◽  
Estudiantes Universitarios

Abstract.GENDER DIFFERENCES IN EFFECTIVE PERSONALITY IN CHILEAN UNIVERSITY STUDENTSEffective Personality is a multidimensional construct, which has a psychometrically confirmed structure, developed by Dr. Martin del Buey and Dr. Martín Palacio. Effective Personality consists of four areas of Self: Strengths, Demands, Challenges and Relationships. In the present communication we want to study if there are, at gender level, statistically significant differences in the construct of Effective Personality in Chilean university students. The sample consists of 736 students from four universities in the fifth region of Chile. 517 women (70.2%) and 219 men (29.8%) participated. For evaluation Effective Personality Questionnaire-University (CPE-U) (Dapelo and Martín del Buey, 2006) was used. This tool has four subscales: Self-Esteem, Self-Empowerment Academy, Antitrust Self-efficacy and Social Self-realization. After analyzing relevant data, it was found that there were significant differences in factors: Selfesteem (t = -3.039, p = .002), Academic Self-Realization (t = 2.331, p = .020), and Antitrust Self-Efficacy (t = -3.464, p = .001). However, we found no significant differences in Social Self-Realization (t = -, 967, p =, 334). Women got a higher average in the Academic Self-realization factor, while the group of men shows a higher average than women in factors Esteem, Antitrust Self-Efficacy and Social Self-Realization, although in the latter the gender differences are not statistically significant.Keywords. Effective Personality, University students, Gender, Chile.Resumen.La Personalidad Eficaz es un constructo multidimensional desarrollado por el Dr. Martín del Buey y la Dra. Martín Palacio, que cuenta con una estructura confirmada psicométricamente. La Personalidad Eficaz está conformada por cuatro esferas del Yo: Fortalezas; Demandas; Retos y Relaciones. En la presente comunicación se pretende estudiar si existen, a nivel de género, diferencias estadísticamente significativas en el constructo de Personalidad Eficaz en los estudiantes universitarios chilenos. La muestra está formada por 736 estudiantes de cuatro universidades de la quinta región de Chile. Participaron 517 mujeres (70.2%) y 219 hombres (29.8%). Para realizar la evaluación se empleó el Cuestionario Personalidad Eficaz-Universidad (CPE-U) (Dapelo y Martín del Buey, 2006). Esta herramienta cuenta con cuatro subescalas: Autoestima; Autorrealización Académica; Autoeficacia Resolutiva y Autorrealización Social. Tras el análisis de datos correspondientes, se encontró que existen diferencias estadísticamente significativas en los factores de: Autoestima (t=-3,039, p=,002); Autorrealización Académica (t=2,331, p= ,020); y Autoeficacia Resolutiva (t= -3,464, p= ,001). Sin embargo, se encontró que no hay diferencias significativas en Autorrealización Social (t= -,967, p= ,334). Las mujeres presentan medias superiores en el factor Autorrealización Académica; mientras que el grupo de los hombres muestra una media superior a las mujeres en los factores Autoestima; Autoeficacia Resolutiva y Autorrealización Social, aunque en éste último las discrepancias por género no son significativas estadísticamente.Palabras Clave. Personalidad Eficaz, Universitarios, Género, Chile.

scholarly journals EXPLORATORY AND CONFIRMATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS OF PERCEIVED SELF-EFFICACIES AMONG TEACHERS STUDENTS AT FACULTY OF EDUCATION, HELWAN UNIVERSITY, EGYPT: FROM BANDURA’S THEORY TO PROPOSED MODEL

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dina Samir Sayed Ali Mekky ◽  
Mohamed Atef Mohamed Mohamed El- Badrama
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
University Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Goodness Of Fit ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Fit Indices ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Faculty Of Education

The purpose of this study is to examine the validity and reliability of perceived self-efficacies questionnaire (PSE) which is designed for university students at faculty of education. A total of 472 students participated, selected by using cluster random sampling. In order to examine the construct validity of the PSE, Quantitative data were analysed using exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) using SPSS 23 and AMOS 23. EFA revealed similar structures from prior research and the present study. The CFA approach verified the questionnaire of perceived self-efficacies was satisfactory for university students’ context. This work concludes the perceived self-efficacies of university students have a nine-factor structure: Planning perceived self-efficacy, Moral and emotional perceived self-efficacy, Social leadership perceived self-efficacy, Academic perceived self-efficacy, Reading perceived self-efficacy, Technology perceived self-efficacy, Research perceived self-efficacy, Motivated perceived self-efficacy and Creative perceived self-efficacy. The goodness of fit indices values shows good fit for self-efficacies with nine factors. According to these findings, the PSE is appropriate for researchers or teaching staff whose aim is to measure his/her students perceived self-efficacies beliefs. <p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0770/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>

scholarly journals Development and validation of the American Dream Scale: Assessing the petty bourgeois mentality

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 449-483 ◽  
Author(s):  
Glenn Gamst ◽  
Roy Kwon ◽  
Lawrence S. Meyers
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
University Students ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
American Dream ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

The present research developed and validated an instrument, the American Dream Scale (ADS), to measure a small business orientation conceptualized as petty bourgeois mentality. The initial exploratory study, using principal components analysis with promax rotation, was performed on the data from a convenience sample of 349 university students. A total of 17 items of the original 45 prototype items emerged from the analysis to comprise the ADS inventory that represented two factors named Creative Work Potential and Be My Own Boss. A second independent convenience sample of 306 university students provided data for a confirmatory factor analysis supporting the factor structure and an evaluation of a structural model predicting ADS. A third independent convenience sample of 502 US adults provided data for an additional confirmatory factor analysis again supporting the factor structure as well as providing convergent validity evidence to support use of the scale. Implications for future research are discussed in the context of how the ADS may help to elucidate fundamental petty bourgeois attitudes among various strata in the US working class.

scholarly journals Confirmatory factor analysis of the career decision-making self-efficacy scale among South African university students

2001 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
MB Watson ◽  
HJ Brand ◽  
GB Stead ◽  
R R Ellis
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
University Students ◽  
South African ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Career Decision ◽  
Career Decision Making ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

There is a need for South African researchers to explore the potential utility of career decision-making self-efficacy in understanding the career behaviour of tertiary students. Given the lack of standardised measures for this construct, the responses of 364 South African university students to the Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy Scale : Short Form (CDMSE-SF) were analysed using item statistics, Cronbachs alpha and confirmatory factor analysis to determine whether items supported the theorized subscales. Opsomming Dit is noodsaaklik vir Suid-Afrikaanse navorsers om die potensiele bruikbaarheid van loopbaanbesluitnemmgself-doeltreffendheid ("career decision-making self-efficacy") te ondersoek in n poging om die tersiere studente beter te begryp. Gegewe die gebrek aan gestandaardiseerde meetinstrumente vir hierdie konstruk, is response van 364 Suid-Afrikaanse universiteitstudente op die Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy Scale: Short Form (CDMSE-SF) met behulp van itemontleding, Cronbach se alpha en bevestigende faktorontleding ontleed, om te bepaal of die vraelys-items die teoretiese subskale ondersteun.

The Social Entrepreneurial Antecedents Scale (SEAS): a validation study

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 260-280 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kai Hockerts
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Moral Obligation ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Social ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Nomological Validity

Purpose – This paper aims to develop and validate measures of four constructs that have often been identified as antecedents of social entrepreneurial behavior: empathy with marginalized people, a feeling of moral obligation to help these, a high level of self-efficacy concerning the ability to effect social change and perceived availability of social support. Nomological validity is demonstrated by showing that, as specified by Mair and Noboa (2006), empathy and moral obligation are positively associated with perceived desirability and self-efficacy and social support with perceived feasibility of starting a social venture. The Social Entrepreneurial Antecedents Scale (SEAS) provides a basis for future research into the effectiveness of social entrepreneurship education, allowing us to study how different educational interventions impact the four SEAS constructs. Design/methodology/approach – The paper draws on data from two surveys of business school students. Data analysis used both exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis for this study. Exploratory factor analysis was used on a first sample to establish the number of factors best representing the data, as well as to identify possibly issues with cross-loadings. Next confirmatory factor analysis was used on the second sample to verify the goodness of fit for the model. Finally, nomological validity was confirmed. Findings – First, this article develops and refines measures of empathy, moral obligation, self-efficacy and perceived social support within the context of social entrepreneurship. Second, the article tests the dimensionality of the constructs and shows that they are distinctive. Originality/value – The resulting SEAS instrument adapts constructs such as empathy, moral obligation, self-efficacy and perceived social support to the context of social entrepreneurship and thus provides the basis for future research into the effectiveness of social entrepreneurship education.

Understanding Perception of Weight Stigma: Development and Validation of Perceived Weight Stigmatization Scale

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 869-897
Author(s):  
Atiqa Rafeh ◽  
Rubina Hanif
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
University Students ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Weight Stigma ◽  
Principal Component Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Perceived Weight ◽  
Weight Stigmatization

The present study was intended to develop a scale to measure perceived weight stigmatization among people with obesity. The study was conducted in five steps. In first step, three focus group discussions were conducted with female obese university students to get the first-hand information related to weight stigmatization. Step two involved four interviews which were conducted with male obese university students to collect detailed information about weight stigmatization experiences of men. Step three included content analysis of qualitative data for item generation. In step four, judge’s opinion was taken, and a committee approach was carried out to select the items for the initial form of the scale. Items for final form of the scale were selected through exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis in step five. For exploratory factor analysis, 150 university students (men = 61, women = 89) were included in the sample, whereas, for confirmatory factor analysis, another group of students (men = 78, women = 72) participated in the study. Principal Component Factor Analysis revealed three meaningful structures including Self-Perception, Perceived Social Rejection, and Perceived Impact containing 43 items. Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed this factor structure and all 43 items possessed factor loadings greater than .40. Moreover, results indicated that perceived weight stigmatization had high internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha = .96) with three subscales having internal consistency .95, .83, and .92 respectively. Therefore, Perceived Weight Stigmatization Scale turned out to be a reliable and valid instrument for measuring perception of weight stigma in adults with obesity.

Depression among children at shelter care institutions in Terengganu Malaysia

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 17
Author(s):  
Siti Hajar Abdul Rauf ◽  
Asmah Ismail ◽  
Nuratikah Azima Razali ◽  
Ahmad Bisyri Husin Musawi Maliki
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Family Stress ◽  
Factor Loading ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Keywords Children ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
The Status ◽  
Forward Stepwise

Background: Depression is a state of psychological disease that occurs to someone divers in age due to certain reasons. Among the factors include lack of self-confidence, problematic family, stress, low self-esteem and social environment. It could lead to a mental disorder that endangers the mental health. Aim: To investigate the status of children depression using the Children Depression Inventory (CDI) at 21 shelter care institutions in Terengganu Malaysia. Methodology: Quantitative research design was used. The sample consists of 404 respondents from 21 Islamic shelter cares such as Tahfiz, Madrasah and Orphanage in Terengganu Malaysia from the age of 10 to 18 years. Data was analyzed using Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA), Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) and Discriminant Analysis (DA) which then computed to identify the most dominant factors whereas reducing the initial five parameters with recommended >0.50 of factor loading. Results: Forward stepwise of DA shows the total of groups validation percentage by 92.08% (17 independent). The result showed that the highest frequency of respondent index was at a moderate level (62.87% respondents). This showed that children still can be controlled and cared to reduce depression. Keywords: Children Depression Index, Depression, Children, Institution, Shelter Care

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