Reliabilities, Validities, and Cutoff Scores of the Depression Hopelessness Suicide Screening Form Among Women Offenders

2011 ◽  
Vol 38 (8) ◽  
pp. 779-795 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daryl G. Kroner ◽  
Tamara Kang ◽  
Jeremy F. Mills ◽  
Andrew J.R. Harris ◽  
Michelle M. Green
Keyword(s):  
Women Offenders ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Suicide Screening ◽  
Good Internal Consistency ◽  
Cutoff Scores ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
Test Retest Reliability ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Care Costs

Depression and hopelessness can be associated with negative outcomes among offenders, such as reduced treatment impact, institutional misconduct, suicide risk, and health care costs. This study evaluated the reliability and validity of the Depression Hopelessness Suicide Screening Form (DHS) among women offenders. The DHS Depression and Hopelessness scales showed good internal consistency and test—retest reliability. Convergent and discriminant validities were supported through the relationship of the DHS with other established scales of depression, mood, suicidal intentions, and psychological distress. Optimal and conservative cutoff scores for the DHS Depression and Hopelessness scales were evaluated against criteria from a DSM-IV-based interview. Discussion centers on the importance of gender-based norms when assessing women offenders.

Reliability and Validity of the Revised Psychopathy Checklist in Women Methadone Patients

Assessment ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 145-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Megan J. Rutherford ◽  
John S. Cacciola ◽  
Arthur I. Alterman ◽  
James R. McKay
Keyword(s):  
Substance Abusers ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Valid Measure ◽  
Psychopathy Checklist ◽  
Reliable Instrument ◽  
Methadone Patients ◽  
Test Retest Reliability ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

The Revised Psychopathy Checklist (PCL-R) has been found to be a reliable and valid measure of psychopathy in men prisoners. More recently the PCL-R has been shown to be a reliable instrument in assessing psychopathy in men methadone patients. To date, only two studies have reported on the reliability of the PCL-R with women prisoners and no published studies address the question of the reliability and validity of the PCL-R with women substance abusers. This investigation examines the homogeneity and internal consistency of the PCL-R in a sample of 58 women methadone patients. Additionally, the 1-month test-retest reliability was examined along with the relationship of the PCL-R to other diagnostic and self-report measures. Results show that the PCL-R appears to be a reliable and valid measure of psychopathy in women methadone patients.

GRATITUDE AND HAPPINESS: DEVELOPMENT OF A MEASURE OF GRATITUDE, AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING

2003 ◽  
Vol 31 (5) ◽  
pp. 431-451 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip C. Watkins ◽  
Kathrane Woodward ◽  
Tamara Stone ◽  
Russell L. Kolts
Keyword(s):  
Temporal Stability ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Valid Measure ◽  
Good Internal Consistency ◽  
Dispositional Gratitude ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Trait Gratitude

The purpose of these studies was to develop a valid measure of trait gratitude, and to evaluate the relationship of gratitude to subjective well-being (SWB). Four studies were conducted evaluating the reliability and validity of the Gratitude Resentment and Appreciation Test (GRAT), a measure of dispositional gratitude. This measure was shown to have good internal consistency and temporal stability. The GRAT was shown to relate positively to various measures of SWB. In two experiments, it was shown that grateful thinking improved mood, and results also supported the predictive validity of the GRAT. These studies support the theory that gratitude is an affective trait important to SWB.

scholarly journals The Reliability and Validity Study of the Turkish Version of the Global Meaning Violation Scale

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (18) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Stressful Life Event ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Original Form ◽  
Turkish Version ◽  
Traumatic Life Events ◽  
Global Meaning ◽  
Test Retest Reliability ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Extrinsic Goal ◽  
Intrinsic Goal

As a psychological concept, meaning is a mental representation that enables us to connect relations or ideas predictably and stably. Highly stressful or traumatic life events may violate individuals’ global meaning (such as beliefs and goals) that provide a general framework to understand the world, themselves, and others. The Global Meaning Violation Scale (GMVS), consisting of 13 items and three subscales (belief violations, intrinsic goal violations and extrinsic goal violations), assesses violation in global meaning after exposure to a traumatic or stressful life event. In the present study, GMVS was translated into Turkish, and the psychometric properties of the scale were examined in a sample of 564 adult sample. Similar to the original form of the scale, the GMVS Turkish form consists of three factors. In order to evaluate the validity of the scale, the relationship between the SAM, DASS-21, PTSD Checklist-Civilian, perceived stressfulness of the event and the total score of GMVS and its subscales scale was examined. As a result of psychometric analyses, findings supporting the concurrent, distinctive, and incremental validity of the scale were obtained. It is found that the Turkish version of GMVS has satisfactory internal consistency and test-retest reliability. Cronbach alpha coefficients of the whole scale, GMVS-Beliefs, GMVS-Intrinsic and GMVS-Extrinsic were found to be .85, .77, .79 and .87 respectively; the test-retest reliabilities were found to be .79, .79, .68 and .66, respectively. The results showed that the Turkish form of the GMVS is a valid and reliable scale. Keywords Global Meaning Violation Scale, global meaning, validity, reliability

A Cross-Cultural Measure of Servant Leadership Behaviors

2013 ◽  
pp. 152-163
Author(s):  
Jeff R. Hale ◽  
Dail Fields
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Servant Leadership ◽  
Leadership Behaviors ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
The United States ◽  
Validity Evidence ◽  
Key Dimensions ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Cultural Measure

This chapter presents items comprising three scales that measure servant leadership using three key dimensions: service, humility, and vision. The instrument was used to measure servant leadership behaviors experienced by followers in the United States and Ghana. Reliability and validity evidence is included from two research studies. A discussion of the relationship of servant leadership behaviors with employee outcomes assessed in these studies concludes the chapter.

Othering Honor-Based Violence: The Perspective of Antiviolence Operators in Northern Italy

2019 ◽  
Vol 78 (4) ◽  
pp. 325-334
Author(s):  
Marina Della Rocca ◽  
Dorothy Louise Zinn
Keyword(s):  
Gender Discrimination ◽  
Northern Italy ◽  
Gender Based Violence ◽  
Women's Shelters ◽  
Women’S Shelters ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
And Gender ◽  
International Conventions ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

In recent years, so-called honor-based violence has become a major issue for the operators of the women's shelters in South Tyrol (Northern Italy) that support women who have suffered from domestic violence. The antiviolence operators who work in the women's shelters generally relate this form of violence to the experiences of young migrant-origin women. In this article, we discuss the operators' definitions of honor-based violence, which present a variety of dichotomous categories that reveal a process of othering and evoke the lexicon of the international conventions on gender discrimination and gender-based violence. Indeed, some traces of an essentialist understanding of culture are still recognizable in this lexicon, most of all in the relationship of culture with the concept of honor. We conclude by identifying possible ways to overcome the risk of essentialization in the antiviolence operators' practices, suggesting how to redefine them by incorporating the migrant-origin women's perspectives and stressing the significance of this study for a wider understanding of the women's empowerment in the advocacy work of the women's shelters.

Intention to Use Self-Service Technology: Blitzmegaplex Jakarta

2015 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 740-744
Author(s):  
Adilla Anggraeni ◽  
Mandayu Victory Soepraptoyo
Keyword(s):  
Service Provider ◽  
Perceived Control ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Intention To Use ◽  
Competitive Advantages ◽  
Self Service ◽  
Self Service Technology ◽  
And Control ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Objective—Due to the advancement of technology, the service delivery process has changed in various industries. The service process has been utilized as a means to create competitive advantages by many industries. The main purpose of this research is to explore the perceptions of non-users of self-service technology towards the potential convenience and control benefits of using the technology and how they influence the non-users’ overall perceptions of speed of transaction, trust in the service provider and future intentions to use the self-service technology. Design/Methodology/Approach—Cronbach’s Alpha and Confirmatory Factorial Analyses were utilized to determine reliability and validity of the constructs. Multiple linear regression and mediation analysis were used to determine whether there were any relationships between the variables. Result and Conclusion—The result concluded that both the perceived control and perceived convenience act as mediators between the relationship of speed of transaction, and trust in a service provider to intention to use self-service technology. The findings also show that both perceived control and perceived convenience can directly influence an individual’s intention to use self-service technology. Practical Implications—The findings suggest that it is important for companies to offer self-service technology that can increase customer’s perception of control and convenience as those characteristics can affect the customers’ intention to use self-service technology in the future. It is also crucial to emphasize the speed of transaction and trust in the service provider as both factors have a mediating impact between customers’ perceived control and perceived convenience towards their intentions to use self-service technology.

scholarly journals The Relationship of Vitamin D Deficiency to Health Care Costs in Veterans

2008 ◽  
Vol 173 (12) ◽  
pp. 1214-1218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan N. Peiris ◽  
Beth A. Bailey ◽  
Todd Manning
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Vitamin D ◽  
Vitamin D Deficiency ◽  
Health Care Costs ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Care Costs

Consistency, Inter-rater Reliability, and Validity of 441 Consecutive Mock Oral Examinations in Anesthesiology 

1999 ◽  
Vol 91 (1) ◽  
pp. 288-298 ◽  
Author(s):  
Armin Schubert ◽  
John E. Tetzlaff ◽  
Ming Tan ◽  
Victor J. Ryckman ◽  
Edward Mascha
Keyword(s):  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Clinical Judgment ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Rater Reliability ◽  
Faculty Evaluations ◽  
Oral Practice ◽  
Oral Examinations ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Background Oral practice examinations (OPEs) are used extensively in many anesthesiology programs for various reasons, including assessment of clinical judgment. Yet oral examinations have been criticized for their subjectivity. The authors studied the reliability, consistency, and validity of their OPE program to determine if it was a useful assessment tool. Methods From 1989 through 1993, we prospectively studied 441 OPEs given to 190 residents. The examination format closely approximated that used by the American Board of Anesthesiology. Pass-fail grade and an overall numerical score were the OPE results of interest. Internal consistency and inter-rater reliability were determined using agreement measures. To assess their validity in describing competence, OPE results were correlated with in-training examination results and faculty evaluations. Furthermore, we analyzed the relationship of OPE with implicit indicators of resident preparation such as length of training. Results The internal consistency coefficient for the overall numerical score was 0.82, indicating good correlation among component scores. The interexaminer agreement was 0.68, indicating moderate or good agreement beyond that expected by chance. The actual agreement among examiners on pass-fail was 84%. Correlation of overall numerical score with in-training examination scores and faculty evaluations was moderate (r = 0.47 and 0.41, respectively; P < 0.01). OPE results were significantly (P < 0.01) associated with training duration, previous OPE experience, trainee preparedness, and trainee anxiety. Conclusion Our results show the substantial internal consistency and reliability of OPE results at a single institution. The positive correlation of OPE scores with in-training examination scores, faculty evaluations, and other indicators of preparation suggest that OPEs are a reasonably valid tool for assessment of resident performance.

Attitudes toward Female Professors: A Scale with Some Data on its Reliability and Validity

1978 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 211-214 ◽  
Author(s):  
William D. Brant
Keyword(s):  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Attitudes Toward Women ◽  
Reliability Coefficient ◽  
University Professors ◽  
Retest Reliability ◽  
Major Field ◽  
Sexist Attitudes ◽  
Test Retest Reliability ◽  
Women Professors ◽  
The Relationship

The literature shows that there are no instruments available which measure specific or localized aspects of sexism, e.g., in the professions. As available scales measure sexism in general, that is, general attitudes toward women and women's rights, a Likert-type scale was developed to measure attitudes toward women as university professors. The split-half reliability coefficient is 0.88. The test-retest reliability coefficient determined over a 5-wk. period is 0.95. Its validity, when compared with subjects' level of general authoritarianism (measured by Rokeach's Dogmatism Scale) is —0.63, indicating that subjects who hold favorable attitudes toward women professors are also low in dogmatism. This is consistent with previous findings on the relationship between dogmatism and attitudes toward women. Differences in sex and major field of study are also reported. The utility of this scale in studies of sexist attitudes toward women professors is discussed.

The Relationship between Direct and Indirect Measures of Death Anxiety

1985 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 245-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul J. Handal ◽  
Ronald L. Peal ◽  
John G. Napoli ◽  
Harvey R. Austrin
Keyword(s):  
Social Desirability ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Death Anxiety ◽  
Predictive Power ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Indirect Measures ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Cutoff Scores ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Direct Measures

Using a multimethod, multilevel approach to assess death anxiety, this study investigated the relationship between direct measures, the relationship between indirect measures, the relationship between direct and indirect measures and the relationship between direct measures and the variables of age, social desirability and repression–sensitization (R-S) for males and females. Direct measures were significantly and meaningfully related to one another and to R-S; no significant relationship was found between any two indirect measures for either males or females; no consistently significant results were found between direct and indirect measures or between direct measures and age and social desirability for either males or females. Discussion focused on overreliance on statistically significant correlations to the neglect of predictive power; establishing cutoff scores for direct measures; establishing the reliability and validity of indirect measures.

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