scholarly journals Evaluating the Validity of the Risk Perception Survey for Developing Diabetes Scale in a Safety-Net Clinic Population of English and Spanish Speakers

2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-82
Author(s):  
Catherine Rochefort ◽  
Austin S. Baldwin ◽  
Jasmin Tiro ◽  
Michael E. Bowen
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Internal Control ◽  
Likelihood Estimation ◽  
Personal Control ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Safety Net ◽  
Spanish Speakers ◽  
External Control ◽  
Perception Survey

Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the factor structure of the Risk Perception Survey for Developing Diabetes (RPS-DD) and test for factorial invariance by language (English, Spanish) and gender (males, females) in a clinically engaged, racially diverse, low-education population. Methods Adult patients seen in a safety-net health system (N = 641) answered an interviewer-administered survey via telephone in their preferred language (English: 42%, Spanish: 58%). Three constructs in the RPS-DD were assessed—personal control (2 items for internal control and 2 for external control), optimistic bias (2 items), and worry (2 items). Single and multigroup confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs) were performed using maximum-likelihood estimation to determine the factor structure and test for invariance. Results Contrary to previous psychometric analyses in white, educated populations, CFAs supported a 4-factor measurement model with internal and external control items loading onto separate factors. The 4-factor structure was equivalent between males and females. However, the structure varied by language, with the worry subscale items loading more strongly for English than Spanish speakers. Conclusions The RPS-DD can be used to investigate group differences across gender and language and to help understand if interventions have differential effects for subgroups at high risk for diabetes. Given the increasing prevalence of diabetes among Spanish speakers, researchers should continue to examine the psychometric properties of the RPS-DD, particularly the worry subscale, to improve its validity and clinical utility.

scholarly journals A Spanish-Language Risk Perception Survey for Developing Diabetes: Translation Process and Assessment of Psychometric Properties

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 365-378 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin L. Joiner ◽  
Rosa Maria Sternberg ◽  
Christine Kennedy ◽  
Jyu-Lin Chen ◽  
Yoshimi Fukuoka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Disease Risk ◽  
Personal Control ◽  
Spanish Language ◽  
Foreign Born ◽  
Language Version ◽  
Design And Methods ◽  
Perception Survey ◽  
Risk Scale

Background and Purpose: Create a Spanish-language version of the Risk Perception Survey for Developing Diabetes (RPS-DD) and assess psychometric properties. Research Design and Methods: The Spanish-language version was created through translation, harmonization, and presentation to the tool’s original author. It was field tested in a foreign-born Latino sample and properties evaluated in principal components analysis. Results: Personal Control, Optimistic Bias, and Worry multi-item Likert subscale responses did not cluster together. A clean solution was obtained after removing two Personal Control subscale items. Neither the Personal Disease Risk scale nor the Environmental Health Risk scale responses loaded onto single factors. Reliabilities ranged from .54 to .88. Test of knowledge performance varied by item. Conclusions: This study contributes to evidence of validation of a Spanish-language RPS-DD in foreign-born Latinos.

scholarly journals The factor structure, metrical properties, and convergent validity of the third edition (1999) of the locus of control inventory

2006 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Johann M Schepers ◽  
Liezl Gropp ◽  
DJ Geldenhuys
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Internal Control ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Principal Factor ◽  
External Control ◽  
First Year ◽  
Psychological Wellness ◽  
The Third ◽  
First Year University

The principal objective of the study was to examine the factor structure and metrical properties of the third edition (1999) of the Locus of Control Inventory (LCI). A corollary of the study was to examine the convergent validity of the instrument. After a thorough revision and extension of the scale to 88 items it was applied to a sample of 2091 first-year university students. Particular attention was paid to the shortcomings revealed in a study by de Bruin (2004). An iterative principal factor analysis of the scale was done. The three-factor-structure previously found was substantiated by the analysis. The obtained factors were interpreted as Autonomy, External Control and Internal Control. Highly acceptable reliabilities were obtained. As far as validity is concerned it was found that Internal Control and Autonomy are strongly related to Psychological Wellness and External Control negatively to Stress Management. The implications of the findings are discussed.

THE EFFECTS OF SELF-ESTEEM AND PERSONAL CONTROL ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN JOB INSECURITY AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING

1994 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Orpen
Keyword(s):  
Internal Control ◽  
Job Insecurity ◽  
Personal Control ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Personal Attributes ◽  
External Control ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
The Impact

129 employees of an Australian manufacturer completed measures of job insecurity, self-esteem, personal control and psychological well-being. Using hierarchical regression analysis, it was shown that the personal attributes of self-esteem and personal control moderated the impact of job insecurity on psychological well being, as predicted, with low self-esteem and external control employees being significantly more adversely affected by insecurity than their high self-esteem and internal control counterparts.

Empirically Derived Model of Social Outcomes and Predictors for Adults With ASD

2014 ◽  
Vol 52 (4) ◽  
pp. 282-295 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret H. Mehling ◽  
Marc J. Tassé
Keyword(s):  
Social Relationships ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Personal Control ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Social Outcomes ◽  
Factor Analyses ◽  
Community Inclusion ◽  
Latent Constructs ◽  
Adults With Asd

Abstract This study used data from the National Core Indicators (NCI) Survey to derive an empirically validated measurement model for social outcomes and associated constructs for both individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and individuals with other disabilities. Items consistent with the survey structure of the NCI were selected as initial indicators of the latent constructs Social Relationships, Community Inclusion, and Opportunity for Choice in factor analyses. Results yielded a novel factor structure that is different from the original NCI survey structure. Three factors emerged as a result of these analyses: Personal Control, Social Determination, and Social Participation and Relationships. The factor structure of each of these constructs was consistent although not identical across individuals with ASD and individuals with developmental disabilities other than ASD.

scholarly journals Measuring Perceived Control: Exploratory Factor Analysis of a Perceived Control Scale Among United States Job Seekers

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Boyle
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Internal Control ◽  
Perceived Control ◽  
Economic Research ◽  
External Control ◽  
Job Seekers ◽  
Control Scale

<p>This study targeted 125 adult job seekers residing in the United States to evaluate the factor structure and reliability of a perceived control scale used by the German Institute of Economic Research in the German Socioeconomic Panel Study. An exploratory factor analysis revealed a two-factor structure with factors reflecting internal control and external control. No items cross loaded at a .4 loading threshold. Of the eight items used in the perceived control scale, only one, item 4, failed to load on either factor. The seven remaining items displayed poor average inter-item correlation, r = .17 and a low Cronbach’s alpha, α =.59. Internal and external factors had comparatively higher alphas, α = .74 and α = .72 respectively. The exploratory factor analysis suggests that seven of the eight items load on two factors and when used independently are moderately reliable measures of internal control and external control. </p><br>

scholarly journals Measuring Perceived Control: Exploratory Factor Analysis of a Perceived Control Scale Among United States Job Seekers

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Boyle
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Internal Control ◽  
Perceived Control ◽  
Economic Research ◽  
External Control ◽  
Job Seekers ◽  
Control Scale

<p>This study targeted 125 adult job seekers residing in the United States to evaluate the factor structure and reliability of a perceived control scale used by the German Institute of Economic Research in the German Socioeconomic Panel Study. An exploratory factor analysis revealed a two-factor structure with factors reflecting internal control and external control. No items cross loaded at a .4 loading threshold. Of the eight items used in the perceived control scale, only one, item 4, failed to load on either factor. The seven remaining items displayed poor average inter-item correlation, r = .17 and a low Cronbach’s alpha, α =.59. Internal and external factors had comparatively higher alphas, α = .74 and α = .72 respectively. The exploratory factor analysis suggests that seven of the eight items load on two factors and when used independently are moderately reliable measures of internal control and external control. </p><br>

Impact of the Locus of Causality and Internal Control on the Social Utility of Causal Explanations

2010 ◽  
Vol 69 (3) ◽  
pp. 173-179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samantha Perrin ◽  
Benoît Testé
Keyword(s):  
Internal Control ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Social Utility ◽  
External Control ◽  
Job Interview ◽  
Locus Of Causality ◽  
Causal Explanations ◽  
Professional Success ◽  
The Social ◽  
Different Types

Research into the norm of internality ( Beauvois & Dubois, 1988 ) has shown that the expression of internal causal explanations is socially valued in social judgment. However, the value attributed to different types of internal explanations (e.g., efforts vs. traits) is far from homogeneous. This study used the Weiner (1979 ) tridimensional model to clarify the factors explaining the social utility attached to internal versus external explanations. Three dimensions were manipulated: locus of causality, controllability, and stability. Participants (N = 180 students) read the explanations expressed by appliants during a job interview. They then described the applicants on the French version of the revised causal dimension scale and rated their future professional success. Results indicated that internal-controllable explanations were the most valued. In addition, perceived internal and external control of explanations were significant predictors of judgments.

Family Influence on Business: Application of A Modified F-PEC Scale to Private Small Business In Vietnam

2013 ◽  
pp. 38-53
Author(s):  
Nam Vu Hoang ◽  
Anh Truong Tuan ◽  
Nghia Nguyen Ke
Keyword(s):  
Small Business ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Family Influence ◽  
Cultural Aspect ◽  
Culture Dimensions ◽  
Business Application ◽  
Original Scale ◽  
Asian Context

This paper uncovers dimensions of family influence on private small business in Vietnam. Although the F-PEC scale, which comprises three subscales for power, experience and culture dimensions of family influence, has been validated in the literature, application of the scale in an Asian context, like Vietnam, may face challenges due to context differences. The study modified the original scale based on qualitative findings from five interviews with entrepreneurs and comments on the scale from business scholars. Data from a survey of 143 entrepreneurs were used for EFA, resulting in four factors. And CFA proves fitness of the measurement model of the four-factor structure to the data, in which two dimensions regarding the cultural aspect were confirmed.

scholarly journals Location, Location, Location: The Role of Objective Neighborhood Characteristics for Perceptions of Control

Gerontology ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Johanna Drewelies ◽  
Peter Eibich ◽  
Sandra Düzel ◽  
Simone Kühn ◽  
Christian Krekel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Internal Control ◽  
Reference Model ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Control Beliefs ◽  
External Control ◽  
Neighborhood Characteristics ◽  
Linear Regression Models ◽  
Residential Areas ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Self Report Data

<b><i>Introduction:</i></b> Control beliefs can protect against age-related declines in functioning. It is unclear whether neighborhood characteristics shape how much control people perceive over their life. This article studies associations of neighborhood characteristics with control beliefs of residents of a diverse metropolitan area (Berlin, Germany). <b><i>Methods:</i></b> We combine self-report data about perceptions of control obtained from participants in the Berlin Aging Study II (<i>N</i> = 507, 60–87 years, 51% women) with multisource geo-referenced indicators of neighborhood characteristics using linear regression models. <b><i>Results:</i></b> Findings indicate that objective neighborhood characteristics (i.e., unemployment rate) are indeed tied to perceptions of control, in particular, how much control participants feel others have over their lives. Including neighborhood characteristics in part doubled the amount of explained variance compared with a reference model covarying for demographic characteristics only (from <i>R</i><sup>2</sup> = 0.017 to <i>R</i><sup>2</sup> = 0.030 for internal control beliefs; <i>R</i><sup>2</sup> = 0.056 to <i>R</i><sup>2</sup> = 0.102 for external control beliefs in chance; <i>R</i><sup>2</sup> = 0.006 to <i>R</i><sup>2</sup> = 0.030 for external control beliefs in powerful others). <b><i>Discussion/Conclusion:</i></b> Findings highlight the importance of access to neighborhood resources for control beliefs across old age and can inform interventions to build up neighborhood characteristics which might be especially helpful in residential areas with high unemployment.

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