Development and Initial Validation of a Measure to Assess Career Goal Feedback

2016 ◽  
Vol 35 (7) ◽  
pp. 657-669 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shi Hu ◽  
Peter A. Creed ◽  
Michelle Hood
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
University Students ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Career Goal ◽  
Third Order ◽  
Goal Progress ◽  
Self Reflection ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Order Factor ◽  
Internal Sources

Career goal feedback provides information about career goal suitability, adequacy of goal progress, and whether changes are needed to reach the goals. Feedback comes from external (e.g., parents, peers) and internal sources (e.g., self-reflection), and plays an important role in the career development of young people. As there is no existing measure that adequately captures this construct, we devised and validated a 24-item inventory for use with young adults. In Study 1, initial items were developed, expert reviewed, and administered to a sample of Chinese university students ( N = 1,055; MAGE = 19 years). We used exploratory factor analysis to test the factor structure and confirmatory factor analysis on a holdout sample to validate a third-order solution (one third-order factor manifested by three second-order factors). In addition, we provided evidence for convergent and incremental validity. In Study 2, we confirmed the factor structure on Australian university students ( N = 184; MAGE = 19 years).

A Cross-Cultural Test of the Two-Part Typology of Humor

1993 ◽  
Vol 76 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1275-1281 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lynette S. McCullough
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
University Students ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
American University ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Part Structure ◽  
Order Factor ◽  
Second Order Factor Analysis

Ten humorous television advertisements were shown to 44 Finnish and 68 American university students to investigate whether Freud's two-part humor typology (tendencious/nontendencious) adequately represented the perceptions of both nationalities. Confirmatory factor analysis did not confirm the two-type structure for either nationality, and subsequent exploratory factor analysis indicated different humor perceptions for Finns and Americans Second-order factor analysis yielded an aggressive and a nonsense factor, which suggests that the more reductive two-part structure may exist across cultures.

scholarly journals Stress among university students: the psychometric properties of the Italian version of the SBI-U 9 scale for Academic Burnout in university students

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvia Platania ◽  
Santo Di Nuovo ◽  
Alice Caruso ◽  
Fabio Digrandi ◽  
Pasquale Caponnetto
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Italian Version ◽  
Academic Burnout ◽  
First Order ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Order Factor ◽  
Italian Context ◽  
Course Of Study

Several authors have highlighted the importance of creating a useful tool to evaluate academic Burnout through the construction and validation of specific scales to evaluate academic Burnout. Based on the literature, the aim of this study is to evaluate in Italian university the psychometric properties of the SBI-U 9 scale for Academic Burnout in university students in Italy developed by Boada-Grau and colleagues. Study 1 (N=609) examined the factor structure of the scale (Male=45.6%, Female=54.4%; Mage= 21.9; SD=2.92). Study 2 (N=412) advanced the previous SBI-U 9 validation by testing its measurement equivalence across gender (Male=48.8%, Female= 51.2%) and different type of course of study (Technical-Mathematical-Scientific=33.5%, Medical- Scientific=32.5%, Scientific-Humanistic=34%) through Multigroup Confirmatory Factor Analysis. Results confirmed a one higher-order factor structure with three first-order factors, the scale was found to be invariant across gender and different type of course of study. The findings advanced the general claim of SBI-U 9 showed an important tool for detecting the academic Burnout in university students in the Italian context, this is confirmed by the good psychometric properties of the scale.

Examining the factor structure and its replicability across multiple listening test forms: Validity evidence for the Michigan English Test

2021 ◽  
pp. 026553222110181
Author(s):  
Tingting Liu ◽  
Vahid Aryadoust ◽  
Stacy Foo
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
General Factor ◽  
Validity Evidence ◽  
Multiple Test ◽  
Underlying Factor ◽  
Congruence Coefficient ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Order Factor

This study evaluated the validity of the Michigan English Test (MET) Listening Section by investigating its underlying factor structure and the replicability of its factor structure across multiple test forms. Data from 3255 test takers across four forms of the MET Listening Section were used. To investigate the factor structure, each form was fitted with four Bayesian confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) models: (1) a three correlated-factor model, (2) a bi-factor model, (3) a higher-order factor model, and (4) a single general-factor model. In addition, a four-pronged heuristic comprising construct delineation, construct operationalization, factor structure analysis, and congruence coefficient was developed to examine the replicability of factor structures across the test forms. Results from the CFA models showed that the test forms were unidimensional and the four-pronged heuristic indicated that the test construct was consistently operationalized across forms. Furthermore, the congruence coefficient indicated that the factor structure representing listening was highly similar and replicable across test forms. In sum, the construct of the MET Listening Section did not comprise divisible subskills. Yet, the unidimensional factor structure of the test was replicable across the test forms.

scholarly journals Applicability and validation of the Reaction to Tests Scale (RTT) in a sample of Portuguese medical students

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniela S. M. Pereira ◽  
Ana Mónica Pereira ◽  
Teresa Costa Castanho ◽  
Gabriela A. Silva ◽  
Filipe Falcão ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Test Anxiety ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
General Factor ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Order Factor

Abstract Background Test anxiety is a crucial factor in determining academic outcomes, and it may lead to poor cognitive performance, academic underachievement, and psychological distress, interfering specifically with their ability to think and perform during tests. The main objective of this study was to explore the applicability and psychometric properties of a Portuguese version of the Reactions to Tests scale (RTT) in a sample of medical students. Method A sample of 672 medical students completed the RTT. The sample was randomly split in half to allow for independent Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and to test the best fit model—Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA). CFA was used to test both the first-order factor structure (four subscales) and second-order factor structure, in which the four subscales relate to a general factor, Test Anxiety. The internal consistency of the RTT was assessed through Cronbach’s alpha, Composite reliability (CR) and Average Variance Extracted (AVE) for the total scale and each of the four subscales. Convergent validity was evaluated through the correlation between RTT and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-Y).To explore the comparability of measured attributes across subgroups of respondents, measurement invariance was also studied. Results Results from exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses showed acceptable fits for the Portuguese RTT version. Concerning internal consistency, results indicate that RTT was found to be reliable to measure test anxiety in this sample. Convergent validity of the RTT with both state and trait anxiety STAI-Y’s subscales was also shown. Moreover, multigroup analyses showed metric invariance across gender and curriculum phase. Conclusion Our results suggest that the RTT scale is a valid and reliable instrument for the measurement of test anxiety among Portuguese Medical Students.

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.

Extending Discourse of Renewal to Preparedness: Construct and Scale Development of Readiness for Renewal

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 272-301 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryan P. Fuller ◽  
Robert R. Ulmer ◽  
Ashley McNatt ◽  
Jeanette B. Ruiz
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Renewal Theory ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Organizational Rhetoric ◽  
Factor Solution ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Order Factor ◽  
Ethical Communication

This study developed the construct of readiness for renewal in organizations and evaluated its underlying psychometric properties. We drew on Discourse of Renewal theory to develop, pilot, and refine a scale through three studies with full-time employees whose organizations recently experienced crises. Study 1 established a two-factor structure that included ethical communication and effective organizational rhetoric. Using confirmatory factor analysis in Study 2, we replicated the two-factor solution. Because of a high correlation between factors, we modified the model to include a higher order factor predicting the two lower order factors. Study 3 translated the questionnaire and replicated findings from Study 2 with full-time employees in Mexico. The resulting 15-item instrument in English and Spanish can be used by researchers and practitioners interested in assessing precrisis readiness through the Discourse of Renewal.

Validity Evidence based on Internal Structure of Scores on the Spanish Version of the Self-Description Questionnaire-II

2012 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 388-398 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cándido J. Ingles ◽  
María S. Torregrosa ◽  
María D. Hidalgo ◽  
Jose C. Nuñez ◽  
Juan L. Castejón ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Internal Structure ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Spanish Version ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Validity Evidence ◽  
First Order ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Order Factor

The aim of this study was to analyze the reliability and validity evidence of scores on the Spanish version of Self-Description Questionnaire II (SDQ-II). The instrument was administered in a sample of 2022 Spanish students (51.1% boys) from grades 7 to 10. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was used to examine validity evidence based on internal structure drawn from the scores on the SDQ-II. CFA replicated the correlated 11 first-order factor structure. Furthermore, hierarchical confirmatory factor analysis (HCFA) was used to examine the hierarchical ordering of self-concept, as measured by scores on the Spanish version of the SDQ-II. Although a series of HCFA models were tested to assess academic and non-academic components organization, support for those hierarchical models was weaker than for the correlated 11 first-order factor structure. Results also indicated that scores on the Spanish version of the SDQ-II had internal consistency and test-retest reliability estimates within an acceptable range.

scholarly journals Place attachment scale: Turkish adaptation studyMekânsal bağlılık ölçeği: Türkçe’ye uyarlama çalışması

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 2810
Author(s):  
Cihat Yaşaroğlu
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
University Students ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Place Attachment ◽  
Study Group ◽  
Factor Analyses ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
The University

This study was carried out in order to adapt the “University Place Attachment Scale” to Turkish. For this purpose, a study group of 246 people consisting of Bingöl University students was carried out in 2016/2017 education year. Factor validity, exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis and internal consistency coefficients for reliability studies were examined. In the analysis of the explanatory factor analyses, it was determined that the scale had a one-factor structure and in the confirmatory factor analysis, this structure was tested. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was conducted to confirm the model for AFA. In the analyzes x2 / sd (221.40 / 116 = 1.91) ratio showed excellent agreement. Compliance indices (RMSA .80, GFI .90, AGFI .95, SRMR .48, NNFI .94 and CFI .95) indicate that the scale is valid.The compliance indices obtained as a result of confirmatory factor analysis confirm that the scale is a one-factor structure. Finally, internal consistency coefficient was found as .91.Extended English abstract is in the end of PDF (TURKISH) file.ÖzetBu çalışma “Üniversite Mekansal Bağlılık Ölçeği”nin Türkçeye uyarlanması amacıyla yapılmıştır. Bu amaçla 2016/2017 eğitim yılında Bingöl Üniversitesi öğrencilerinden oluşan 246 kişilik bir çalışma grubu üzerinde uygulamalar yapılmıştır. Yazardan gerekli izinler alındıktan sonra ölçeğin türkçeye çevirisi yapılmıştır. Gerekli işlemlerden sonra denemlik form hazırlanmış ve uygulanmıştır. Ölçeğin geçerlik, güvenirlik çalışmaları için AFA, DFA ve iç tutarlılık katsayılarına bakılmıştır. Yapılan açımlayıcı faktör analizinde ölçeğin tek faktörlü bir yapıda olduğu belirlenmiştir. Ölçek 17 maddeden oluşmakta, toplam varyansın % 43.637’sini açıkladığı ve özdeğerinin 7.418 olduğu görülmüştür. Doğrulayıcı faktör analizinde ise ortaya çıkan bu yapı test edilmiştir. AFA’ya ilişkin modelin doğrulanması için doğrulayıcı faktör analizi (DFA) yapılmıştır.  Yapılan analizlerde x2/sd (221.40/116=1.918) ile uyum indekslerinin (RMSA .80, GFI .90, AGFI .95, SRMR .48, NNFI .94 ve CFI .95) ölçeğin geçerli bir yapıda olduğunu göstermektedir. Doğrulayıcı faktör analizi sonucunda elde edilen uyum indeksleri, ölçeğin tek faktörlü bir yapıda olduğunu doğrulamıştır. Son olarak iç tutarlılık katsayısı .917 olarak bulunmuştur.

scholarly journals Development of expectations about psychological counseling scale

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 313-326 ◽  
Author(s):  
Burcu Lüleci ◽  
Yağmur Soylu ◽  
Nergis Canbulat
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
University Students ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Psychological Counseling ◽  
Varimax Rotation ◽  
Scale Item ◽  
Explanatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Preliminary Support

The purpose of this study is to develop a scale to determine university students' expectations about counseling. The sample of the study consists of 344 university students (231 women-113 men), who are studying at Ege University. During the scale development process, a draft form with 85 items has been formed based on the literature review. Explanatory factor analysis using varimax rotation has resulted in a four factor structure with 23 items.  The four factor structure of the scale has been tested by confirmatory factor analysis and the results have verified the factor structure of the scale. Item-total regression values and Cronbach Alpha coefficients have been calculated to examine the reliability of the scale. In conclusion, the results of this study have provided preliminary support for the psychometric properties of the Expectations about Counseling Scale and the scale can be used for measuring university students' expectations regarding psychological counseling support.

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