scholarly journals Evaluating the Student–Teacher Relationship Scale in Italian Young Children: An Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling Approach

2016 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 284-290 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefania Sette ◽  
Antonio Zuffianò ◽  
Fabio Lucidi ◽  
Fiorenzo Laghi ◽  
Antonia Lonigro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Student Teacher ◽  
Concurrent Validity ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Student Teacher Relationship ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
Italian Children

The study analyzed the factorial and concurrent validity of the Student–Teacher Relationship Scale (STRS) using an exploratory structural equation modeling (ESEM) approach. Participants were 368 Italian children aged 3 to 6 ( M = 4.60, SD = 0.98). The three-factor ESEM solution fit the data better than the classical confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) model and the measurement invariance of the scale was confirmed across sex and age (3-4 vs. 5-6 years) groups. The concurrent validity of the STRS was investigated within the ESEM approach using children’s social behaviors as validity criteria. Findings supported the goodness of ESEM over CFA and attested to the validity of the STRS to understanding the teacher–child relationship quality in young children.

Validity of the Breakup Strategies Questionnaire in Korea: Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling and Rasch's Modeling

2017 ◽  
Vol 121 (1) ◽  
pp. 161-183
Author(s):  
Dong-gwi Lee ◽  
Harim Sohn ◽  
Byeong Hoon Bae ◽  
Yoorim Song
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Social Desirability ◽  
Concurrent Validity ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Self Blame ◽  
Cultural Implications

This study examines the validity of the Korean implementation of the Breakup Strategies Questionnaire. In Study 1, the construct validity of the Breakup Strategies Questionnaire was explored with 292 Korean undergraduate students. Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling and Rasch's Modeling suggest 30 items with four factors (Avoidance/withdrawal, Positive tone/self-blame, Open confrontation, and Indirect manipulation) and five points in response. Study 2 with 174 Korean undergraduate students suggested potential gender differences in breakup strategy dimensions and provided support for concurrent validity with a measure of personal styles of coping as well as discriminant validity with social desirability. Cultural implications for the use of breakup strategies are discussed.

Is Self-Compassion Universal? Support for the Measurement Invariance of the Self-Compassion Scale Across Populations

Assessment ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 169-185 ◽  
Author(s):  
István Tóth-Király ◽  
Kristin D. Neff
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Measurement Invariance ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
The Self ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Self Compassion ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Compassion Scale

The Self-Compassion Scale (SCS) is a widely used measure to assess the trait of self-compassion, and, so far, it has been implicitly assumed that it functions the same way across different groups. This assumption needs to be explicitly tested to ascertain that no measurement biases exist. To address this issue, the present study sought to systematically examine the generalizability of the bifactor exploratory structural equation modeling operationalization of the SCS via tests of measurement invariance across a wide range of populations, varying according to features such as student or community status, gender, age, and language. Secondary data were used for this purpose and included a total of 18 samples and 12 different languages ( N = 10,997). Multigroup analyses revealed evidence for the configural, weak, strong, strict, and latent variance–covariance of the bifactor exploratory structural equation modeling operationalization of the SCS across different groups. These findings suggest that the SCS provides an assessment of self-compassion that is psychometrically equivalent across groups. However, findings comparing latent mean invariance found that levels of self-compassion differed across groups.

scholarly journals Psychometric properties of the Chalder Fatigue Scale revisited: an exploratory structural equation modeling approach

2015 ◽  
Vol 24 (9) ◽  
pp. 2273-2278 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ted C. T. Fong ◽  
Jessie S. M. Chan ◽  
Cecilia L. W. Chan ◽  
Rainbow T. H. Ho ◽  
Eric T. C. Ziea ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Modeling Approach
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