The Development and Validation of the Motives to Donate Scale

In this article, we develop and validate a comprehensive self-report scale of why people make charitable donations, relying on a theoretical model of private versus public benefits to donors. In Study 1, we administered an initial pool of 54 items to a general adult sample online. An exploratory factor analysis supported six final factors in the Motives to Donate scale: Trust, Altruism, Social, Tax benefits, Egoism, and Constraints. We then verified this factor structure in a confirmatory factor analysis. Study 1 also examined the final 18-item scale’s demographic correlates and construct validity using the same sample. We found that the scale correlated in predictable ways with personality traits and motives to volunteer. In Study 2, we also found test–retest correlations between .67 and .80 after 2 weeks. Taken together, we provide initial evidence for the scale’s internal reliability, test–retest reliability, and validity, and we suggest future directions for research.

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The development and initial validation of the Chinese Significant Wish Fulfillment Scale

International Psychogeriatrics ◽

10.1017/s1041610210001341 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 23 (3) ◽

pp. 442-449

Author(s):

Amy Y. M. Chow ◽

Meetim Chow ◽

Catherine K. P. Wan ◽

Katherine K. L. Wong ◽

Rita W. T. Cheung

Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Factor Analysis ◽

Convergent Validity ◽

Internal Reliability ◽

Retest Reliability ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Wish Fulfillment ◽

Test Retest Reliability ◽

Development And Validation ◽

Depth Interviews

ABSTRACTBackground: This paper reports the development and validation of the Chinese Significant Wish Fulfillment Scale (CSWFS), a new multidimensional scale for assessing the perceived importance and level of fulfillment of wishes of older adults.Methods: Three studies were involved. Study 1 developed a 26-item pool on wish fulfillment through in-depth interviews with 22 older adults. Study 2 reduced the pool to 23 items through validation with a new sample of 315 older adults and examined the internal reliability. Study 3 involved a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and examined the test-retest reliability and the convergent validity of the scale with the construct of regret.Results: A five-factor structure model of 23 items was identified through exploratory factor analysis, which accounted for 51.67% of variance. As informed by the CFA in Study 3, a five-factor 22-item model was the best fit. Internal reliability and test-retest reliability was found to be good. Convergent validity was examined through correlation with the construct of future regret. The correlation, though statistically significant, was small.Conclusion: CSWFS demonstrates good psychometric properties, but the construct might be slightly different from that of future regrets. Probably, CSWFS addresses a construct that is under-explored but is of importance to older adults and especially to the Chinese community.

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The Development and Validation of the Familial Support of Multiracial Experiences Scale

The Counseling Psychologist ◽

10.1177/00110000211046354 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 001100002110463

Author(s):

Annabelle L. Atkin ◽

N. Keita Christophe ◽

Hyung Chol Yoo ◽

Abigail K. Gabriel ◽

Christine S. Wu ◽

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Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

The United States ◽

Racial Groups ◽

Identity Exploration ◽

Familial Support ◽

Racial Experiences ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Development And Validation ◽

Group Memberships

The purpose of this study was to develop a measure of familial support of Multiracial individuals’ unique racial experiences to advance the field’s understanding of how familial processes influence Multiracial development. A sample of 422 Multiracial college students (77.7% female, Mage = 20.05) from three different regions of the United States completed the survey. Exploratory factor analysis results suggested a two-factor measure. Multiracial Conscious Support, a 15-item subscale, represented support strategies unique to Multiracial individuals’ experiences of discrimination and identity exploration. The second 7-item subscale, Multiple Heritage Validation, represented validation of membership in multiple racial groups. The factor structure was supported by confirmatory factor analysis findings with a separate sample. Support was found for the reliability and validity of each subscale. This study provides evidence validating the first measure of familial support of Multiracial experiences, highlighting two themes of support addressing unique experiences of being Multiracial, and validating multiple racial group memberships.

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Development and validation of a motivational persistence scale

Psihologija ◽

10.2298/psi1202099c ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 45 (2) ◽

pp. 99-120 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

Ticu Constantin ◽

Andrei Holman ◽

Maria Hojbotă

Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Self Report ◽

Divergent Validity ◽

Canonical Correlations ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Specific Goal ◽

Convergent And Divergent Validity ◽

History Of ◽

Development And Validation

The main goal of our research was to develop a new measure of persistence and to assess its construct validity and psychometric proprieties. First, we discuss the history of the psychological construct of persistence, defined here as the tendency to remain engaged in specific goal-related activities, despite difficulties, obstacles, fatigue, prolonged frustration or low perceived feasibility. The developed scale, measuring motivational persistence, contains three-factors: long-term purposes pursuing, current purposes pursuing and recurrence of unattained purposes. The results of the two validation studies conducted, employing both exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, advocate the hypothesized structure. Also, the Pearson and canonical correlations between the three factors of the new self-report scale and other three related measures (and their factors) indicate good levels of convergent and divergent validity of the new scale.

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Attachment Avoidance and Anxiety in Adolescence: Turkish Adaptation of the Experiences in Close Relationships-Relationship Structures Scale

Psychological Reports ◽

10.1177/0033294118785562 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 122 (4) ◽

pp. 1372-1394

Author(s):

Savaş Karataş ◽

İlkay Demir

Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽

Factor Structure ◽

Close Relationships ◽

Attachment Avoidance ◽

Internal Reliability ◽

Retest Reliability ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Relationship Structures ◽

Test Retest Reliability

The aim of the present study is to test the factor structure and reliability of the Experience of Close Relationships-Relationship Structures Scale (ECR-RS) mother, father, romantic partner, close friend forms among Turkish adolescents. In order to test the structure validity of the ECR-RS, exploratory factor analysis is performed on a sample of 214 participants in Study 1, and to further investigate the structure validity, confirmatory factor analysis is performed on a second sample of 286 participants in Study 2. Within the scope of the reliability studies of the ECR-RS, internal reliability and test–retest reliability of the Turkish ECR-RS are also tested. The results of the explanatory and confirmatory factor analysis, Cronbach’s alpha coefficients, and test–retest reliability scores supported the original two-factor structure (attachment avoidance and attachment anxiety) for all forms of the ECR-RS among Turkish adolescents.

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Development of a patient safety culture scale for maternal and child health institutions in China: a cross-sectional validation study

BMJ Open ◽

10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025607 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (9) ◽

pp. e025607

Author(s):

Yuanyuan Wang ◽

Hui Han ◽

Liqian Qiu ◽

Chaojie Liu ◽

Yan Wang ◽

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Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Patient Safety ◽

Safety Culture ◽

Health Workers ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Patient Safety Culture ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Retest Reliability ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Test Retest Reliability

ObjectiveThis study aimed to develop a patient safety culture (PSC) scale for maternal and child healthcare (MCH) institutions in China.MethodsA theoretical framework of PSC for MCH institutions was proposed through in-depth interviews with MCH workers and patients and Delphi expert consultations. The reliability and validity of the PSC scale were tested in a cross-sectional survey of 1256 MCH workers from 14 MCH institutions in Zhejiang province of China. The study sample was randomly split into half for exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, respectively. Test–retest reliability was assessed through a repeated survey of 63 voluntary participants 2 weeks apart.ResultsThe exploratory factor analysis extracted 10 components: patient engagement in patient safety (six items), managerial response to patient safety risks (four items), perceived management support (five items), staff empowerment (four items), staffing and workloads (four items), reporting of adverse events (three items), defensive medical practice (three items), work commitment (three items), training (two items) and transfer and handoff (three items). A good model fit was found in the confirmatory factor analysis: χ2/df=1.822, standardised root mean residual=0.048, root mean square error of approximation=0.038, comparative fit index=0.921, Tucker-Lewis index=0.907. The PSC scale had a Cronbach’s α coefficient of 0.89 (0.59–0.90 for dimensional scales) and a test–retest reliability of 0.81 (0.63–0.87 for dimensional reliability), respectively. The intracluster correlation coefficients confirmed a hierarchical nature of the data: individual health workers nested within MCH institutions.ConclusionThe PSC scale for MCH institutions has acceptable reliability and validity. Further studies are needed to establish benchmarking in a national representative sample through a multilevel modelling approach.

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Anxiety Symptoms Questionnaire (ASQ): development and validation

General Psychiatry ◽

10.1136/gpsych-2019-100144 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 32 (6) ◽

pp. e100144

Author(s):

Amanda Baker ◽

Naomi Simon ◽

Aparna Keshaviah ◽

Amy Farabaugh ◽

Thilo Deckersbach ◽

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Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Factor Analysis ◽

Anxiety Disorder ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Anxiety Symptoms ◽

Self Report ◽

Retest Reliability ◽

Control Subjects ◽

Clinical Control ◽

Test Retest Reliability

BackgroundThe Anxiety Symptoms Questionnaire (ASQ) is a brief self-report questionnaire which measures frequency and intensity of symptoms and was developed to improve assessment of anxiety symptoms in a clinical setting. We examined the reliability and validity of the ASQ in patients with anxiety disorders and/or depression, non-clinical control subjects and college students.Methods240 outpatients with generalised anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, panic disorder or major depressive disorder were administered the ASQ and additional questionnaires measuring depression and anxiety, as were 111 non-clinical control subjects and 487 college students. Factor analysis, Pearson’s correlation coefficients and logistic regression were used to assess reliability and validity. Test–retest reliability of the ASQ was measured using a subset who were re-administered the ASQ after 4 weeks.ResultsFactor analysis revealed measurement of a single dimension by the ASQ. Internal consistency and test–retest reliability were strong. The ASQ total score also significantly distinguished patients with an anxiety disorder from the clinical controls above and beyond the clinician-rated Hamilton Anxiety Scale.ConclusionsThe ASQ is a valid, reliable and effective self-rated measure of anxiety and may be a useful tool for screening and assessing anxiety symptoms in psychiatric as well as college settings.

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Psychometric Properties of the Brief Persian Version of the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (The DERS-16)

Assessment for Effective Intervention ◽

10.1177/1534508418800210 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 45 (2) ◽

pp. 135-143 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Mehrnesa Shahabi ◽

Jafar Hasani ◽

Johan Bjureberg

Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Emotion Regulation ◽

Concurrent Validity ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Good Test ◽

Persian Version ◽

Difficulties In Emotion Regulation ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Excellent Internal Consistency ◽

Test Retest Reliability

The Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) is an established self-reported measure of emotion regulation difficulties. Recently, a brief 16-item version of this scale—the DERS-16—was developed. The goal of the present study was to extend the research on the DERS-16 by evaluating the reliability and validity of the Persian version in a university sample ( N = 201). Results demonstrate that the Persian DERS-16 demonstrated excellent internal consistency, good test–retest reliability, and good concurrent validity. Furthermore, confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) supported the proposed factor structure. Thus, the Persian DERS-16 may offer a valid method for the assessment of overall emotion regulation difficulties as well as for the different facets of the construct.

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Construction of Vocational Interests Scale for Young Chinese

Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology ◽

10.1017/prp.2017.26 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 12 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Jian Li ◽

Chu Xu ◽

Changjin Li ◽

Houcan Zhang

Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Vocational Interests ◽

Self Report ◽

Directed Search ◽

Exploratory Research ◽

Vocational Interest ◽

Chinese College Students ◽

Chinese Populations ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Test Retest Reliability

Holland's RIASEC vocational interest typology may not be fully applicable to Chinese populations, and adapting models from Western cultures directly may fail to address important constructs specifically tied to the Chinese cultural background. This study made an exploration into Chinese college students’ vocational interests and built a new self-report vocational interests scale based on Chinese university student samples. In study 1, researchers constructed a self-report vocational interests inventory developed from an item pool based on open-ended questionnaires and previous scales. Nine dimensions were identified through exploratory factor analysis: Artistic, Biotic, Conventional, Expressive, Investigative, Operational, Social, Enterprising, and Adventurous. In study 2, confirmatory factor analysis was employed to test its construct validity, and the indexes indicated good fit. Empirical evidence proved adequate homogeneity reliability and test–retest reliability, as well as sufficient concurrent validity with the Self-Directed Search. Thus, evidence lent support for the psychometrical properties of this scale. This exploratory research may expand our view of cross-cultural, vocational interest theories.

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Psychometric Properties of the Chinese Version of the Brief-Mindful Self-Care Scale: A Translation and Validation Study

Frontiers in Psychology ◽

10.3389/fpsyg.2021.715507 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 ◽

Author(s):

Zhen Yang ◽

Fengmin Chen ◽

Siqi Liu ◽

Ming Dai ◽

Huijun Zhang

Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽

Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽

Self Care ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Chinese Version ◽

Hospice Nurses ◽

Retest Reliability ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Test Retest Reliability

Objective: This study aimed to translate the Brief-Mindful Self-Care Scale (B-MSCS) into Chinese and validate its reliability and validity among hospice nurses.Methods: A total of 510 hospice nurses were recruited from three provinces in China. The reliability of the translated scale was measured by internal consistency, split-half reliability, and test-retest reliability. The validity of the translated scale was evaluated by expert consultation, exploratory factor analysis, and confirmatory factor analysis.Results: The Cronbach's α value of the Chinese version of B-MSCS was 0.920, and the Cronbach's α value of the dimensions ranged from 0.850 to 0.933. The split-half reliability and test-retest reliability were 0.770 and 0.723, respectively. Furthermore, the content validity index of the scale (S-CVI) was 0.946. The 6-factor structure, supported by the eigenvalues, total variance explained, and scree plot were obtained by using exploratory factor analysis. Moreover, as a result of the confirmatory factor analysis, the model fitting indexes were all in the acceptable range.Conclusion: The Chinese version of B-MSCS had suitable reliability and validity among hospice nurses. The developed scale will evaluate the level of mindful self-care of Chinese hospice nurses, providing an opportunity for development of targeted educational plans. Each item is a direct guide for hospice nurses to develop their mindful self-care practice.

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Development and validation of continuity measures for inpatients receiving rehabilitation care

Journal of Hospital Administration ◽

10.5430/jha.v7n4p1 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 7 (4) ◽

pp. 1

Author(s):

Silvana L. Oliveira Sousa ◽

Francesc Medina-Mirapeix ◽

Pilar Escolar-Reina ◽

Sean M. Collins ◽

M. Carmen Lillo-Navarro

Keyword(s):

Intraclass Correlation ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Self Report ◽

Satisfaction Scale ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Rehabilitation Care ◽

Individual Measure ◽

Relational Management ◽

Test Retest Reliability ◽

Development And Validation

Objective: The main goal of this study was to exemplify the development of a measure of continuity of care (COC) from inpatients’ perspective. This measure is focused on several aspects related to physiotherapy.Methods: A cross-sectional self-report based psychometric study was carried out in a public hospital in southeast Spain. One hundred and fifty two patients with neurological and orthopaedic disorders who received rehabilitation care during stay at hospital were included in the study. A self-report questionnaire was used to examine experiences of patients related to the three types of COC, relational, management and informational continuity. The questionnaire also includes questions about sociodemographic characteristics, patient/therapist affiliation and trust with therapist. To examine reliability were used test-retest and internal consistency. For validation analysis, there were used convergent and known group strategies.Results: Of the 19 indicators included, 13 were selected to demonstrate adequate reliability and validity. From these indicators were generated three composite measures (Relational, management and COC index) and one individual measure (Informational continuity). Test-retest reliability indicated excellent agreement (intraclass correlation coefficient [ICC] > 0.75) for the three indexes. The range of Cronbach’s value was from 0.60 to 0.73. Total scores of all the indexes were moderately correlated with the satisfaction scale (r > 0.30). Regarding the known groups, all indexes scores were similar for men and woman. However, significant differences were found for management index and for relational index, based on trust with therapist and patient/therapist affiliation, respectively.Conclusions: The continuity self-reported measures is a valid and reliable method to assessing the COC in hospitalized patients receiving physiotherapy.

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