Addressing Concerns About How Perfectionistic Discrepancy Should Be Measured With the Revised Almost Perfect Scale

Assessment ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 432-444 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth G. Rice ◽  
Philip B. Gnilka ◽  
Don E. Davis ◽  
Jeffrey S. Ashby
Keyword(s):  
Doctoral Students ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
National Sample ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Measurement Models ◽  
Two Samples ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Stem Students ◽  
Criterion Variables

We examine the conceptual and empirical merits of concerns Flett et al. recently raised about the Almost Perfect Scale–Revised (APS-R), specifically that items on the APS-R Discrepancy should be separated into a “Pure” Discrepancy factor and a Dissatisfaction factor. Limitations in the logic and findings of that critique are summarized. We replicate and extend Flett et al.’s study with results from two samples: (a) college freshmen STEM students ( N = 279) and (b) doctoral students in a national sample ( N = 529). Confirmatory factor analyses indicated that the alternative measurement models could be fit to the data, but were not practical improvements over the original APS-R factor model: Alternative discrepancy factors failed to demonstrate discriminant validity, nor did they have meaningfully different patterns of associations with numerous criterion variables (i.e., stress, emotion regulation, rumination, adult attachment, and life satisfaction). Thus, a data-based answer to the question of how perfectionistic discrepancy should be assessed is to stay the course with confidence using the original APS-R.

Testing Rival Measurement Models of the Personal Report of Communication Apprehension in Two Taiwanese Samples

2010 ◽  
Vol 107 (1) ◽  
pp. 127-139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tsung-Yuan Hsiao
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Public Speaking ◽  
Communication Apprehension ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Relative Importance ◽  
Measurement Models ◽  
Two Samples ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Environmental Causes

Some previous research has questioned the appropriateness of using McCroskey's Personal Report of Communication Apprehension with participants of non-Western countries. Rival measurement models of the scale were examined on two samples of 216 and 177 college students in Taiwan. Confirmatory factor analysis of the data showed that although a four-factor model was more representative of the data than the models with one, two, or three factors, this model did not generate an acceptable fit to the data. Further testing of discriminant validity suggested that Taiwanese college students do not differentiate a meeting setting from group, dyadic, and public speaking settings. Findings of this study suggest a re-examination of the conceptualization of communication apprehension before evaluating the relative importance of biological and environmental causes.

scholarly journals Investigation of the Statistical Anxiety Rating Scale Psychometric Properties with a Sample of Greek Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 116
Author(s):  
Konstantinos Lavidas ◽  
Dionysios Manesis ◽  
Vasilios Gialamas
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Statistics Anxiety ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Convergent And Discriminant Validity ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

The purpose of this study was to adapt the Statistics Anxiety Rating Scale (STARS) for a Greek student population. The STARS was administered to 890 Tertiary Education students in two Greek universities. It was performed a cross-validation study to examine the factorial structure and the psychometric properties with a series of confirmatory factor analyses. Results revealed a correlated six first-order factor model which provided the best fit to the data compared to a six-factor model with one superordinate factor. All six factors of the Greek version of the STARS presented convergent and discriminant validity and were internally consistent. Implications and limitations are discussed.

The Factorial Structure of the Tower Test From the Delis–Kaplan Executive Function System: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis Study

Assessment ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 107319112096081
Author(s):  
Stavros Trakoshis ◽  
Myria Ioannou ◽  
Kostas Fanti
Keyword(s):  
Executive Function ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Function System ◽  
Factorial Structure ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
System A ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Best Fitting ◽  
Multiple Metrics

The Tower of London (TOL) is a well-known, widely used task that captures executive function abilities. We examined the factorial structure and discriminant validity of three measures extracted from the Delis–Kaplan Executive Function System (D-KEFS) version of the TOL, namely the D-KEFS Tower Test, in 270 individuals from a publicly available release of the Enhanced Nathan Kline Institute—Rockland sample. Confirmatory factor analyses revealed a multidimensional three-factor solution of the measures extracted from the D-KEFS Tower Test; first-move-time, excess moves, and rule violations. This model was better than the unidimensional model, the two-factor model, the bifactor model and the model that included the total achievement scores. These results support the discriminant validity of the three latent factors, over their distinct relations to the total achievement score. The best fitting model was gender-invariant and age-variant. Overall, the multidimensionality of the measures extracted from the D-KEFS Tower Test reflects the need to use multiple metrics from this version of TOL to capture executive functions instead of a single score.

Loneliness in adolescence: Confirmatory factor analysis of the relational provisions loneliness questionnaire (RPLQ) in a Portuguese sample

2019 ◽  
Vol 43 (5) ◽  
pp. 457-465
Author(s):  
Olívia Ribeiro ◽  
António J. Santos ◽  
Miguel Freitas ◽  
António Rosado ◽  
Kenneth H. Rubin
Keyword(s):  
Social Life ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Peer Group ◽  
Empirical Support ◽  
External Criterion ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Loneliness Scale ◽  
9Th Grade ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

The present study assesses the factor structure, psychometric adequacy, and invariance across sex and age of the Relational Provisions Loneliness Questionnaire (RPLQ). Discriminant validity with an external criterion was also tested. In a sample of Portuguese adolescents, from 7th to 9th grade ( N = 817), Confirmatory Factor Analyses (CFA) were conducted to test a four-factor model of loneliness (lack of integration and/or intimacy in peer group and/or family). Results evidenced empirical support for the structure of the RPLQ loneliness scale, which fitted very well the proposed model, and provided adequate fit to the Portuguese data. There was substantial support for the construct validity (factorial, convergent, and discriminant) and reliability of the RPLQ. Measurement invariance (configural, metric, and scalar) was established across sex and age. Finally, it was assured discriminant validity, provided by the contrast with the social functioning dimensions in peer group. Overall, our findings support the conceptualization of loneliness in adolescence by peer- and family-related loneliness through lack of integration and intimacy. In a single instrument, the RPLQ loneliness scale combines measures of four important aspects of adolescents’ social life. This seems to be an adequate instrument to be used in the study of adolescents’ loneliness, in its different forms and across relational contexts.

Development and Initial Validation of Cultural Competence Inventory–Preservice Teachers

2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 305-320
Author(s):  
Yan Yang ◽  
Cody Cox ◽  
YoonJung Cho
Keyword(s):  
Preservice Teachers ◽  
Cultural Competence ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Preliminary Evidence ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Convergent And Discriminant Validity ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

Despite the critical role of emotions in multicultural teacher education, no attempt has been made to develop an instrument including affect as a dimension in measuring cultural competence for preservice teachers. To bridge this gap, the present three-study research used three distinct samples of 456 preservice teachers to develop and estimate the reliability of scores and validity of inferences for Cultural Competence Inventory–Preservice Teachers (CCI-PT), an 18-item instrument including three subscales: emotional cultural competence (ECC), behavioral cultural competence (BCC), and cognitive cultural competence (CCC). The three-factor model was supported using exploratory factor analysis ( N = 203) in Study 1 and confirmatory factor analyses ( N = 199) in Study 2. Correlation results provided preliminary evidence for the convergent and discriminant validity of CCI-PT in Study 1, and regression results in Study 3 ( N = 113) provided initial evidence of predictive validity of inference for the instrument. Further, the scores of cultural competence assessed through three independent studies also provided initial evidence of the reliability of CCI-PT.

scholarly journals A Malinchismo Scale for Use among Adolescents

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaime Sebastián F. Galán Jiménez ◽  
Gail Marcia Ferguson ◽  
Omar Sánchez Armáss Cappello ◽  
Luz Paulina Torres Colunga ◽  
Carmen Elizabeth Cerda Escobedo
Keyword(s):  
Social Identity Theory ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Sequential Method ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Post Colonial ◽  
Convergent And Discriminant Validity ◽  
Acculturation Theory ◽  
Two Samples ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Colonial Theory

Malinchismo is a recently documented concept referring to preferencing the culture, ideas, tastes and behaviors of another nation/culture over one’s own. First, we introduce this new concept in relation to post-colonial theory, social identity theory, and remote acculturation theory, explaining its relevance to adolescent development. We then introduce and validate a new Malinchismo scale using a derivative sequential method among two samples of adolescents in Mexico (n = 560 total). Our Malinchismo Scale is more comprehensive than existing alternatives and is the first to be validated for use among adolescents. We assessed 1) content validity using the responses of content experts who served as judges, 2) construct validity using exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses (EFA and CFA, respectively), and 3) convergent and discriminant validity using participant responses to the Ingroup Interethnic Bias Test. In total, 366 adolescents were in the EFA sample (M=16.18 years, SD=0.74, 62% female) and 194 adolescents were in the CFA sample (M=16.17, SD=1.06, 57% female). Results revealed excellent psychometric properties on all indices, supporting the Malinchismo Scale as a valid and reliable measure for adolescents.  

Positive and Negative Affective States in a Performance-Related Setting

2006 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 240-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Gaudreau ◽  
Xavier Sanchez ◽  
Jean-Pierre Blondin
Keyword(s):  
Factor Model ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Affective States ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Multiple Group ◽  
Sport Competition ◽  
Calibration Sample ◽  
Two Samples ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Negative Affective States

The objective of the present study was to compare alternative factorial structures of the French-Canadian version of the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS; Watson, Clark, & Tellegen, 1988 ) across samples of athletes at different stages of a sport competition. The first sample (N = 305) was used to assess, compare, and improve the measurement model of the PANAS. The second sample (N = 217) was used to cross-validate the model that provided the best fit with the calibration sample. Results of confirmatory factor analyses suggested that a modified three-factor model with cross-loadings provided a better fit to the data than either the hypothesized or the modified two-factor models. This model was partially replicated on the second sample. Results of a multiple-group confirmatory factor analysis have shown that the model was partially invariant across the two samples.

Progress Toward Construct Validation of the Self-Presentation in Exercise Questionnaire (SPEQ)

2000 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
David E. Conroy ◽  
Robert W. Motl ◽  
Evelyn G. Hall
Keyword(s):  
Impression Management ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
The Self ◽  
Social Physique Anxiety ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Self Presentation ◽  
Convergent And Discriminant Validity ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Impression Motivation

Self-presentation has become an increasingly popular topic in exercise and sport psychology, yet few instruments exist to measure this construct. This paper describes two validation studies conducted on the Self-Presentation in Exercise Questionnaire (SPEQ), a paper-and-pencil instrument based on Leary and Kowalski’s (1990) two-component model of impression management. The SPEQ was designed to assess impression motivation (IM) and impression construction (IC) in exercise environments. The first study employed exploratory factor analysis to reduce a pool of 125 content-representative items to a subset of 41 items forming the hypothesized two-factor model of IM and IC. In the second study, the 41 items were further reduced using exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses in separate samples, and the reduced SPEQ also conformed to the IM and IC factor structure. The second study also provided initial evidence to support the convergent and discriminant validity of the SPEQ with theoretically salient constructs such as body surveillance, perceived physical ability, physical self-presentation confidence, social desirability, and social physique anxiety.

scholarly journals Examining the validity of the personal-social responsibility questionnaire among athletes

2015 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 321-328 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paulo Martins ◽  
António Rosado ◽  
Vítor Ferreira ◽  
Rui Biscaia
Keyword(s):  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Evaluation Tool ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Two Samples ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Personal And Social Responsibility

AbstractThe teaching personal-social responsibility (TPSR) model is a well-established approach for developing positive social behaviors. However, today's research community has diagnosed the need to gather greater empirical evidence regarding the consistency of the evaluation tool in measuring personal-social responsibility levels. Thus, this study was geared towards testing the validity and reliability of a two factor model of the Personal and Social Responsibility Questionnaire (PSRQ) among athletes. A questionnaire was administered to 517 athletes, distributed into two representative samples of different competitive levels, sports and regions. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were used to examine the PSRQ's factor structure. The scale showed good psychometric properties and the factor structure was stable in the two samples, providing evidence of cross validity. Implications and research directions of these results are discussed.

The Emotional Contagion Scale: Factor Structure and Psychometric Properties in a Portuguese Sample

2012 ◽  
Vol 111 (3) ◽  
pp. 898-904 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rita Rueff-Lopes ◽  
António Caetano
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Emotional Contagion ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Convergent And Discriminant Validity ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Good Internal Consistency

This manuscript examined the psychometric properties and factor structure of the Emotional Contagion Scale in a Portuguese sample. The original scale was first given to a sample of 1,445 individuals to verify its internal consistency. Both exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were performed. Results suggested that the data from the Emotional Contagion Scale are best fit by a one-factor model. Differences between sexes were assessed and higher susceptibility to emotional contagion was observed in women than in men. Convergent and discriminant validity analyses were also conducted. The Portuguese version of the Emotional Contagion Scale also had good internal consistency and test-retest reliabilities; thus it is a psychometrically sound measure within a Portuguese population.

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