scholarly journals Improving the Measurement of Environmental Sensitivity in Children and Adolescents: The Highly Sensitive Child Scale–21 Item Version

Assessment ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 107319112098389
Author(s):  
Sofie Weyn ◽  
Karla Van Leeuwen ◽  
Michael Pluess ◽  
Francesca Lionetti ◽  
Luc Goossens ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Problem Behaviors ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Sensitivity Factor ◽  
Sensory Threshold ◽  
Good Reliability ◽  
Highly Sensitive ◽  
Specific Factors ◽  
Item Scores ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Item Scale

Children differ in their sensitivity to positive and negative environmental influences, which can be measured with the Highly Sensitive Child (HSC) scale. The present study introduces the HSC-21, an adaptation of the original 12 item scale with new items and factor structure that are meant to be more informative than the original ones. The psychometric properties of the HSC-21 were investigated in 1,088 children across Belgium and the Netherlands, including child and mother reports. Results showed evidence for (a) bifactor model with a general sensitivity factor and two specific factors (i.e., Ease of Excitation–Low Sensory Threshold and Aesthetic Sensitivity); (b) (partial) measurement invariance across gender, developmental stage, country, and informants; (c) moderate child–mother agreement; (d) good reliability; (e) normally distributed item scores; and (f) meaningful associations with personality and temperament across both samples. No evidence was found for HSC-21 as a moderator in the relationship between parenting and problem behaviors.

scholarly journals Environmental Sensitivity in Adults: Psychometric Properties of the Japanese Version of the Highly Sensitive Person Scale 10-Item Version

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuhei Iimura ◽  
Kosuke Yano ◽  
Yukiko Ishii
Keyword(s):  
Positive Emotion ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Japanese Version ◽  
Sensitivity Factor ◽  
Sensory Threshold ◽  
Environmental Sensitivity ◽  
Highly Sensitive ◽  
Test Retest Reliability ◽  
Positive Content ◽  
Sensitive Person

Environmental Sensitivity, which explains individual differences in sensitivity to positive and negative environmental influences, can be measured by the self-reported Highly Sensitive Person scale. This paper introduced the reliability and validity of a brief Japanese version of a 10-item measure of sensitivity (HSP-J10) developed by four studies involving 2,388 adults. The results showed that (1) the newly created HSP-J10 supported the bifactor structure (i.e., Ease of Excitation, Low Sensory Threshold, Aesthetic Sensitivity, plus General Sensitivity factor), (2) the HSP-J10 correlated with but discriminated against other personality traits and affects, (3) it had high test-retest reliability, and (4) participants who scored higher on the HSP-J10 showed significant increases in positive emotion from before watching a video with positive content to after, while those who scored low showed no significant change in positive emotion. In summary, our study provided evidence to support that the newly created HSP-J10 is psychometrically robust.

scholarly journals Modus operandi and affect in Sweden: the Swedish version of the Regulatory Mode Questionnaire

PeerJ ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. e4092 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clara Amato ◽  
Ali Al Nima ◽  
Marko Mihailovic ◽  
Danilo Garcia
Keyword(s):  
Individual Differences ◽  
Negative Affect ◽  
Positive Affect ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Swedish Version ◽  
Good Reliability ◽  
Regulatory Mode ◽  
The Relationship

BackgroundThe Regulatory Mode Questionnaire (RMQ) is the most used and internationally well-known instrument for the measurement of individual differences in the two self-regulatory modes: locomotion (i.e., the aspect of self-regulation that is concerned with movement from state to state) and assessment (i.e., the comparative aspect of self-regulation). The aim of the present study was to verify the independence of the two regulatory modes, as postulated by the Regulatory Mode Theory (Kruglanski et al., 2000), and the psychometric properties of the RMQ in the Swedish context. Furthermore, we investigated the relationship between regulatory modes (locomotion and assessment) and affective well-being (i.e., positive affect and negative affect).MethodA total of 655 university and high school students in the West of Sweden (males = 408 females = 242, and five participants who didn’t report their gender; agemean= 21.93 ± 6.51) responded to the RMQ and the Positive Affect Negative Affect Schedule. We conducted two confirmatory factor analyses using structural equation modeling (SEM). A third SEM was conducted to test the relationship between locomotion and assessment to positive affect and negative affect.ResultsThe first analyses confirmed the unidimensional factor structure of locomotion and assessment and both scales showed good reliability. The assessment scale, however, was modified by dropping item 10 (“I don’t spend much time thinking about ways others could improve themselves”.) because it showed low loading (.07,p= .115). Furthermore, the effect of locomotion on positive affect was stronger than the effect of assessment on positive affect (Z= −15.16,p < .001), while the effect of assessment on negative affect was stronger than the effect of locomotion on negative affect (Z= 10.73,p < .001).ConclusionThe factor structure of the Swedish version of the RMQ is, as Regulatory Mode Theory suggests, unidimensional and it showed good reliability. The scales discriminated between the two affective well-being dimensions. We suggest that the Swedish version of the RMQ, with only minor modifications, is a useful instrument to tap individual differences in locomotion and assessment. Hence, the present study contributes to the validation of the RMQ in the Swedish culture and adds support to the theoretical framework of self-regulatory mode.

The Placebo Drama of the Asclepius Cult

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 195-226
Author(s):  
Olympia Panagiotidou
Keyword(s):  
Historical Study ◽  
Placebo Effects ◽  
Cognitive Research ◽  
Specific Factors ◽  
Roman Antiquity ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Asclepius was one of the most popular healing deities in Graeco-Roman antiquity. Patients suffering from various diseases resorted to his sanctuaries, the so-called asclepieia, looking for cure. Many inscriptions preserve stories of supplicants who slept in the abaton of the temples and claimed that they had been healed or received remedies from the god. The historical study may take into consideration modern (neuro)cognitive research on the placebo effects in order to examine the possibilities of actual healing experiences at the asclepeiea. In this paper, I take into account the theoretical premises of the placebo drama theory suggested by Ted Kaptchuk in order to explore the specific factors, including the personality of Asclepius, his patients’ mindsets, the relationship between them, the nature of the supplicants’ impairments, the employed or prescribed treatments and the ritual settings of the cult, which could have mediated health recovery, and contributed to the phenomenal success of the Asclepian therapies via the activation of patients’ placebo responses.

scholarly journals The Gastrointestinal and Gastroesophageal Reflux (GIGER) Scale for Infants and Toddlers

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 2333794X2110331
Author(s):  
Britt F. Pados ◽  
Christine Repsha ◽  
Rebecca R. Hill
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Gastroesophageal Reflux ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Gastrointestinal Symptoms ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Parent Report ◽  
Infants And Toddlers ◽  
Item Scale ◽  
Report Measure

The purpose of this study was to describe the development of the Gastrointestinal and Gastroesophageal Reflux (GIGER) Scale for Infants and Toddlers, and determine its factor structure and psychometric properties. Items were developed to comprehensively assess gastrointestinal (GI) and gastroesophageal reflux (GER) symptoms observable by a parent. Exploratory factor analysis on 391 responses from parents of children under 2 years old resulted in a 36-item scale with 3 subscales. Internal consistency reliability was acceptable (α = .78-.94). The GIGER total score and all 3 subscales were correlated with the Infant Gastroesophageal Reflux Questionnaire-Revised (I-GERQ-R) ( P < .05) and Infant Gastrointestinal Symptoms Questionnaire (IGSQ) ( P < .05). GIGER total score was higher in infants with a diagnosis of GER ( P < .05) or constipation ( P < .05) compared to those without. The GIGER is a parent-report measure of GI and GER symptoms in children under 2 years old with adequate psychometric properties.

scholarly journals Anxiety Sensitivity Factor Structure Among Brazilian Patients with Anxiety Disorders

2008 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 246-255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Rachel Pessanha Gimenes Escocard ◽  
Ana Carolina Monnerat Fioravanti-Bastos ◽  
J. Landeira-Fernandez
Keyword(s):  
Anxiety Disorders ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Anxiety Sensitivity ◽  
Sensitivity Factor

The relationship between CSF and serum findings when diagnosed with syphilis

1935 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 138-138
Author(s):  
F. Каug
Keyword(s):  
Cerebrospinal Fluid ◽  
Blood Serum ◽  
Specific Reaction ◽  
Highly Sensitive ◽  
Positive Serum ◽  
The Relationship

The authors studied the question of whether a highly sensitive and strictly specific reaction of blood serum flocculation can be an auxiliary tool in assessing positive reactions of cerebrospinal fluid. A study of 1400 cases has proven that a positive serum flocculation reaction invariably accompanies a special colloidal reaction (Goldsolreaktion).

scholarly journals An International Reading Literacy Study: Factor Structure of the Chinese Version of the Student Questionnaire (PIRLS-SQCV 2011)

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph W. I. Lam ◽  
W. M. Cheung ◽  
Doreen W. H. Au ◽  
Hector W. H. Tsang ◽  
Wendy W. Y. So ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
International Comparisons ◽  
Chinese Version ◽  
Reading Literacy ◽  
Structure Model ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Student Questionnaire ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Home And School

The student questionnaire (PIRLS-SQ 2011) of the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) was designed to gather information from pupils on reading literacy development as to aspects of pupils’ self-lives, home, and school lives across countries/districts. In order to serve the purposes of research and international comparison, the questionnaire was translated into various languages. Using exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), the current study investigates the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the student questionnaire (PIRLS-SQCV 2011) and identifies its underlying factor structure among Chinese fourth-grade pupils in Hong Kong. A 10-factor structure model was identified and much resemblance could be drawn to the original PIRLS structure. While the similarity allows international comparisons of studies in different places following the PIRLS strategy, the findings of this study add to extant literature on the relationship between student factors and reading achievement.

Lesion-to-ventricle distance and other risk factors for the persistence of newly formed black holes in relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis

2013 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 322-330 ◽  
Author(s):  
Athina Papadopoulou ◽  
Milena Menegola ◽  
Jens Kuhle ◽  
Sreeram V Ramagopalan ◽  
Marcus D’Souza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Black Holes ◽  
Subventricular Zone ◽  
Magnetic Resonance Images ◽  
Lateral Ventricles ◽  
Relapsing Remitting ◽  
Specific Factors ◽  
One Year ◽  
Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
The Relationship

Background: Progenitor cells from the subventricular zone (SVZ) of the lateral ventricles are assumed to contribute to remyelination and resolution of black holes (BHs) in multiple sclerosis (MS). This process may depend on the distance between the lesion and the SVZ. Objective: The objective of this paper is to investigate the relationship between lesion-to-ventricle (LV) distance and persistence of new BHs. Methods: We analysed the magnetic resonance images (MRIs) of 289 relapsing–remitting (RR) MS patients, obtained during a multi-centre, placebo-controlled phase II trial over one year. Results: Overall, 112/289 patients showed 367 new BHs at the beginning of the trial. Of these, 225 were located in 94/112 patients at the level of the lateral ventricles on axial MRIs and included in this analysis. In total, 86/225 (38%) BHs persisted at month 12. LV distance in persistent BHs (PBHs) was not longer than in transient BHs. In fact PBHs tended to be closer to the SVZ than transient BHs. A generalised linear mixed multivariate model adjusted for BHs clustered within a patient and including patient- as well as lesion-specific factors revealed size, ring contrast enhancement, and shorter LV distance as independent predictors for BH persistence. Conclusion: Location of BHs close to the lateral ventricles does not appear to favourably influence the resolution of new BHs in RRMS.

scholarly journals Assessing Patient Preferences: Examination of the German Cooper-Norcross Inventory of Preferences

2022 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Eric Heinze ◽  
Florian Weck ◽  
Franziska Kühne
Keyword(s):  
Factor Structure ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Attachment Anxiety ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Big Five Personality ◽  
Good Reliability ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Model Following ◽  
Acceptable Model ◽  
Temporal Focus

Despite the positive effects of including patients’ preferences into therapy on psychotherapy outcomes, there are still few thoroughly validated assessment tools at hand. We translated the 18-item Cooper-Norcross Inventory of Preferences (C-NIP) into German and aimed at replicating its factor structure. Further, we investigated the reliability of the questionnaire and its convergence with trait measures. A heterogeneous sample of N = 969 participants took part in our online survey. Performing ESEM models, we found acceptable model fit for a four-factor structure similar to the original factor structure. Furthermore, we propose an alternative model following the adjustment of single items. The German C-NIP showed acceptable to good reliability, as well as small correlations with Big-Five personality traits, trait and attachment anxiety, locus of control, and temporal focus. However, we recommend further replication of the factor structure and further validation of the C-NIP.

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