The Four Factors of Mind Wandering Questionnaire: Content, Construct, and Clinical Validity

Despite great interest in Mind Wandering, a fully validated questionnaire has been lacking. The Four Factors of Mind Wandering (4FMW) Questionnaire, presented here, meets this demand. First, 80 items were judged for content validity by two panels of experts. Those items that survived this content validity assessment were then tested using exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses on two independent samples of young adults. The 16 resulting items were shown to cluster into four factors (i.e., Failure in social interaction, Failure in interaction with objects, Unawareness, and Inattention). The 4FMW questionnaire showed good reliability, robust structure, and acceptable goodness-of-fit indices, as well as good convergent validity with another Mind Wandering questionnaire. Importantly, the 4FMW questionnaire was able to discriminate between attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and obsessive–compulsive disorder symptoms. The 4FMW Questionnaire is a reliable and valid instrument for assessing mind wandering in the young adult population.

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Validity and reliability of the Self-Care Activities Screening Scale (SASS-14) during COVID-19 lockdown

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes ◽

10.1186/s12955-020-01607-6 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 19 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Martín Martínez ◽

Elkin O. Luis ◽

Edwin Yair Oliveros ◽

Pablo Fernández-Berrocal ◽

Ainize Sarrionandia ◽

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Keyword(s):

General Population ◽

Perceived Stress ◽

Convergent Validity ◽

Self Care ◽

Internal Validity ◽

Well Being ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Good Reliability ◽

Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽

Health Consciousness

Abstract Background In a context where there is no treatment for the current COVID-19 virus, the combination of self-care behaviours together with confinement, are strategies to decrease the risk of contagion and remain healthy. However, there are no self-care measures to screen self-care activities in general population and which, could be briefly in a lockdown situation. This research aims to build and validate a psychometric tool to screen self-care activities in general population. Methods Firstly, an exploratory factor analysis was performed in a sample of 226 participants to discover the underlying factorial structure and to reduce the number of items in the original tool into a significant pool of items related to self-care. Later a confirmatory factor analyses were performed in a new sample of 261 participants to test for the fit and goodness of factor solutions. Internal validity, reliability, and convergent validity between its score with perceived stress and psychological well-being measures were examined on this sample. Results The exploratory analyses suggested a four-factor solution, corresponding to health consciousness, nutrition and physical activity, sleep, and intra-personal and inter-personal coping skills (14 items). Then, the four-factor structure was confirmed as the best model fit for self-care activities. The tool demonstrated good reliability, predictive validity of individuals’ perception of coping with COVID-19 lockdown, and convergent validity with well-being and perceived stress. Conclusions This screening tool could be helpful to address future evaluations and interventions to promote healthy behaviours. Likewise, this tool can be targeted to specific population self-care’s needs during a scalable situation.

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The Covert and Overt Reassurance Seeking Inventory (CORSI): Development, validation and psychometric analyses

Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy ◽

10.1017/s1352465820000703 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1-18

Author(s):

Adam S. Radomsky ◽

Rachael L. Neal ◽

Chris L. Parrish ◽

Stefanie L. Lavoie ◽

Sarah E. Schell

Keyword(s):

Goodness Of Fit ◽

Factor Model ◽

Five Factor Model ◽

Oblique Rotation ◽

Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽

Reassurance Seeking ◽

Compulsive Disorder ◽

Psychometric Analyses ◽

Strong Measure ◽

Fit Index

Abstract Background: Reassurance seeking (RS) is motivated by perceived general and social/relational threats across disorders, yet is often under-recognized because it occurs in covert (i.e. subtle) and overt forms. Covert safety-seeking behaviour may maintain disorders by preventing corrective learning and is therefore important to identify effectively. Aims: This study presents the validation and psychometric analyses of a novel measure of covert and overt, general and social/relational threat-related interpersonal RS. Method: An initial 30-item measure was administered to an undergraduate sample (N = 1626), as well as to samples of individuals diagnosed with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD; n = 50), anxiety disorders (n = 60) and depression (n = 30). The data were subjected to exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, and validation analyses. Results: An exploratory factor analysis using principal axis factoring with oblique rotation yielded five interpretable factors, after removing four complex items. The resulting 26-item measure, the Covert and Overt Reassurance Seeking Inventory (CORSI), evidenced good convergent and divergent validity and accounted for 54.99% of the total variance after extraction. Factor correlations ranged from r = .268 to .736, suggesting that they may be tapping into unique facets of RS behaviour. In comparison with undergraduate participants, all clinical groups had significantly higher total scores [t (51.80–840) = 3.92–5.84, p < .001]. The CFA confirmed the five-factor model with good fit following the addition of four covariance terms (goodness of fit index = .897, comparative fit index = .918, Tucker–Lewis index = .907, root mean square error approximation = .061). Conclusion: The CORSI is a brief, yet comprehensive and psychometrically strong measure of problematic RS. With further validation, the CORSI has potential for use within clinical and research contexts.

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Spanish Version of the Pain Vigilance and Awareness Questionnaire: Psychometric Properties in a Sample of Women with Fibromyalgia

The Spanish Journal of Psychology ◽

10.1017/sjp.2014.108 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 17 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

M. Pilar Martínez ◽

Elena Miró ◽

Ana I. Sánchez ◽

María J. Lami ◽

Germán Prados ◽

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Keyword(s):

Psychometric Properties ◽

Convergent Validity ◽

Goodness Of Fit ◽

Pain Syndrome ◽

Optimal Cutoff ◽

Good Reliability ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Spanish Women ◽

Optimal Cutoff Point ◽

Attention To Pain

AbstractExcessive attention to pain is a common psychological characteristic among people who suffer from chronic pain. The Pain Vigilance and Awareness Questionnaire (PVAQ) is an internationally accepted tool to assess this feature, although there is no validated version of this measure for Spanish people with fibromyalgia. Since this pain syndrome mainly affects women, the aim of this study was to determine the psychometric properties of the PVAQ in Spanish women with fibromyalgia. A group of 242 women diagnosed with fibromyalgia aged between 20 and 66 years participated in the study. The goodness of fit of several structures of the PVAQ reported in previous studies was compared via confirmatory factor analysis. A two-factor solution (active vigilance and passive awareness) of the 9-item shortened version (PVAQ-9) was identified as the most appropriate (RMSEA = .08, NNFI = .96, CFI = .97, GFI = .87). It showed good reliability (internal consistency α = .82), convergent validity and divergent validity (p < .01). The optimal cutoff point for identifying fibromyalgia women with worse daily functioning was a score of 24.5, with a sensitivity of .71 and a specificity of .75. The relevance of vigilance to pain for clinical research in fibromyalgia is discussed.

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Translation, Adaptation, and Validation of the L’Échelle d’Interactions Infirmière-Patient-23 for the Portuguese Culture: The Multidimensional Nature of Nursing Care

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph182010791 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (20) ◽

pp. 10791

Author(s):

Paula Agostinho ◽

Filomena Gaspar ◽

Teresa Potra

Keyword(s):

Nursing Care ◽

Convergent Validity ◽

Goodness Of Fit ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Psychometric Evaluation ◽

Cross Cultural ◽

Cultural Translation ◽

Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Fit Indexes

Nursing care is based on the interaction between nurse and patient. The L’Échelle d’Interactions Infirmière-Patient-23 (EIIP-23) is used to evaluate and understand the perception of nurses about their interventions in the practice of care, to reach better health results. The present study aims to validate the questionnaire EIIP-23 to Portuguese, evaluating its psychometric properties. Methods: This is methodological research for the process of cross-cultural translation and adaptation. Results: The process of cross-cultural translation and adaptation were satisfactory. The committee of experts reached an agreement of more than 90% in the first evaluation for all the items. The internal consistency of the nurse-patient interaction scale 22-PT (NPIS-22-PT) was 0.864. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were carried out in the NPIS-22-PT model, with three factors. The results show that the final factorial solution presents acceptable goodness of fit indexes and adequate convergent validity. Conclusion: The translated version produced a good quality psychometric evaluation, and can be considered a valid, trustworthy, and useful instrument to evaluate the nurse-patient interactions in Portugal. It showed acceptable reliability and validity in psychometric tests. In the context of nursing, the NPIS-22-PT is a relevant instrument.

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Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Italian Validation of a Questionnaire on Nurses’ Personal and Professional Use, Knowledge, and Attitudes

Journal of Nursing Measurement ◽

10.1891/1061-3749.25.2.292 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 25 (2) ◽

pp. 292-304 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Giada Belletti ◽

Seyed Afshin Shorofi ◽

Paul Arbon ◽

Alberto Dal Molin

Keyword(s):

Alternative Medicine ◽

Complementary And Alternative Medicine ◽

Content Validity ◽

Nursing Practice ◽

Face Validity ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Good Reliability ◽

Knowledge And Attitudes ◽

Validated Questionnaire ◽

Complementary And Alternative

Background: Patients are showing an increasing interest in the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). Most nurses are open to the adoption of CAM into clinical nursing practice, but they may experience a lack of knowledge about the safe and effective use of these therapies. Several studies concerning nurses’ knowledge and attitudes toward CAM have been published, but only in one, the authors (Shorofi and Arbon) used a validated questionnaire. In Italy, there are no validated questionnaires to investigate this aspect of nursing practice. Purpose: To test the psychometric properties of the Italian Shorofi and Arbon questionnaire for use with Italian nurses. Methods: A forward–backward translation method was used to translate the questionnaire from English to Italian. Content validity, face validity and reliability were established. Results and Conclusions: This study examined the potential usefulness of the Shorofi and Arbon questionnaire for the evaluation of CAM knowledge of Italian speaking nurses, which showed good content validity and good reliability.

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Zung Scale Factor Invariance in Male Coronary Patients and Healthy People

The Spanish Journal of Psychology ◽

10.1017/sjp.2013.62 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 16 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Antonio del Pino Pérez ◽

Ignacio Ibáñez Fernández ◽

Francisco Bosa Ojeda ◽

Ruth Dorta González ◽

María Teresa Gaos Meizoso

Keyword(s):

Factor Structure ◽

Ordinal Data ◽

Goodness Of Fit ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Depression Scale ◽

Healthy People ◽

Good Reliability ◽

Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽

Factor Invariance ◽

Coronary Patients

AbstractThe objective of this study was, firstly, to determine the factor structure and factor invariance of the Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale (ZSDS) and, secondly, to justify its use in coronary patients (CPs) and healthy people (HP). Two comparable samples of males were studied: 217 CPs and 191 HP. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses (EFA and CFA) for ordinal data were carried out with Mplus. Two models obtained from all participants in this study and another two, the model of Shafer (2006) from a meta-analysis and that of Barefoot et al. (2000) with CPs, were analyzed in CFA. A two-factor structure was supported by EFA in both samples, but none of the models showed adequate goodness-of-fit for the CPs and the HP in CFA. Only the two and three-factor models obtained from the combined sample of CPs and HP showed adequate goodness-of-fit for HP. The ZSDS showed good reliability, replicated the prevalence of depressive symptoms found in other studies and was able to distinguish between CPs and HP. We conclude that the best fit is obtained from the two-factor solution in HP, that the factor structure of the ZSDS is not invariant and is linked to positively and negatively worded items.

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Development and psychometric study of a simple instrument to assess patient communication and comprehension skills: the AsCkS

Family Practice ◽

10.1093/fampra/cmz087 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 37 (4) ◽

pp. 568-573

Author(s):

Luis González-De Paz ◽

Pablo Gálvez-Henández ◽

María Dolores Navarro-Rubio

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

At Risk ◽

Psychometric Properties ◽

Health Care Professionals ◽

Convergent Validity ◽

Associated Factors ◽

Goodness Of Fit ◽

Patient Activation ◽

Good Reliability ◽

Comprehension Skills

Abstract Background Instruments to examine patients’ communication skills are impractical for daily clinical practice in primary health care, and it is assumed that health care professionals are always aware of the communication and comprehension status of patients. Objective To design and examine the psychometric properties of a new questionnaire (AsCkS) to screen patients’ risk of low communication and comprehension skills. Methods Designing the new questionnaire involved: (i) a content validity study to generate a set of items, (ii) administration of a questionnaire in a sample of patients and (iii) study of the psychometric properties using a Rasch probabilistic model. The test probability function was used to detect patients at risk of having low communication and comprehension skills, and the associated factors were studied using multivariate logistic regression. Results Five items were generated and 369 patients screened. In the Rasch analysis, one item was removed due to a lack of goodness-of-fit (Outfit = 3.64). The final set of four items showed good reliability (person separation index = 0.90). Convergent validity was moderate for the health literacy construct (r = 0.53) and low for the patient activation (r = 0.38): 77 patients (20.86%) were at risk of having low communication and comprehension skills. After adjustment, the associated factors were age (p < 0.001) and lower educational level (p < 0.001). Conclusion The AsCkS is a reliable and valid instrument and may be used to detect patients requiring a greater effort by the physician to communicate health care messages.

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Development and psychometric properties of a questionnaire to assess the female quality of sexual life

Nursing Practice Today ◽

10.18502/npt.v7i4.4035 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Raziyeh Maasoumi ◽

Morteza Nazifi ◽

Zahra Mokhtarinia ◽

Lorann Stallones

Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Content Validity ◽

Convergent Validity ◽

Goodness Of Fit ◽

Face Validity ◽

Sexual Life ◽

Fit Indices ◽

Sexual Quality Of Life ◽

Female Quality

Background & Aim: Proper assessment of the quality of sexual life requires having access to psychometrically sound instruments. The present study aimed to develop an instrument to assess Iranian women’s quality of sexual life. Methods & Materials: This was a mixed-method study with exploratory design; at first, the Iranian women’s perception of the quality of sexual life was explored. An initial 73-item version of the questionnaire was generated according to qualitative findings and the review of the literature. Then, psychometric characteristics consist of face, content, construct, convergent validity, and internal consistency were assessed. A total of 450 women completed the developed questionnaire, ENRICH scale, and sexual quality of the life-female questionnaire. Results: The results of face validity were satisfactory. The content validity index and content validity ratio were found to be .92 and .80, respectively. Exploratory factor analysis identified six factors accounted for 51.92% of the variance. The identified six factors that were also confirmed by confirmatory factor analysis with acceptable goodness of fit indices. Correlations between the total scores and the dimensions of sexual quality of life-female questionnaire and ENRICH ranged from .414 to .747. Total and the range of Cronbach’s alpha coefficient for the explored subscales were 0.94 and 0.94 to 0.60 respectively. Conclusion: This study provided a valid and reliable 36-items questionnaire to holistically assess Iranian women’s quality of sexual life. It will be useful as a self-reported measure in research and clinical practice of women’s sexual health.

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Reliability, Validity, and Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of the Tayside Children's Sleep Questionnaire

10.21203/rs.3.rs-1203683/v1 ◽

2022 ◽

Author(s):

Farid Rajaee Rizi ◽

Fatemeh Sadat Asgarian

Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Content Validity ◽

Convergent Validity ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Good Reliability ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Sleep Questionnaire ◽

Persian Version ◽

Study Results ◽

Children’S Sleep

Abstract Background: Tayside children's sleep questionnaire (TCSQ) is a simple tool for screening the Disorders of Initiating and Maintaining Sleep among children aged between one and five years. In this study, we aimed to translate TCSQ into Persian and evaluate the validity and reliability of TCSQ among Persian speakers.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 311 children aged 1-5 years in Isfahan. After permission, the forward-backward translation method is used to develop the Persian version. Finally, 311 children participated in this survey, and 30 were repeated for a second time. Google Form, SPSS16, and STATA14 were used for data collection, descriptive statics, and factor analysis. BEARS questionnaire is used for convergent validity. Three expert opinions were used for content validity.Results: In this study, 404 mothers of children in Isfahan volunteered to participate in the survey, of which 311 remained. The mean and standard deviation age of their children was 3.47±1.91 years. Cronbach Alpha of the Persian version of TCSQ was 0.76 CI (0.78-0.66). The intra-class correlation coefficient was 0.67 CI (0.60-0.74). The content validity index was 0.88, and three factors (Disturbance, nighttime, parents) with a specific value greater than 0.4 is determined by factor analysis.Conclusions: The current study results indicate that TCSQ has good reliability and validity among Persian speakers.

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Design, reliability and construct validity of a Knowledge, Attitude and Practice questionnaire on personal use of antibiotics in Spain

Scientific Reports ◽

10.1038/s41598-020-77769-6 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Narmeen Mallah ◽

Rubén Rodríguez-Cano ◽

Adolfo Figueiras ◽

Bahi Takkouche

Keyword(s):

Construct Validity ◽

Content Validity ◽

Adult Population ◽

Kappa Statistic ◽

Face Validity ◽

Quality Data ◽

Adequate Model ◽

Attitudes And Practices ◽

Validated Questionnaire ◽

Personal Use

AbstractNumerous questionnaires are available on Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP) towards antibiotics' use by adults, but none of these questionnaires is fully validated. We undertook an exhaustive literature review to design a comprehensive KAP questionnaire concerning the personal use of antibiotics in Galicia, North Spain. The Item Content Validity Index (I-CVI) and modified Kappa statistic (K*), confirmed the content validity of the questions (0.78 ≤ I-CVI ≤ 1.00 and 0.78 ≤ K* ≤ 1.00). The S-CVI statistic showed the content validity of the scale (S-CVI/Ave: 0.95). Following face validity and pilot testing, the Test–Retest Reliability in a sample of 145 adults confirmed the reliability of the questions. We carried out Confirmatory Factor Analysis using cross loadings and modification indices to choose the most adequate model in data collected from 844 adults. We estimated the indicators of model fit and demonstrated that the selected model has a good to excellent fit, thus establishing the construct validity. The final version of the questionnaire was highly accepted by the general adult population as reflected by the response rate (95.85%) and the low percentage of unanswered questions (0.4–2.7%). Our fully validated questionnaire could prove useful for research as it permits generating high quality data and reducing measurement error.

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