scholarly journals Citizenship matters: Translating and adapting the Citizenship Measure to Norwegian

2021 ◽  
pp. 145507252110186
Author(s):  
Linda Nesse ◽  
Marianne Thorsen Gonzalez ◽  
Michael Rowe ◽  
Ruth Kjærsti Raanaas
Keyword(s):  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Supported Housing ◽  
Measurement Properties ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Marginalised Groups ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Back Translation ◽  
High Internal Consistency

Citizenship is considered intertwined with recovery, and may be a useful perspective for advancing quality of life among marginalised groups. Yet, matters of citizenship among persons with co-occurring substance use and mental health problems both in research and practice. Aims: In order to measure citizenship among persons with co-occurring problems in a Norwegian study, a measure of citizenship was translated from English to Norwegian. The aims of the study were to 1) translate and adapt the Citizenship Measure, developed by Rowe and colleagues at the Yale Program for Recovery and Community Health, to Norwegian, and 2) to assess the internal consistency and convergent validity of the Norwegian translated measure. Methods: The translation process was carried out using forward and back translation procedures. To examine measurement properties, a convenience sample of 104 residents with co-occurring problems living in supported housing completed the measure. Results: Two factors were identified, related to rights, and to relational citizenship. The Norwegian translation of the Citizenship Measure showed has high internal consistency and adequate convergent validity. Conclusions: We argue that the measure can be useful in assessing perceived citizenship, and in initiating efforts to support citizenship among persons with co-occurring problems.

scholarly journals Psychometric Testing of the Spanish Modified Version of the Mini-Suffering State Examination

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (15) ◽  
pp. 7821
Author(s):  
Daniel Gutiérrez-Sánchez ◽  
Rafael Gómez-García ◽  
Isabel María López-Medina ◽  
Antonio I. Cuesta-Vargas
Keyword(s):  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Informal Caregivers ◽  
Psychometric Testing ◽  
Spanish Version ◽  
Measurement Properties ◽  
Quality Of Dying ◽  
State Examination

Background: The mini-suffering state examination is a valid and reliable measure that have been used to assess suffering in patients with advanced cancer. The aim of this study was to carry out a psychometric analysis of the Spanish version of the mini-suffering state examination. Method: A validation study was conducted. Seventy-two informal caregivers of deceased patients in palliative care were included in this study. A psychometric testing of content validity, internal consistency, and convergent validity with the Spanish version of the quality of dying and death questionnaire was performed. Results: The original instrument was modified to be used by informal caregivers. The content validity was acceptable (0.96), and the internal consistency was moderate (α = 0.67). Convergent validity was demonstrated (r = −0.64). Conclusion: The Spanish modified version of the MSSE showed satisfactory measurement properties. The Spanish modified version of MSSE can be useful to facilitate screening, monitor progress, and guide treatment decisions in end-of-life cancer patients.

Measurement properties of the Physical Literacy Assessment for Youth (PLAY) Tools

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hilary Ann Toccacelli Caldwell ◽  
Natascja A Di Cristofaro ◽  
John Cairney ◽  
Steven R Bray ◽  
Brian W. Timmons
Keyword(s):  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Measurement Properties ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
School Age ◽  
Literacy Assessment ◽  
Physical Literacy ◽  
Rater Reliability ◽  
Method Of Evaluation ◽  
Acceptable Internal Consistency

The Physical Literacy Assessment for Youth (PLAY) Tools are a suite of tools to assess an individual’s physical literacy. The purpose of this study is to examine the psychometric properties of the PLAY Tools, including inter-rater reliability, internal consistency, validity and the associations between the tools. In this study, 218 children and youth (8.4- to- 13.7-years old) and a parent/ guardian completed the appropriate physical literacy assessments (i.e., PLAYbasic, PLAYfun, PLAYparent and PLAYself) and the Bruiniks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency (BOT-2). Inter-rater reliability for PLAYfun was excellent (ICC=0.94). The PLAYbasic, PLAYfun total, running and object control scores, and PLAYparent motor competence domain were higher in males than females, and PLAYfun locomotor skills were lower in males than females (p<0.05). Age was positively correlated with PLAYbasic and PLAYfun (r=0.14-0.32, p<0.05). BOT-2 was positively correlated with PLAYfun and PLAYbasic (r=0.19-0.59, p<0.05). PLAYbasic is a significant predictor of PLAYfun (R<sup>2</sup>=0.742, p<0.001). PLAYfun, PLAYparent and PLAYself were moderately correlated with one another. PLAYfun, PLAYparent and PLAYself demonstrated acceptable internal consistency (α=0.74-0.87, ω=0.73-0.87). The PLAY Tools demonstrated moderate associations between one another, strong inter-rater reliability and good construct and convergent validity. Continued evaluation of these tools with other populations, such as adolescents, is necessary. •In school-age children, the PLAY Tools demonstrated strong inter-rater reliability, moderate associations with one another, acceptable internal consistency and good construct and convergent validity.•The results suggest that that PLAY Tools are an acceptable method of evaluation for physical literacy in school-age children.

Psychometric Properties of the Minnesota Nicotine Withdrawal Scale: A Korean Version

2007 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 121-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sun S. Kim ◽  
Elsie E. Gulick ◽  
Seong-Ho Kim ◽  
Hong-Gwan Seo
Keyword(s):  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Intraclass Correlation ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Nicotine Withdrawal ◽  
Korean American ◽  
Withdrawal Symptoms ◽  
Mental Functioning ◽  
Korean Version ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Back Translation

Smoking is considerably more common among Korean American male individuals compared with all U.S. males, but no reliable and valid nicotine withdrawal scale has been available to measure withdrawal symptoms from the Korean American perspective, which is the aim of the present study. Translation and back-translation of the Minnesota Nicotine Withdrawal Scale (MNWS) was conducted to obtain a measure consistent with the Korean cultural understanding of smoking withdrawal symptoms. Following satisfactory interrater agreements, the Korean version (MNWS-K) was administered to 118 Korean American male smokers. Data were analyzed for internal consistency reliability and stability as well as construct validity. Internal consistency reliability was satisfactory for the total scale and factors (.88, .88, .79) and intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) for the total score over a 1-month period was fair (r = .51). Exploratory factor analysis with orthogonal rotation yielded two factors. Together, Factor I, early-occurring disturbances in mental functioning, and Factor II, disturbances in physiological functioning and late-occurring disturbances in mental functioning, explained 66% of the variance in the scale. Theoretically related variables to the MNWS-K, number of smoking quit attempts and self-efficacy, showed modest but statistically significant correlations with the MNWS-K total and factored scales. Satisfactory internal consistency coefficients together with the validity findings suggest the MNWS-K warrants use with the Korean American population.

Psychometric Properties of the Multi-Affect Indicator in a Chinese Worker Sample

2016 ◽  
Vol 120 (1) ◽  
pp. 179-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hui Li ◽  
Yue Zhang ◽  
Feng Li
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Chinese Sample ◽  
High Internal Consistency ◽  
Four Quadrant ◽  
Affect At Work ◽  
Composite Reliability

The Multi-Affect Indicator is a new measure that assesses the core affect at work with 16 items. The current study examined the scale’s psychometric properties in terms of internal consistency and composite reliability, factorial validity, convergent validity, and discriminant validity with a Chinese sample of 370 full-time workers. The results demonstrated that Multi-Affect Indicator has high internal consistency and composite reliability and a correlated four-quadrant structure. Furthermore, three of its four subscales show adequate convergent validity. Thus, the Chinese version of the Multi-Affect Indicator behaves consistently with the original and can be used in future studies of core workplace affect in Chinese context.

scholarly journals Spanish Adaptation of the Experiential Approach Scale (EAS)

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (24) ◽  
pp. 12873
Author(s):  
Salvador Reyes-Martín ◽  
Mónica Hernández-López ◽  
Miguel Rodríguez-Valverde
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Positive Affect ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Poor Mental Health ◽  
Private Events ◽  
Subjective Happiness ◽  
Psychological Inflexibility ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Experiential Approach

Psychological inflexibility is a transdiagnostic dimension associated to psychological distress and poor mental health and quality of life. While multiple instruments have been developed for the assessment of patterns of inflexible responding to aversive private events (e.g., unwanted cognitions and emotions), the Experiential Approach Scale (EAS) is the first instrument specifically designed to assess inflexible responding to appetitive private events (e.g., desired affective states). In this study, we explored the factor structure, internal consistency, and convergent validity of a Spanish adaptation of the EAS with a convenience sample of college students from Spain (n = 206; 79% female). A two-factor solution demonstrated very good fit to the data and was similar to the original two-subscale EAS structure: Anxious Clinging and Experience Prolonging. The scale showed adequate overall (α = 0.85) and subscale (αs: 0.90 and 0.89) internal consistency. Unlike the original instrument, both subscales were uncorrelated. Anxious Clinging correlated positively with experiential avoidance and with measures of negative affect and psychopathology, and negatively with positive affect, subjective happiness, and life satisfaction. In turn, Experience Prolonging correlated negatively with psychopathology and positively with positive affect, subjective happiness, and life satisfaction. Our results point to Anxious Clinging as the only EAS subscale contributing to psychological inflexibility.

Measuring Care Needs of Parents of Children With Cancer: Psychometric Properties of the FIN-PED II Arabic Version

2015 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 255-270 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diana H. Arabiat ◽  
Ayman Hamdan-Mansour ◽  
Mohammad A. Al Jabery ◽  
Lina Wardam ◽  
Amina Tamimi
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Psychometric Testing ◽  
Arabic Version ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
Children With Cancer ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Back Translation ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

Background and Purpose: This study was conducted to test the Arabic version of the Family Inventory of Needs-Pediatrics II (FIN-PED II). Methods: The Arabic FIN-PED II was developed using the translation/back-translation method. Then, an expert panel of 5 parents of children with cancer rated the tool for clarity and content validity. Internal consistency and test–retest reliability was evaluated in a convenience sample of 113 parents of children with cancer. Results: The FIN-PED II was found to be acceptable and clear to almost all parents. The FIN-PED II demonstrated good psychometric properties. The internal consistency was high with alpha values >0.70 and high test–retest correlations. Conclusions: Although the Arabic FIN-PED II needs further psychometric testing, it is an acceptable, reliable, and valid measure of perceived parents need during child’s treatment.

scholarly journals 12 item Allodynia Symptom Checklist/Brasil: cross-cultural adaptation, internal consistency and reproducibility

2012 ◽  
Vol 70 (11) ◽  
pp. 852-856 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lidiane Lima Florencio ◽  
Thais Cristina Chaves ◽  
Lívia B. Branisso ◽  
Maria Cláudia Gonçalves ◽  
Fabíola Dach ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Cultural Adaptation ◽  
Weighted Kappa ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Brazilian Population ◽  
Measurement Properties ◽  
Symptom Checklist ◽  
Cross Cultural Adaptation ◽  
Cutaneous Allodynia ◽  
Back Translation

Since there was no Portuguese questionnaire to evaluate cutaneous allodynia, which has been pointed out as a risk factor of migraine, we aimed to perform the cross-cultural adaptation of the 12 item Allodynia Symptom Checklist for the Brazilian population and to test its measurement properties. It consisted in six stages: translation, synthesis, back translation, revision by a specialist committee, pretest and submission the documents to the committee. In the pretest stage, the questionnaire was applied to 30 migraineurs of both sexes, who had some difficulty in understanding it. Thus, a second version was applied to 30 additional subjects, with no difficulties being reported. The mean filling out time was 3'36", and the internal consistency was 0.76. To test reproducibility, 15 other subjects filled out the questionnaire at two different times, it was classified as moderate (weighted kappa=0.58). We made available to Brazilian population an easy, quick and reliable questionnaire.

scholarly journals Psychometric Properties of the Family Inventory of Resources for Management in a Sample of Iranian Family Caregivers of Cancer Patients

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Seyed Reza Mirsoleymani ◽  
Camelia Rohani ◽  
Mahsa Matbouei ◽  
Malihe Nasiri ◽  
Parvaneh Vasli
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Caregiver Burden ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Family ◽  
Good Internal Consistency

Objective. The aim of this study was to investigate the psychometric properties of the Family Inventory of Resources for Management (FIRM) in a sample of family caregivers of cancer patients. Methods. In this methodological study, construct validity of the FIRM was evaluated by known groups and convergent validity in a convenience sample of family caregivers of cancer patients (n=104) referred to the outpatient oncology wards of five educational hospitals in Tehran from January to April 2016. Reliability was determined by assessing the internal consistency and stability of the instrument. Results. The known-groups findings showed that there is a significant difference between the scores of the FIRM in family caregivers with different levels of caregiver burden (p<0.001). Also, the results of convergent validity showed that there is a moderate negative correlation (r=-0.50; p<0.001) between the total scores of the FIRM and the scores of the caregiver burden inventory (CBI). The FIRM showed a good internal consistency (α=0.85) and a good stability of the test-retest reliability result. Conclusions. There is a sound psychometric basis for the use of the Persian translation of the FIRM for family studies in the Iranian population.

Psychosocial Development and Subjective Well-Being in an Age Cross-Section of Adults

1986 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 109-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie A. Tesch
Keyword(s):  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Adult Development ◽  
Psychosocial Development ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Individual Stage ◽  
High Internal Consistency

Though often cited, Erikson's theory has been relatively neglected in empirical studies of adult development, partly because few measures operationalize his psychosocial constructs. The present research examined the internal consistency and construct validity of an expanded version of the Inventory of Psychosocial Development (E-IPD) which included the generativity and ego integrity scales created by Boylin et al. [1]. Participants were seventy-nine adults with a mean age of forty-two and mean educational level of fifteen years. Total E-IPD scores were found to have high internal consistency but many individual stage scales did not. Men's E-IPD scores showed discriminant validity with respect to social desirability and women's E-IPD scores showed convergent validity with a measure of subjective well-being. Psychosocial development scores were largely unrelated to age, indicating that the E-IPD may have little validity as a measure of adult development.

scholarly journals Validation of the German version of the work and social adjustment scale in a sample of depressed patients

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Heissel ◽  
J. Bollmann ◽  
M. Kangas ◽  
K. Abdulla ◽  
M. Rapp ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Social Adjustment ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Criterion Validity ◽  
German Language ◽  
German Version ◽  
Ceiling Effects

Abstract Background Depression is one of the key factors contributing to difficulties in one’s ability to work, and serves as one of the major reasons why employees apply for psychotherapy and receive insurance subsidization of treatments. Hence, an increasing and growing number of studies rely on workability assessment scales as their primary outcome measure. The Work and Social Assessment Scale (WSAS) has been documented as one of the most psychometrically reliable and valid tools especially developed to assess workability and social functioning in patients with mental health problems. Yet, the application of the WSAS in Germany has been limited due to the paucity of a valid questionnaire in the German language. The objective of the present study was to translate the WSAS, as a brief and easy administrable tool into German and test its psychometric properties in a sample of adults with depression. Methods Two hundred seventy-seven patients (M = 48.3 years, SD = 11.1) with mild to moderately severe depression were recruited. A multistep translation from English into the German language was performed and the factorial validity, criterion validity, convergent validity, discriminant validity, internal consistency, and floor and ceiling effects were examined. Results The confirmatory factor analysis results confirmed the one-factor structure of the WSAS. Significant correlations with the WHODAS 2–0 questionnaire, a measure of functionality, demonstrated good convergent validity. Significant correlations with depression and quality of life demonstrated good criterion validity. The WSAS also demonstrated strong internal consistency (α = .89), and the absence of floor and ceiling effects indicated good sensitivity of the instrument. Conclusions The results of the present study demonstrated that the German version of the WSAS has good psychometric properties comparable to other international versions of this scale. The findings recommend a global assessment of psychosocial functioning with the sum score of the WSAS. Trial registration ISRCTN identifier: ISRCTN28972230. Date of registration June 26th 2018.

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