Measuring positive attitudes toward persons with dementia: A validation of the Allophilia scale

Dementia ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (8) ◽  
pp. 1045-1060 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer M Kinney ◽  
Takashi Yamashita ◽  
J Scott Brown
Keyword(s):  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Multigroup Analysis ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Valid Assessment ◽  
Changing Attitudes

Efforts to combat ageism typically focus on negative attitudes toward members of an out-group. Changing attitudes also requires assessment and enhancement of positive attitudes. This study examined the psychometric properties of Allophilia scale when used to measure college students' positive attitudes toward persons with dementia. Data collected from 465 students were analyzed using confirmatory factor analysis and multigroup analysis by gender to assess the validity and reliability of the Allophilia scale. Results showed that the Allophilia scale is valid both for male and female students. The Allophilia scale is a valid assessment tool for measuring positive attitudes toward persons with dementia. Use of this scale will contribute to our understanding of attitudes toward persons with dementia and has implications for the design of interventions to facilitate positive attitudes toward members of this out-group.

scholarly journals Emotional Stability Level and Its Relationship with Constituting of Friendships and Family Adjustment Among Students in The Preparatory Stage in Al- Buiena: مستوى الاتزان الانفعالي وعلاقته بتكوين الصداقات والتوافق الأسري  لدى طلبة المرحلة الإعدادية في بلدة البعينة

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lma Nezar Suliman, Moeen Nsrawen
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Stability ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Family Adjustment ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Scale Validity ◽  
School Year ◽  
Palestinian Society ◽  
Preparatory Stage

  This study aimed to identify level of emotional stability and its relationship with constituting of friendships and family adjustment among students in the preparatory stage in Al- Buiena. The study sample consisted of (285) male and female students in the preparatory stage in Al- Buiena in Palestine in the second semester of the school year (2018/2019). To achieve the aim of the study, the researcher developed an Emotional Stability Scale, Constituting of Friendships Scale, and Family Adjustment Scale. Validity and reliability for the scales were obtained. The results showed that the levels of emotional stability and constituting of friendships and family adjustment among students in the preparatory stage were moderate. The results showed that there was a positive correlation between emotional stability and constituting of friendships and family adjustment among students in the preparatory stage. Several recommendations and suggestions were provided including the need for future research investigating the relationships between the emotional stability, and constituting of friendships, and family adjustment among other populations in the Palestinian society and using other student’s samples and to compare their results with the ones reported in the current study.

scholarly journals Are Negative Attitudes Toward Dreams Just the Inverse of Positive Attitudes Toward Dreams? An Empirical Investigation

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 8-19
Author(s):  
Michael Schredl ◽  
Nina Burau ◽  
Rebecca Kunkel ◽  
Julia Lanzl
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Empirical Investigation ◽  
Negative Attitude ◽  
Dream Recall ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Personality Dimensions ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

As dreaming is a universal phenomenon, it seems natural that everyone has a more or less explicitly defined attitude toward dreams. Recent studies indicate that positive and negative attitude toward dream scales—even given there is considerable overlap—might not be related to the same variables. The findings of the present online survey ( N = 2,056) using 22 attitude items indicated that positive and negative attitudes can be differentiated through confirmatory factor analysis and that variables like age, education, and frequent dream recall are differentially associated with positive and negative attitudes toward dreams. It would be very interesting to expand this study to investigate whether other variables, personality dimensions, general skepticism and so on, are associated with positive and negative attitudes toward dreams in different ways.

scholarly journals “ENGLISH LEARNING IS LIKE…”: METAPHORICAL PERCEPTIONS OF PROSPECTIVE ENGLISH TEACHERS ABOUT LANGUAGE LEARNING PROCESS

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-90
Author(s):  
Heri Mudra ◽  
Nurul Aini
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Teachers ◽  
Cultural Background ◽  
English Learning ◽  
Construction Work ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Positive Attitudes

The present study aimed to examine the attitudes and types of metaphorical perceptions of male and female prospective English teachers (PETs) towards their English learning process. Elicitation sheet with the prompt “English learning is (like) … because …” was used to collect the data. The data were qualitatively analyzed by listing, naming, categorizing, and determining the metaphors. The results of the elicited metaphors reveal that male and female PETs’ attitudes towards English learning process include positive, negative, ambivalent, and neutral perceptions. Both male and female PETs viewed English learning in different attitudes. Male PETs generated more negative attitudes than the positive ones, while female PETs produced more positive attitudes than the negative ones. The findings also show that the metaphors were categorized into several types such as enjoyable activity, construction work, movement/journey, experience, planting/farming, exploration, and things. These types of metaphor imply the importance of the socio-cultural background of the learners. In conclusion, the metaphors help to determine appropriate strategies, methods, and materials for English teaching and learning.

scholarly journals Examining Validity and Reliability of a Mathematics Assessment Tool for K-2 Students

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 31
Author(s):  
Carl F. Siebert ◽  
Jonathan L. Brendefur
Keyword(s):  
Item Response ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Diagnostic Information ◽  
Mathematics Assessment ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Math Assessment ◽  
Early Grades ◽  
Item Functioning ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Mathematical Proficiency

The Primary Math Assessment (PMA) tool is increasingly being used in multiple districts in a northwestern state.  The PMA provides both screening and diagnostic information in six domains to assess mathematical proficiency in young students in their early educational years. A previous study using multidimensional Rasch analyses found support for the PMA’s six-dimensional theoretical framework, and that the PMA is a reliable mathematics assessment for early grades. This study extended the examination of a Rasch model, implementing exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, Item Response Theory, and Differential Item Functioning analyses. In doing so, this study found an IRT 2-PL model to fit best with these data and provided ways to improve the accuracy of measuring mathematical proficiency in early grades.

scholarly journals Improving a long-acting reversible contraception usage by understanding client perspectives

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 204-12
Author(s):  
Weni Kusumaningrum ◽  
Rita Damayanti ◽  
John Douglas Storey ◽  
Fitra Yelda
Keyword(s):  
Family Planning ◽  
Interpersonal Communication ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Family Planning Programs ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Communication Frequency ◽  
Long Acting

BACKGROUND Despite the limited use of long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) in Indonesia, they have proven to be cost-effective in family planning programs. This study was aimed to identify the elements of ideas and views that people hold and their association with the use of LARC (intrauterine devices and implants) as a means of improving its utilization in Nusa Tenggara Barat (NTB) Province, Indonesia. METHODS Data were derived from the Improving Contraceptive Mix Methods survey of 6,384 respondents in Bima District, Central Lombok, and North Lombok, NTB Province, in 2015. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to identify suitable elements of 19 variables and generate three ideation elements on attitude, knowledge, and interpersonal communication. Subsequently, the association of three ideation elements with LARC use in NTB was examined. RESULTS Multivariate analysis revealed that LARC use was higher among women with a positive attitude toward LARC and high frequency of interpersonal communication. Women with positive attitudes had 7 times greater odds of using LARC than women with negative attitudes (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 7.18; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 6.09–8.55). Women with a high frequency of interpersonal communication were 2.4 times more likely to use LARC than women with low communication frequency (aOR = 2.40; 95% CI = 1.94–2.99). CONCLUSIONS To increase the use of LARC in NTB, family planning programs should not only focus on improving women’s knowledge but also prioritizing the promotion of positive attitudes toward LARC and facilitating interpersonal communication.

scholarly journals The Extent of Applying Citizenship Values Among Jordan Universities Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 99
Author(s):  
Khawla Izzat Al-Qadoumi
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
National University ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The University

The study aimed at recognizing the degree of the teaching staff members in Irbid National University employment of citizenship values in teaching from the point of view of students, and also specify if there are differences with statistical significance ascribed to the variables of the study, they are: sex (male & female) and type of the faculty (human and scientific). To achieve the study's objectives, both researchers applied the descriptive-analytical method, employing a questionnaire prepared by both researchers. The instrument of study covered (21) items, they had been distributed after assuring procedures of validity and reliability on a class on a random class sample, its component is (512) male and female students from the community of study amounting to (2592) during the second semester of the studying year (2017-2018). The most prominent results were that the teaching staff member's citizenship values came at a medium degree through the teaching process. Also, differences with statistical significance did not appear ascribed to both variables of sex (male & female) and the faculty (human & scientific). And in light of results, the researchers recommend the University Administration entrust the subject of citizenship greater importance and bid the professors to evaluate those values and enhance them in cultural and academic domains and activities, through the different plans of the studying subjects.

scholarly journals Integration of Islam and Pendhalungan Cultural Values as an Umbrella Attitude Religious Tolerance

ADDIN ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 363
Author(s):  
Ilfiana Firzaq Arifin ◽  
Akhmad Arif Musaddad ◽  
S Sudiyanto
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Attitude Change ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Positive Change ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Religious Tolerance ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Changing Attitudes

<p>Diversity is the initial trigger of changing attitudes among individuals. The attitude change can be negative or positive, depending on each individual whether to menfilter anything that indicates the creation of a change of attitude towards a positive or negative. Writing this article aims to provide an overview of male and female students of SMK Plus Nurul Ulum were able to create a positive change in attitude towards the tolerance with teachings based on Islamic religious and cultural values Pendhalungan. The method used in this study is a qualitative method that is by conducting indepth interviews with some of the parties in the relevant schools. Then the data were also obtained from journals and literature support.</p>

scholarly journals The Degree of Practice Educational Islamic Methods by Secondary School Teachers from Male and Female Students Viewpoints in Taif: درجة ممارسة معلمي ومعلمات المرحلة الثانوية للأساليب التربوية الإسلامية من وجهة نظر الطلاب والطالبات بمدينة الطائف

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (40) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mikhlid Srih Alqethami
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Educational Methods ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Training Courses

This study aimed to identify the degree of secondary school teachers' practice of Islamic educational methods in Taif. To achieve the objectives of the study, a questionnaire consisting of (42) items was built and developed, covering five areas: Method of Education in (good example, the story, proverbs, reward and punishment, dialogue). The validity and reliability were verified, and the study sample was (500) male and female students. The most important results of the study the degree of secondary school teachers' practice of Islamic educational methods in Taif is moderate in all areas with a total mean of (3.35). The researcher recommends holding training courses for male and female teachers to use and enhance Islamic educational methods in the educational process and sensitize them to the positive effects of using Islamic educational methods in order to raise the degree of practice of these methods.

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