Psychometric Properties of the Brief Persian Version of the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (The DERS-16)

2018 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehrnesa Shahabi ◽  
Jafar Hasani ◽  
Johan Bjureberg
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Concurrent Validity ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Good Test ◽  
Persian Version ◽  
Difficulties In Emotion Regulation ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Excellent Internal Consistency ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

The Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) is an established self-reported measure of emotion regulation difficulties. Recently, a brief 16-item version of this scale—the DERS-16—was developed. The goal of the present study was to extend the research on the DERS-16 by evaluating the reliability and validity of the Persian version in a university sample ( N = 201). Results demonstrate that the Persian DERS-16 demonstrated excellent internal consistency, good test–retest reliability, and good concurrent validity. Furthermore, confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) supported the proposed factor structure. Thus, the Persian DERS-16 may offer a valid method for the assessment of overall emotion regulation difficulties as well as for the different facets of the construct.

Online Emotion Regulation Questionnaire for Adolescents: Development and Preliminary Validation

2015 ◽  
Vol 43 (6) ◽  
pp. 955-965 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dengfeng Xie ◽  
Jiamei Lu ◽  
Zhangming Xie
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Negative Emotion ◽  
Item Analysis ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Emotion Experience ◽  
Preliminary Validation ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

Emotion regulation when using the Internet is an increasingly important way to secure effective social functioning for adolescents. To develop a measure of emotion regulation for adolescents with reference to the network community and examine its reliability and validity, we recruited 535 young people as participants and performed item analysis, identification degree analysis, exploratory factor analysis, and confirmatory factor analysis. Our results showed that the online emotion regulation of adolescents comprised the following 4 dimensions: positive emotion seeking, negative emotion experience, interpersonal emotion support, and mood awareness. Cronbach's α coefficient and the test–retest reliability met the benchmark psychometric standards, and the confirmatory factor analysis demonstrated that the scale had a good fit. Our results indicated that the developed scale was a valid and reliable measure of adolescents' online emotion regulation.

scholarly journals RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY OF THE LATVIAN VERSION OF THE EMOTION REGULATION SKILLS QUESTIONNAIRE

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 146-158
Author(s):  
Iluta Kristiņa-Everte ◽  
Inese Paiča ◽  
Kristīne Mārtinsone
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
Factor Solution ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha ◽  
Five Factors ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

The aim of this study was to carry out the adaption of the Latvian version of the Emotion Regulation Skills Questionnaire (ERSQ-27)(SEK-27, Berking Znoj, 2008) for adults witch evaluates nine dimensions of emotion regulation skills. The questionnaire was completed by 376 adults (82% women and 18% men), aged 18 – 69 years (M = 31.2, SD = 12.99). The calculations for the adapted questionnaire were made for the Cronbach’s alpha, test-retest reliability and determination of the convergent and factorial validity. The five-factor solution proposed by the exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was tested and compared with the theoretically postulated nine-factor solution using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). The nine-factor model results in the Latvian version questionnaire explain 72% of varienace, but five-factors – 59.76%. The results for EFA and CFA were both higher in the nine-factor model. The internal consistency coefficients (Cronbach’s alpha) of the scales varied from 0.64 to 0.82, test-retest correlations ranged between 0.82 – 0.94. Similar results of the factor analysis were found in other research studies. Findings from this study showed significant evidence for the reliability and validity of the ERSQ-27 and it would be advisable to continue using it in scientific research.

The Postpartum Support Questionnaire: Reliability and Validity

1996 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mimia C. Logsdon ◽  
Wayne Usui ◽  
John Charles Birkimer ◽  
Angela Barron McBride
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Concurrent Validity ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Personal Resource ◽  
Support Measures ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Postpartum Support ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

Support has been found to be related to perinatal health, resulting in the development of the Postpartum Support Questionnaire based on the four categories of support (informational, material, emotional and comparison) identified by House (1981) and Cronenwett (1985). Data from four studies (N=207) provided evidence of the psychometric properties of the instrument. Internal consistency reliability was demonstrated (alpha = .90 to .94 for total instrument). Test-retest reliability ranged from .69 to .79 for total scores and .30 to .79 for categories of support. Measures of concurrent validity with the Personal Resource Questionnaire 85 were .42 and .48 at 6 and 8 weeks postpartum. Confirmatory factor analysis using LISREL 7 supported the four categories of support, but the use of these factors separately remains to be demonstrated.

Confirmatory Factor Analyses of the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) in a Turkish Adolescent Sample

2015 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dilek Sarıtaş-Atalar ◽  
Tülin Gençöz ◽  
Ayça Özen
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Concurrent Validity ◽  
Factor Analyses ◽  
School Students ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Difficulties In Emotion Regulation ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Adolescent Sample ◽  
Age Appropriate

The aim of the present study was to explore the psychometric properties of the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) among Turkish adolescents. A total of 595 high school students (300 females and 295 males) whose ages ranged between 14 and 17 years participated in the study, and were administered the DERS, the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS), and the Childhood Depression Inventory (CDI). Confirmatory factor analyses supported the six-factor structure of the DERS among adolescents. In addition, results indicated sound internal consistency as well as concurrent validity. It is concluded that the DERS is a valid age-appropriate measure for investigating emotion regulation difficulties in adolescents.

scholarly journals Validation and Factor Analysis of the Obsessive Compulsive Drinking Scale (OCDS) in the Chinese Population

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongxuan Wang ◽  
Lihuan Lan ◽  
Xiaochang Lan ◽  
Peiyun Chen ◽  
Gaoxin Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Alcohol Dependence ◽  
Internal Structure ◽  
Clinical Studies ◽  
Chinese Population ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive ◽  
Good Test ◽  
High Internal Consistency ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

Obsessive Compulsive Drinking Scale (OCDS) was established and introduced to measure the craving for alcohol and the severity of alcohol dependence. However, the Chinese version of OCDS is still unavailable and has not been validated in the Chinese population. We tended to translate and validate the OCDS in Chinese. We translated original OCDS into Chinese through bi-direction translations and tested the reliability and validity. We found that Chinese OCDS had high internal consistency and good test-retest reliability. The Chinese OCDS also presented good internal structure to reflect the severity of alcohol dependence. The Chinese OCDS could be used in clinical studies and research among the Chinese population.

scholarly journals Development of a patient safety culture scale for maternal and child health institutions in China: a cross-sectional validation study

BMJ Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. e025607
Author(s):  
Yuanyuan Wang ◽  
Hui Han ◽  
Liqian Qiu ◽  
Chaojie Liu ◽  
Yan Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Patient Safety ◽  
Safety Culture ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Patient Safety Culture ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Retest Reliability ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

ObjectiveThis study aimed to develop a patient safety culture (PSC) scale for maternal and child healthcare (MCH) institutions in China.MethodsA theoretical framework of PSC for MCH institutions was proposed through in-depth interviews with MCH workers and patients and Delphi expert consultations. The reliability and validity of the PSC scale were tested in a cross-sectional survey of 1256 MCH workers from 14 MCH institutions in Zhejiang province of China. The study sample was randomly split into half for exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, respectively. Test–retest reliability was assessed through a repeated survey of 63 voluntary participants 2 weeks apart.ResultsThe exploratory factor analysis extracted 10 components: patient engagement in patient safety (six items), managerial response to patient safety risks (four items), perceived management support (five items), staff empowerment (four items), staffing and workloads (four items), reporting of adverse events (three items), defensive medical practice (three items), work commitment (three items), training (two items) and transfer and handoff (three items). A good model fit was found in the confirmatory factor analysis: χ2/df=1.822, standardised root mean residual=0.048, root mean square error of approximation=0.038, comparative fit index=0.921, Tucker-Lewis index=0.907. The PSC scale had a Cronbach’s α coefficient of 0.89 (0.59–0.90 for dimensional scales) and a test–retest reliability of 0.81 (0.63–0.87 for dimensional reliability), respectively. The intracluster correlation coefficients confirmed a hierarchical nature of the data: individual health workers nested within MCH institutions.ConclusionThe PSC scale for MCH institutions has acceptable reliability and validity. Further studies are needed to establish benchmarking in a national representative sample through a multilevel modelling approach.

Validation of the Body Checking Questionnaire (BCQ) in an Eating Disorders Population

2006 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 233-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simona Calugi ◽  
Riccardo Dalle Grave ◽  
Marta Ghisi ◽  
Ezio Sanavio
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Concurrent Validity ◽  
The Body ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Good Test ◽  
Body Checking ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Good Internal Consistency ◽  
Test Retest Reliability ◽  
Cross National

The aim of this study was to validate the Body Checking Questionnaire (BCQ) in an eating disorder population, using students in psychology as control. Five hundred and seventy-three females (422 controls and 151 eating disorders patients, mean age 24.1 ± 5.9 years) completed the BCQ and measures of eating disorders psychopathology. Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed that the BCQ measures the global construct of body checking with three correlated subfactors. The BCQ has good test-retest reliability (0.90), and the subfactors had good internal consistency (0.90, 0.92, and 0.84). The BCQ correlates with other body image and eating disorders measures, indicating that the BCQ measure has good concurrent validity. Finally, the BCQ reliably distinguishes eating disorders patients from controls, as well as “dieters” from “non-dieters.” The study provides support for factor structure, validity and reliability of the BCQ on eating disorders population and supports the use of this questionnaire in cross-national studies.

scholarly journals Psychometric Properties of the Chinese Version of the Brief-Mindful Self-Care Scale: A Translation and Validation Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhen Yang ◽  
Fengmin Chen ◽  
Siqi Liu ◽  
Ming Dai ◽  
Huijun Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Chinese Version ◽  
Hospice Nurses ◽  
Retest Reliability ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

Objective: This study aimed to translate the Brief-Mindful Self-Care Scale (B-MSCS) into Chinese and validate its reliability and validity among hospice nurses.Methods: A total of 510 hospice nurses were recruited from three provinces in China. The reliability of the translated scale was measured by internal consistency, split-half reliability, and test-retest reliability. The validity of the translated scale was evaluated by expert consultation, exploratory factor analysis, and confirmatory factor analysis.Results: The Cronbach's α value of the Chinese version of B-MSCS was 0.920, and the Cronbach's α value of the dimensions ranged from 0.850 to 0.933. The split-half reliability and test-retest reliability were 0.770 and 0.723, respectively. Furthermore, the content validity index of the scale (S-CVI) was 0.946. The 6-factor structure, supported by the eigenvalues, total variance explained, and scree plot were obtained by using exploratory factor analysis. Moreover, as a result of the confirmatory factor analysis, the model fitting indexes were all in the acceptable range.Conclusion: The Chinese version of B-MSCS had suitable reliability and validity among hospice nurses. The developed scale will evaluate the level of mindful self-care of Chinese hospice nurses, providing an opportunity for development of targeted educational plans. Each item is a direct guide for hospice nurses to develop their mindful self-care practice.

scholarly journals A Short Version of the Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale: Development and Psychometric Properties

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (21) ◽  
pp. 11035
Author(s):  
Cheng Chen ◽  
Susanne Weyland ◽  
Julian Fritsch ◽  
Alexander Woll ◽  
Claudia Niessner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Concurrent Validity ◽  
Retest Reliability ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Test Retest Reliability ◽  
Activity Enjoyment

Objective: The purposes of this paper were to (a) develop a new short, theory-driven, version of the physical activity enjoyment scale (PACES-S) using content analysis; and (b) subsequently to measure the psychometric properties (construct validity, internal consistency, test–retest reliability, and concurrent validity) of the PACES-S for adolescents. Methods: Six experts used a four-point Likert scale to assess the content validity of each of the 16 items of the physical activity enjoyment scale according to a provided definition of physical activity enjoyment. Based on the results, exploratory factor analysis was used to analyze survey data from a longitudinal study of 182 individuals (Measure 1 of Study 1: 15.75 ± 3.39 yrs; 56.6% boys, 43.4% girls), and confirmatory factor analysis (Measure 2 of Study 1: 15.69 ± 3.44 yrs; 56.3% boys, 43.7% girls) was used to analyze the survey data from a cross-sectional study of 3219 individuals (Study 2; 15.99 ± 3.10 yrs; 47.8% boys, 52.2% girls) to assess the construct validity of the new measure. To assess the reliability, test–retest reliability was assessed in Study 1 and internal consistency in Study 1 and 2. For the concurrent validity, correlations with self-reported and device-based physical activity behavior were assessed in both studies. Results: Four out of sixteen items were selected for PACES-S. Exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analyses identified and supported its factorial validity (χ2 = 53.62, df = 2, p < 0.001; RMSEA = 0.073; CFI = 0.99; RFI = 0.96; NFI = 0.99; TLI = 0.96; IFI = 0.99). Results showed good test–retest reliability (r = 0.76) and internal consistency (a = 0.82 to 0.88). Regarding concurrent validity, the results showed positive correlations with a physical activity questionnaire (Study 1: r = 0.36), with a physical activity diary (Study 1: r = 0.44), and with accelerometer-recorded data (Study 1: r = 0.32; Study 2: r = 0.21). Conclusions: The results indicate that PACES-S is a reliable and valid instrument that may be particularly useful to measure physical activity enjoyment in large-scale studies. It shows comparable measurement properties as the long version of PACES.

The Development and Validation of the Motives to Donate Scale

2017 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 347-375 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Konrath ◽  
Femida Handy
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Internal Reliability ◽  
Public Benefits ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Demographic Correlates ◽  
Tax Benefits ◽  
Test Retest Reliability ◽  
Development And Validation

In this article, we develop and validate a comprehensive self-report scale of why people make charitable donations, relying on a theoretical model of private versus public benefits to donors. In Study 1, we administered an initial pool of 54 items to a general adult sample online. An exploratory factor analysis supported six final factors in the Motives to Donate scale: Trust, Altruism, Social, Tax benefits, Egoism, and Constraints. We then verified this factor structure in a confirmatory factor analysis. Study 1 also examined the final 18-item scale’s demographic correlates and construct validity using the same sample. We found that the scale correlated in predictable ways with personality traits and motives to volunteer. In Study 2, we also found test–retest correlations between .67 and .80 after 2 weeks. Taken together, we provide initial evidence for the scale’s internal reliability, test–retest reliability, and validity, and we suggest future directions for research.

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