scholarly journals Factor Analysis of the Attitude Toward Parent Involvement Survey With Preservice Teachers

SAGE Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 215824402110305
Author(s):  
Laura Nathans ◽  
Amber Brown
Keyword(s):  
Parent Involvement ◽  
Preservice Teachers ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Predictive Validity ◽  
Concurrent Validity ◽  
Knowledge Assessment ◽  
Assessment Scores ◽  
Parent Involvement Survey ◽  
Attitude Subscale

This study involved validating the structure of the Attitude Toward Parent Involvement Survey ( ATPIS). The survey was administered 1,729 times to preservice teachers along with Knowledge assessments at the beginning and end of a course on parent involvement. An exploratory factor analysis was conducted to validate the factors using more sophisticated statistical software. The analysis was conducted to validate the structure of the instrument and compare the factor structure with the factor structure obtained in a previous factor analysis. The main dimensions that the survey evaluated were parent involvement activities initiated by the teacher and parent involvement activities initiated by the parent. It replicated the original three factors and showed a strong fit. Fit statistics supported the three-factor structure in a confirmatory factor analysis. The three factors were Partners in Learning, Teacher-Initiated Activities, and Parent-Initiated Activities. Concurrent and predictive validity were assessed through correlating ATPIS scores and knowledge assessment scores at pre-and posttest. Results yielded limited evidence for concurrent validity at posttest and predictive validity. Current post-Knowledge assessment scores were correlated in four instances with current post-Attitude subscale scores (concurrent validity) and two pre-Attitude subscale scores were correlated with two post-Knowledge assessment subscale scores (predictive validity). The fact that the measure is valid and contains reliable subscales suggests its usefulness for identifying students who would involve parents once they became teachers. The 20-year-old measure needs revision to include family engagement and diversity.

Development of the Teacher Attitudes Towards Self-Regulated Learning Scale

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 193-205 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia Steinbach ◽  
Heidrun Stoeger
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Concurrent Validity ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression ◽  
Affective Component ◽  
Self Regulated Learning ◽  
Regulated Learning ◽  
Teachers Attitudes ◽  
Development And Validation

Abstract. We describe the development and validation of an instrument for measuring the affective component of primary school teachers’ attitudes towards self-regulated learning. The questionnaire assesses the affective component towards those cognitive and metacognitive strategies that are especially effective in primary school. In a first study (n = 230), the factor structure was verified via an exploratory factor analysis. A confirmatory factor analysis with data from a second study (n = 400) indicated that the theoretical factor structure is appropriate. A comparison with four alternative models identified the theoretically derived factor structure as the most appropriate. Concurrent validity was demonstrated by correlations with a scale that measures the degree to which teachers create learning environments that enable students to self-regulate their learning. Retrospective validity was demonstrated by correlations with a scale that measures teachers’ experiences with self-regulated learning. In a third study (n = 47), the scale’s concurrent validity was tested with scales measuring teachers’ evaluation of the desirability of different aspects of self-regulated learning in class. Additionally, predictive validity was demonstrated via a binary logistic regression, with teachers attitudes as predictor on their registration for a workshop on self-regulated learning and their willingness to implement a seven-week training program on self-regulated learning.

The Factor Structure and Psychometric Properties of the Resiliency Scale in Chinese Undergraduates

2010 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 162-171 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lixia Cui ◽  
Xiujie Teng ◽  
Xupei Li ◽  
Tian P.S. Oei
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Concurrent Validity ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Criterion Variable ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
High Level ◽  
Chinese Undergraduates

The current study examined the factor structure and the psychometric properties of Sandra Prince-Embury’s Resiliency Scale for Adolescents (RESA) in Chinese undergraduates. A total of 726 undergraduate students were randomly divided into two subsamples: Sample A was used for the exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and Sample B was used for the confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). The EFA revealed that 56 items and a model of 10 factors with 3 higher order factors (as described by Sandra) were to be retained; CFA with Sample B confirmed this result. The overall scale and the subscales of the Chinese-RESA demonstrated a high level of internal consistency. Furthermore, concurrent validity was demonstrated by the correlation of the scale with other instruments such as the PANAS and the CSS, and the predictive validity was confirmed via three multiple regression analyses using the PANAS as a criterion variable: one for the 10 subscales of the C-RESA, one for the 3 higher order scales, and one for the total C-RESA. We concluded that the C-RESA may be used for research into Chinese undergraduates’ adaptive behaviors.

scholarly journals A Novel Anti-Environmental Forest Experience Scale to Predict Preferred Pleasantness Associated with Forest Environments

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (18) ◽  
pp. 6731
Author(s):  
Ernest Bielinis ◽  
Jianzhong Xu ◽  
Aneta Anna Omelan
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Concurrent Validity ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Internal Validity ◽  
Urban Landscapes ◽  
Evaluation Instrument ◽  
Psychometric Test ◽  
Connectedness To Nature ◽  
Dense Forest

In this study, a method for predicting the preferred pleasantness induced by different forest environments, represented by virtual photographs, was proposed and evaluated using a novel Anti-Environmental Forest Experience Scale psychometric test. The evaluation questionnaire contained twenty-one items divided into four different subscales. The factor structure was assessed in two separate samples collected online (sample 1: n = 254, sample 2: n = 280). The internal validity of the four subscales was confirmed using exploratory factor analysis. Discriminant validity was tested and confirmed using the Amoebic Self Scale (spatial–symbolic domain). Concurrent validity was confirmed using the Connectedness to Nature Scale. Predictive validity was based on an assessment of pleasantness induced by nine different photographs (control—urban landscapes, forest landscapes, dense forest landscapes), with subscales differently correlated with the level of pleasantness assessed for each photograph. This evaluation instrument is appropriate for predicting preferred pleasantness induced by different forest environments.

scholarly journals Simplifying the Measurement of Attitudes towards Autistic People

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul H. P. Hanel ◽  
Punit Shah
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Predictive Validity ◽  
Theoretical Models ◽  
Attitude Formation ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Autistic People ◽  
Item Scale

AbstractThere is growing interest in quantifying attitudes towards autistic people, however there is relatively little research on psychometric properties of the only existing measure and its ability to predict engagement with people with autism. To begin addressing these issues, we compared three scales measuring attitudes towards autistic people following the development of two new measures. Exploratory factor analysis, across two datasets, revealed that the factor-structure of an established 16-item scale is unclear. Further, its predictive validity of intended engagement with autistic people was comparable to our novel and psychometrically robust 1- and 4-item measures of attitudes towards autistic people. We therefore conclude that a 1- or 4-item scale is sufficient to measure general attitudes towards autistic people in future research. Equally, we propose that additional research is required to develop measures that are grounded in theoretical models of attitude formation and therefore distinguish between different components of attitudes.

scholarly journals A Novel Anti-Environmental Forest Experience Scale to Predict Preferred Pleasantness Associated with Forest Environments

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ernest Bielinis ◽  
Jianzhong Xu ◽  
Aneta Anna Omelan
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Concurrent Validity ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Internal Validity ◽  
Urban Landscapes ◽  
Evaluation Instrument ◽  
Psychometric Test ◽  
Connectedness To Nature ◽  
Dense Forest

In this study a method for predicting the preferred pleasantness induced by different forest environments, represented by virtual photographs, was proposed and evaluated using a novel Anti-Environmental Forest Experience Scale psychometric test. The evaluation questionnaire contained twenty-one items divided into four different subscales. The factor structure was assessed in two separate samples collected online (sample 1: N = 254, sample 2: N = 280). The internal validity of the four subscales was confirmed using an exploratory factor analysis. Discriminant validity was tested and confirmed using the Amoebic Self Scale (Spatial-Symbolic domain). Concurrent validity was confirmed using the Connectedness to Nature Scale. Predictive validity was based on assessment of pleasantness induced by nine different photographs (control – urban landscapes, forest landscapes, dense forest landscapes), with subscales differently correlated with the level of pleasantness assessed for each photograph. This evaluation instrument is appropriate for predicting preferred pleasantness induced by different forest environments.

Factor Structure, Reliability, and Validity of the Death Attitude Profile-Revised

2000 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 453-463 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Clements ◽  
Linda A. Rooda
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Principal Components ◽  
Concurrent Validity ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Fear Of Death ◽  
Hospice Nurses ◽  
Structure Reliability ◽  
Two Factors

The Present Study Examined The Factor Structure, reliability, and validity of the Death Attitude Profile-Revised (DAP-R; Wong, Reker, & Gesser, 1994) using a sample of 403 hospital and hospice nurses. A principal-components factor analysis of the DAP-R indicated that the DAP-R may consist of six factors instead of the five originally reported by Wong et al. The first four factors reported by Wong et al., which correspond to the subscales that they labeled Fear of Death, Death Avoidance, Approach Acceptance, and Escape Acceptance, were replicated in the present study, and these subscales were found to have acceptable levels of internal consistency and to possess some degree of concurrent validity. However, the items which loaded on the fifth factor in Wong et al.‘s study (their “Neutral Acceptance” subscale) were split across two factors in the present study, suggesting that this subscale may not be measuring a unitary construct.

Moving Toward a New Model of Sexual Consent: The Development of the Process-Based Consent Scale

2020 ◽  
pp. 107780122095215
Author(s):  
Alyssa M. Glace ◽  
Judith G. Zatkin ◽  
Keith L. Kaufman
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Concurrent Validity ◽  
Sexual Consent ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Attitudes And Behaviors ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
And Behaviors

Measuring attitudes and behaviors associated with sexual consent is crucial to research addressing sexual violence, as lack of consent is a defining feature thereof. This research developed and validated the Process-Based Consent Scale to address concerns associated with missing components of existing consent scales. The factor structure was supported by an exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and subsequent confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). The scale contains three subscales: ongoing consent, communicative sexuality, and subtle coercion. Results indicated good convergent and concurrent validity. Future research should consider using this tool to measure attitudes and behaviors related to sexual consent and coercion.

scholarly journals Development and preliminary validation of a brief Nurses' Perceived Professional Benefit Questionnaire (NPPBQ)

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanli HU ◽  
Jing HU ◽  
Liping Li ◽  
Bin ZHAO ◽  
Xiaohong LIU ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Concurrent Validity ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Five Dimensions ◽  
Preliminary Validation ◽  
Three Samples ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

Abstract Objective To develop and psychometrically test a brief Nurses' Perceived Professional Benefit Questionnaire (NPPBQ). Design A cross-sectional study. Methods After expert consultation and nurse interviews, a primary questionnaire was developed for exploratory factor analysis(EFA). Seventeen items NPPBQ were used for a verification of content validity and the theorized factor structure using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). The NPPBQ’s concurrent validity was evaluated. Three samples with nurses were collected in Shanghai, Hangzhou and Nanjing between November 2017-August 2018. Results The results of EFA and CFA verified five dimensions of nurses’ occupational benefit discovery. The results demonstrated adequate internal consistency of the NPPBQvand its fully consistent with theorized factor structure. This 5-factor solution explaining adequate percent of the total variance was supported. The Cronbach’s alpha for each dimension of the NPPBQ was good. Concurrent validity with every aspect of the MBI showed significant correlation. Conclusions The results suggests that the NPPBQ is a psychometrically sound measure for evaluating perceived professional benefits in a wide range of nurses.

scholarly journals A proposal of a measure of societal sexual double standard

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carmen Gómez-Berrocal ◽  
Pablo Vallejo-Medina ◽  
Nieves Moyano ◽  
Juan Carlos Sierra
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Predictive Validity ◽  
Temporal Stability ◽  
Double Standard ◽  
Sexual Double Standard ◽  
Validity Evidence ◽  
Standard Scale ◽  
Order Factor ◽  
The Individual

A version of the Double Standard Scale (SDSS) is presented to assess the subjectiveperception of society's support for the Sexual Double Standard (SDS). We examine itspsychometric properties in a sample of Spanish population heterosexual of 1,206individuals (50% males), distributed across three groups (18-34, 35-49, and 50 yearsold or older).We performed Exploratory Factor Analysis and Confirmatory. The foundversion consists of 18 item distributed into three factors (Acceptance for Male SexualShyness,Acceptance for Female Sexual Freedom and Acceptance for TraditionalDouble Standard). A second-order factor structure was also adequate. Internalconsistency, temporal stability and validity evidence are reported. This version of theSDSS is reliable and valid. It allows to assess the perception of societal sexual doublestandard. Its usefulness to improve the predictive validity of the standardized scalesthat evaluate the individual adhesion to SDS is discussed.

scholarly journals Dissatisfaction and Body Checking in Sports Scale: A New Measure for Athletes

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (67) ◽  
pp. 110-121
Author(s):  
Leonardo de Sousa Fortes ◽  
Edilson Serpeloni Cyrino ◽  
Sebastião Sousa Almeida ◽  
Maria Elisa Caputo Ferreira
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Body Fat ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
Concurrent Validity ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Eating Attitudes ◽  
Body Checking ◽  
Male And Female

Abstract: After performing searches in the main scientific articles database, no specific psychometric scale was found that analyzes body dissatisfaction and body checking to athletes. The aim of the study was to analyze the psychometric properties of the Dissatisfaction and Body Checking in Sports Scale (DBCS) - male and female versions - in Brazilian athletes. The researchers built the DBCS. Participants were 1,197 athletes. The exploratory factor analysis showed a factor structure that explained more than 40% of the variance in both versions of the DBCS. The results showed a statistically significant relationship between the DBCS - male and female versions - and questionnaires used for concurrent validity (p < .001). No difference was found in mean DBCS scores when applied two weeks apart (p > .05). The findings indicated difference in DBCS scores according to body fat (p = .01). The results showed a positive relationship between DBCS and Eating Attitudes Test scores (p = .001). It was concluded that the DBCS - male and female versions - demonstrated satisfactory concurrent, discriminant, predictive validity and reproducibility.

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