scholarly journals The validation and reliability of a Japanese version of the Problematic Online Gaming Questionnaire (POGQ-J)

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazuya Inoue ◽  
Kengo Yokomitsu ◽  
Tomonari Irie ◽  
Makoto Matsuyama ◽  
Masanori Tanaka
Keyword(s):  
Factor Structure ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Japanese Population ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Japanese Version ◽  
Online Gaming ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Problematic Online Gaming ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

Abstract Background The Problematic Online Gaming Questionnaire (POGQ) is an 18-item self-rated measure designed to assess the degree of problematic online gaming. This study translated the POGQ into Japanese (POGQ-J) and examined the POGQ-J’s factor structure, validity, and reliability for a Japanese population. Method A total of 285 undergraduate students (128 males, 157 females, Mage = 19.66, SD = 1.36) participated in this study. Results A confirmatory factor analysis indicated the appropriateness of the POGQ-J’s six-factor structure, χ2(129) = 106.027, p < .931; CFI = .957; RMSEA = .040; SRMR = .054. Regarding convergent validity, the POGQ-J was found to be related to the time spent on online gaming (r = .309), the Game Addiction Scale for Adolescents (r = .824), and Young’s Internet Addiction Test (r = .581). Finally, the POGQ-J was found to have a high test–retest reliability. Conclusions The POGQ-J is valid and reliable for assessing problematic online gaming in a Japanese population.

The validity and reliability of the revised Chinese version of the Situational Self-Awareness Scale

2009 ◽  
Vol 37 (6) ◽  
pp. 743-752 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xu-Feng Liu ◽  
Yong-Cong Shao ◽  
Ye-Bing Yang ◽  
Sheng-Jun Wu ◽  
Hai Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Chinese Version ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Good Reliability ◽  
The Public ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Public Setting ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

In this study a Chinese version of the Situational Self-Awareness Scale (SSAS; Govern & Marsch, 2001) was developed and tested for validity and reliability. Participants were 1,244 undergraduate students. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis and other statistical methods yielded results indicating a good correlation of items in the Chinese (C-SSAS) and English version of the scale. When private self-awareness was assessed in a private setting the score of participants was significantly greater and likewise the public self-awareness scores were higher when the scale was completed in a public setting. Test-retest reliability was significant across situations and time. The reallocation of one item to public self-awareness in the C-SSAS from private in the SSAS was indicative of differences between Eastern and Western cultures and this is discussed. In general, the results indicated that the Chinese version of the SSAS has good reliability and validity. The scale should, therefore, be suitable as a reference to develop scales for evaluating personnel working in specific occupations.

scholarly journals Validity and Reliability of the Academic Resilience Scale in Undergraduate Students of Ahvaz Universities

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Sodani ◽  
R Ghasemi Jobaneh
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Academic Engagement ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Academic Resilience ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Alpha Coefficient ◽  
Resilience Scale ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

Introduction: Given the importance of academic resilience in students' academic life, the aim of this study was the validity and reliability of the academic resilience scale in undergraduate students of Ahvaz universities. Methods: in this descriptive psychometric study, the number of 306 undergraduate students from Ahvaz universities (Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Shahid Chamran University, Islamic azad University) were selected using Voluntary sampling method and responded to the Cassidy Academic resilience Scale and Fredericks et al. Academic Engagement Scale. Reliability using Cronbach's alpha coefficient, Convergent validity using Pearson correlation coefficient, and construct validity using confirmatory factor analysis were calculated.The collected data were analyzed using SPSS-23 and AMOS-21 software. Result: Confirmatory factor analysis demonstrated that the ratio χ2/df is 1.89 for three factor structure and fit indexes of model were satisfactory and reasonable. Reliability according to Cronbach's alpha coefficient for Academic resilience Scale was reported 0.85 (perseverance = 0.75, reflecting and adaptive help-seeking= 0.76, negative affect and emotional response= 0.78).  There is also a positive and significant correlation between academic resilience and Academic Engagement and Convergent validity is confirmed (r= 0.35). Conclusion: According to the results of current research, the Academic resilience Scale is a reliable instrument with valid psychometric properties to measure Academic Adjustment in Iranian students and students with lower academic resilience can be identified And take appropriate psychological measures for them.

Examining the Validity and Reliability of an Abridged Version of the Perceived Affect Utility Scale (PAUSe)

2017 ◽  
Vol 33 (5) ◽  
pp. 365-376
Author(s):  
Philip I. Chow ◽  
Howard Berenbaum ◽  
Chun Wang
Keyword(s):  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Incremental Validity ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Personality Variables ◽  
Actual Experience ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Test Retest Reliability ◽  
Utility Scale

Abstract. The present research presents evidence of the validity and reliability of an abbreviated version of the Perceived Affect Utility Scale (PAUSe). In Study 1, findings using item response theory (IRT) led to the deletion of one-third of the number of items in the PAUSe. Results from confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) supported the structure of the abbreviated version of the PAUSe, the PAUSe-r. Examining effect sizes between the PAUSe-r and instruments measuring personality, emotion, and depression also supported the convergent validity, discriminant validity, and incremental validity of this measure, even after taking into account ideal affect and the actual experience of emotion. In Study 2, test-retest reliability of the PAUSe-r in a sample of college students is presented. In Study 3, using data from a large, nonstudent sample, we replicated the structure of the PAUSe-r, as well as relations between the PAUSe-r and personality variables, that were found in Study 1.

The Physical Self-Attribute Questionnaire: Development and Initial Validation

2007 ◽  
Vol 100 (2) ◽  
pp. 627-642 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justin B. Moore ◽  
Nathanael G. Mitchell ◽  
Marcus W. Kilpatrick ◽  
John B. Bartholomew
Keyword(s):  
Factor Structure ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Questionnaire Development ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Initial Validation ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Test Retest Reliability ◽  
Exercise Classes ◽  
Structure Test

The Physical Self-attribute Questionnaire was developed for use in conjunction with the Physical Self-perception Profile to model cognitive facets of perceived competence, certainty, importance, and discrepancy from ideal to each of the physical subdomains measured by the latter (Strength, Attractive Body, Condition, and Sport). To this end, two studies were conducted. Study 1 examined the factor structure, test-retest reliability, and validity of the questionnaire in a sample of 154 (28 men, 126 women) undergraduate health students. Reliability and validity were acceptable, and confirmatory factor analysis indicated good fit for a four-factor solution. In Study 2, the reliability, validity, and factor structure was again confirmed in a sample of 120 (83 men, 37 women) undergraduate students recruited from exercise classes. Results of these two studies suggest that the Physical Self-attribute Questionnaire is a viable tool to measure the underlying cognitive facets of subdomain-specific physical self-esteem.

scholarly journals Psychometric properties of sleep hygiene index in Indonesian adolescents

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anggi Setyowatic ◽  
Min-Huey Chung ◽  
Ah Yusuf ◽  
Setya Haksama
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Sleep Hygiene ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Reliability Design ◽  
Test Retest Reliability ◽  
Design And Methods ◽  
Who Guideline

Background: Sleep is associated with some behavioral factors such as maladaptive, which tend to disrupt its normal mechanism, therefore, a tool is needed to measure maladaptive sleep hygiene. This study aims to assess the psychometric properties of sleep hygiene index (SHI), translation, factor structure, validity, and reliability. Design and Methods: Data were collected from 101 Indonesia adolescents in junior high school, with SHI-Indonesia translated based on WHO guideline. The obtained data were analyzed using varimax rotation, while the convergent validity was evaluated by calculating the correlation between the item and total score. In addition, the Cronbach’s alpha was computed to investigate internal consistency, and two-week interval test-retest was conducted to assess reliability. Results: SHI is a unidimensional factor structure with an excellent test-retest reliability of P<0.001 at 0.618, and a positive convergent validity correlation between each item and the total score. Conclusions: The SHI Bahasa translation is a reliable and valid tool to assess maladaptive sleep hygiene among Indonesia Adolescents.

scholarly journals The Turkish Adaptation of the Mathematical Resilience Scale: Validity and Reliability Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 38
Author(s):  
Nejla Gürefe ◽  
Veysel Akçakın
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Measurement Instruments ◽  
Resilience Scale ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Alpha Reliability ◽  
Mathematical Resilience

Persistent in mathematical studies is an important element allowing students to be successful in their STEM careers, and there is a need for affective measurement instruments to assess persistence in mathematics in spite of problems. For this reason, this study aims to adapt the Mathematical Resilience Scale developed to assess resilience, which is described as having a positive attitude towards mathematics, to Turkish. The fitness of the factor structure of the scale consisting of three factors was investigated using the confirmatory factor analysis. The reliability of the scale and its factors was assessed using the Cronbach’s Alpha reliability coefficient. The reliability value was found to be .92, .80, .76, and .87 for the value factor, the struggle factor, the growth factor, and the entire scale, respectively. The confirmatory factor analysis validated the factor structure of the scale, and the second-level confirmatory factor analysis was performed to show that the factors of the scale were components of resilience. As a result, it was found that the resilience consisted of three components, namely value, struggle, and growth, and the scale was capable of measuring mathematical resilience of undergraduate students validly and reliably.

Development of a Performance Anxiety Scale for Music Students

2013 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 199-206 ◽  
Author(s):  
Okam C Cırakoğlu ◽  
Gülce C Şentürk
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Performance Anxiety ◽  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
Music Students ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

In the present research, the Performance Anxiety Scale for Music Students (PASMS) was developed in three successive studies. In Study 1, the factor structure of PASMS was explored and three components were found: fear of stage (FES), avoidance (AVD) and symptoms (SMP). The internal consistency of the subscales of PASMS, which consisted of 27 items, varied between 0.89 and 0.91. The internal consistency for the whole scale was found to be 0.95. The correlations among PASMS and other anxiety-related measures were significant and in the expected direction, indicating that the scale has convergent validity. The construct validity of the scale was assessed in Study 2 by confirmatory factor analysis. After several revisions, the final tested model achieved acceptable fits. In Study 3, the 14-day test-retest reliability of the final 24-item version of PASMS was tested and found to be extremely high (0.95). In all three studies, the whole scale and subscale scores of females were significantly higher than for males.

Validation of the revised Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination (ACE-R) for detecting mild cognitive impairment and dementia in a Japanese population

2011 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hidenori Yoshida ◽  
Seishi Terada ◽  
Hajime Honda ◽  
Yuki Kishimoto ◽  
Naoya Takeda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Mild Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Japanese Population ◽  
Area Under The Curve ◽  
Japanese Version ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Diagnosis Of Dementia ◽  
Test Retest Reliability ◽  
Near Future ◽  
Addenbrooke’S Cognitive Examination

ABSTRACTBackground: Early detection of dementia will be important for implementation of disease-modifying treatments in the near future. We aimed to investigate the diagnostic validity and reliability of the Japanese version of the revised Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination (ACE-R J) for identifying mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia.Methods: We translated and adapted the original ACE-R for use with a Japanese population. Standard tests for evaluating cognitive decline and dementing disorders were applied. A total of 242 subjects (controls = 73, MCI = 39, dementia = 130) participated in this study.Results: The optimal cut-off scores of ACE-R J for detecting MCI and dementia were 88/89 (sensitivity 0.87, specificity 0.92) and 82/83 (sensitivity 0.99, specificity 0.99) respectively. ACE-R J was superior to the Mini-Mental State Examination in the detection of MCI (area under the curve (AUC): 0.952 vs. 0.868), while the accuracy of the two instruments did not differ significantly in identifying dementia (AUC: 0.999 vs. 0.993). The inter-rater reliability (ICC = 0.999), test-retest reliability (ICC = 0.883), and internal consistency (Cronbach's α = 0.903) of ACE-R J were excellent.Conclusion: ACE-R J proved to be an accurate cognitive instrument for detecting MCI and mild dementia. Further neuropsychological evaluation is required for the differential diagnosis of dementia subtypes.

scholarly journals Developing Psychological Well-Being Scale for Preschool Children

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nazanin Abed ◽  
Shahla Pakdaman ◽  
Mahmood Heidari ◽  
Karineh Tahmassian
Keyword(s):  
Preschool Children ◽  
Behavioral Problems ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Oblique Rotation ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Graded Response ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

<p>The aim of this research was to develop a scale in order to measure psychological well-being in preschool children. Three hundred and seventy five to six year old children participated in the research from 5 regions of Tehran, using accidental sampling method. The participants were individually interviewed with the Well-Being in Preschool Children Scale, and their teachers completed Rutter’s Child Behavior Questionnaire about each of them. Data was analyzed with both exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis methods using WLSMV and GEOMIN oblique rotation, to examine factorial structure. <em>Samejima’s</em> graded response model was used to access psychometric features of the items. Test-retest reliability was measured and Pearson’s correlation was also used to assess divergent and convergent validity. Findings revealed that this scale has 3 main factors: self-concept, life satisfaction and resilience. The validity and reliability of the scale is also satisfactory. The well-being indicators in this scale are consistent with previous research on components of well-being in children. In addition there is a negative correlation between psychological well-being and behavioral problems, which is also illustrated in previous research. </p>

scholarly journals Japanese version of the Generic Conspiracist Beliefs Scale

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshimasa Majima ◽  
Hiroko Nakamura
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Japanese Version ◽  
Structure Study ◽  
Psychological Constructs ◽  
Conspiracy Beliefs ◽  
Positive Correlations ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

The present research aimed to develop a Japanese version of the Generic Conspiracist Beliefs Scale (GCBS-J). In the first study, exploratory factor analysis with a split-half subsample (n = 300) proposed a two-factor structure separating the extraterrestrial belief from other conspiracy beliefs. Subsequent confirmatory factor analysis with the other split-half subsample (n = 300) confirmed the two-factor structure. Study 1 also established convergent validity by indicating strong positive correlations with other measures of conspiracist belief. The second study provided further evidence for convergent validity that indicates a positive correlation with related psychological constructs, such as paranormal beliefs. Study 2 also exhibited temporal test–retest reliability and the discriminant validity of the GCBS-J by indicating no association with an unrelated construct. These findings suggest that the GCBS-J is a useful tool for assessing generic conspiracist beliefs within Japanese samples.

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