Psychometric validation of the Female Sexual Distress Scale-Desire/Arousal/Orgasm

Abstract Background For the treatment of female sexual dysfunction, the most relevant outcome measures are patient-reported treatment effects and changes in symptoms, underscoring the need for reliable, validated patient-reported outcome (PRO) instruments. The aim of this study was to evaluate the psychometric characteristics (validity and reliability) of the Female Sexual Distress Scale-Desire/Arousal/Orgasm (FSDS-DAO) PRO measure, which was adapted from the validated FSDS-Revised (FSDS-R) questionnaire and added 2 questions involving arousal and orgasm. Methods Psychometric analyses were based on the data from a multicenter phase 2b dose-finding study that compared the safety and efficacy of bremelanotide versus placebo and were conducted in the evaluable modified intent-to-treat population (N = 325) from that study. Psychometric evaluation of the new items in the FSDS-DAO included confirmatory factor analyses, tests of internal consistency and test–retest reliability, examinations of convergent and discriminant validity, and determination of responsiveness. The validity of the FSDS-DAO was evaluated based on previously developed instruments, including the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI), General Assessment Questionnaire (GAQ), Women’s Inventory of Treatment Satisfaction (WITS-9), and Female Sexual Encounter Profile-Revised (FSEP-R). Results Confirmatory factor analyses demonstrated that the FSDS-DAO items fit very well (Bentler’s comparative fit index of 0.929). Cronbach’s α for the FSDS-DAO total score was ≥ 0.91 at Visits 1, 2, 5, and 12, demonstrating adequate internal consistency reliability. Test–retest reliability was acceptable with an intra-class coefficient of 0.61 and a Spearman’s correlation coefficient score of 0.62 between Visits 1 and 2 (4 weeks). Acceptable construct validity was demonstrated by significant correlations with related PRO scales in the expected directions and magnitude. For example, participants reporting the worst levels of sexual function on the FSFI also showed the worst FSDS-DAO scores at Visits 5 and 12. The FSDS-DAO total score was responsive to change. Conclusions Evidence supports the validity and reliability of the FSDS-DAO for assessing sexually related distress in women with female sexual arousal disorder and/or hypoactive sexual desire disorder; the addition of the arousal and orgasm items did not impact the validity and reliability of the measure. Clinical Trial Registration ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01382719.

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Developing The Adolescent Happiness Scale: Validity and reliability study

Pegem Eğitim ve Öğretim Dergisi ◽

10.14527/pegegog.2019.022 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (3) ◽

pp. 673-696

Author(s):

Şerife Işık ◽

Nazife Üzbe Atalay

Keyword(s):

Internal Consistency ◽

Item Analysis ◽

Significant Negative Correlation ◽

Factor Analyses ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Study Test ◽

Positive Correlations ◽

Test Retest Reliability

The purpose of the current study is to develop the Adolescent Happiness Scale (AHS). A systematic approach was utilized for developing the scale. In this study, the data were collected from 1136 adolescents including 490 females and 646 males between 11-17 years of age. The psychometric properties of AHS were analyzed by means of item analysis, exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, criterion-related validity, internal consistency and test-retest methods. The exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses results revealed that the scale had a single-factor structure. Within the scope of the criterion-related validity studies, significant positive correlations were found between AHS and positive affects and overall happiness levels, and a significant negative correlation was found between AHS and negative affects. The internal consistency coefficient of AHS was .92 for the first study and .91 for the second study. Test-retest reliability coefficient was determined to be .74. In conclusion, AHS can be recommended as a reliable and valid tool in measuring the happiness level of adolescents.

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Adaptation of General Belongingness Scale into Turkish for Adolescents: Validity and Reliability Studies

Journal of Education and Training Studies ◽

10.11114/jets.v5i2.2060 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 223 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Mehmet Ali Yıldız

Keyword(s):

Pearson Correlation ◽

Original Form ◽

Factor Analyses ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Two Factors ◽

Research Findings ◽

Scale Test ◽

Test Retest Reliability

The current research aims to adapt the General Belongingness Scale (GBS), developed by Malone, Pillow, and Osman (2012), into Turkish for adolescents and to conduct the validity and reliability studies for it. Ages of the participants, a total of 567 adolescents including 274 males (48.3%) and 293 females (51.7%) ranged between 14 and 18 (average age= 15.76). For the construct validity of GBS, exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were conducted. Factor analyses results indicated that the scale included two factors as it is in the original form. Factor loadings of the items varied between .55 and .84. To provide validity of the GBS, Pearson Correlation Coefficents between belongingness and loneliness (r= -.64), life satisfaction (r= .36), attachment to parents (varied between r= .21 and r= .39) and attachment to peers (r= .33 and r= .39) were computed and they were all significant. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient calculated for the scale reliability was .76 for acceptance/inclusion sub-dimension, .85 for rejection/exclusion and .81 for overall scale. Test-retest reliability of the GBS was run with 97 students, and it was found as .80. The research findings indicated that the GBS was a valid and reliable instrument to assess general belongingness for Turkish adolescents.

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İlişkide Karar Verme Ölçeğinin Türk Kültürüne Uyarlanması / The Turkish Adaptation of Relationship Deciding Scale

Journal of History Culture and Art Research ◽

10.7596/taksad.v6i3.942 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 6 (3) ◽

pp. 650

Author(s):

Cansu Tosun ◽

Hikmet Yazıcı ◽

Fatma Altun

Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Reliability Analysis ◽

Internal Consistency ◽

Self Control ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Control Scale ◽

Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Turkish Culture ◽

Test Retest Reliability

Abstract The purpose of this study was to assess the validity and reliability of Relationship Deciding Scale (Vennum & Fincham, 2011) for Turkish culture.The sample of the study consisted of 880 students (EFA=439, CFA=441) studying at Karadeniz Technical University. Criterion-related validity, exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were conducted for the validity of RDS while internal consistency, split half and test-retest techniques were performed to examine the reliability of RDS.Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) revealed that the scale had two-factor structures. However, two items were removed from the scale because they didn't have appropriate factor loadings. The scale consisting of 10 items explained 58.97% of the total variance. The results of confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) indicated that the model was compatible with the data. In the reliability analysis for EFA and CFA samples, Cronbach alpha coefficients were found as .87 and .86 respectively. Internal consistency coefficients of subscales were found as .83 and .80 for “Relationship Confidence”, .82 and .84 for “Directing Relationship”. According to test-retest reliability analysis results, the whole scale’s coefficient was r= .67. In addition, as a result of criterion validity analysis, correlations (r= .33) between Self-Control Scale (Duyan, Gülden & Gelbal, 2012) and Relationship Deciding Scale (RDS) were found to be statistically significant. In conclusion, these findings suggest that RDS, which has two-factor structures with 10 items, can be suggested as a valid and reliable instrument in Turkish culture.ÖzBu araştırmanın amacı, Vennum ve Fincham (2011) tarafından geliştirilen İlişkide Karar Verme Ölçeği’nin (Relationship Deciding Scale) Türk kültürüne uyarlanması ile ilgili geçerlik ve güvenirlik işlemlerini yapmaktır.Araştırma grubu Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi’nde öğrenim gören 880 öğrenciden (AFA=439, DFA=441) oluşmaktadır. İlişkide Karar Verme Ölçeği’nin (İKVÖ) geçerlik işlemlerinde, ölçüt bağıntılı geçerlik, açımlayıcı ve doğrulayıcı faktör analizi, güvenirlik işlemlerinde ise iç tutarlılık, testi yarıya bölme ve testin tekrarı tekniklerinden yararlanılmıştır.Yapılan açımlayıcı faktör analizi (AFA) sonucunda ölçeğin iki faktörlü yapı gösterdiği ortaya çıkmıştır. Uygun faktör yüklerine sahip olmadıkları için iki madde modelden çıkarılmıştır. 10 maddeden oluşan ölçek toplam varyansın %58.97’sini açıklamıştır. Doğrulayıcı faktör analizli sonuçları (DFA) verinin modele iyi uyum sağladığını göstermiştir. AFA ve DFA örneklemleri için yapılan güvenirlik analizlerinde, Cronbach alfa iç tutarlılık kat sayıları sırasıyla .87 ve .86 olarak bulunurken alt ölçekler için bulunan iç tutarlılık kat sayıları ise “İlişkide Kendine Güven” için .83 ve .80, “İlişkiyi Yönetme” için .82 ve .84’tür. Ölçeğin test tekrar test güvenirliğinin r= .67 olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Ayrıca ölçüt geçerliği kapsamında yapılan analizler sonucunda Öz Denetim Ölçeği (Duyan, Gülden ve Gelbal, 2012) ile İKVÖ arasında .33 değerinde beklenen yönde bir ilişki saptanmıştır. Bu çalışma sonucunda İKVÖ’nün Türk kültüründe geçerli ve güvenilir bir ölçme aracı olduğu değerlendirilmektedir.

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Adaptation of the Athlete Burnout Questionnaire in a Spanish Sample of Athletes

The Spanish Journal of Psychology ◽

10.5209/rev_sjop.2012.v15.n3.39437 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 15 (3) ◽

pp. 1529-1536 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

Constantino Arce ◽

Cristina De Francisco ◽

Elena Andrade ◽

Gloria Seoane ◽

Thomas Raedeke

Keyword(s):

Psychometric Properties ◽

Factor Structure ◽

Internal Consistency ◽

Soccer Players ◽

General Version ◽

Factor Analyses ◽

Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽

Athlete Burnout ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Test Retest Reliability

In this paper, we offer a general version of the Spanish adaptation of Athlete Burnout Questionnaire (ABQ) designed to measure the syndrome of burnout in athletes of different sports. In previous works, the Spanish version of ABQ was administered to different samples of soccer players. Its psychometric properties were appropriate and similar to the findings in original ABQ. The purpose of this study was to examine the generalization to others sports of the Spanish adaptation. We started from this adaptation, but we included three alternative statements (one for each dimension of the questionnaire), and we replaced the word “soccer” with the word “sport”. An 18-item version was administered to a sample of 487 athletes aged 13 and 29 years old. Confirmatory factor analyses replicated the factor structure, but two items modification were necessary in order to obtain a good overall fit of the model. The internal consistency and test-retest reliability of the questionnaire were satisfactory.

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French Adaptation of the Childhood Executive Functioning Inventory (CHEXI)

European Journal of Psychological Assessment ◽

10.1027/1015-5759/a000141 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 29 (2) ◽

pp. 149-155 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Corinne Catale ◽

Caroline Lejeune ◽

Sarah Merbah ◽

Thierry Meulemans

Keyword(s):

Working Memory ◽

Executive Functioning ◽

Factor Analyses ◽

Cognitive Measures ◽

Factor Solution ◽

Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Rating Instrument ◽

Functioning Inventory ◽

Test Retest Reliability

Thorell and Nyberg (2008 ) recently developed the Childhood Executive Functioning Inventory (CHEXI), a new rating instrument for executive functioning in day-to-day life which can be divided into four subscales: working memory, planning, inhibition, and regulation. Using an exploratory factor analysis on data from young Swedish children attending kindergarten, Thorell and Nyberg (2008 ) found a two-factor solution that taps working memory and inhibition. In the present study, we explored the psychometric characteristics of the French adaptation of the CHEXI. A group of 95 parents of 5- and 6-year-old children completed the CHEXI, 87 of whom were given clinical inhibition and working memory tasks. Confirmatory factor analyses confirmed the two-factor solution based on inhibition and working memory that was identified in the original study of Swedish children. Supplementary results indicated good internal and test-retest reliability for the entire scale, as well as for the two subscales identified. Correlation analyses showed no relationship between cognitive measures and the CHEXI subscales. Possible clinical applications for the CHEXI scales are discussed.

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Exploring the dimensionality of the TRIM-18 in the Spanish context

Anales de Psicología ◽

10.6018/analesps.33.2.264461 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 33 (3) ◽

pp. 548 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Maria Fernández-Capo ◽

Silvia Recoder ◽

Juana Gómez-Benito ◽

María Gámiz ◽

Pilar Gual ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Psychometric Properties ◽

Factor Structure ◽

Spanish Population ◽

Factor Analyses ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽

Reliability Method ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Potential Use ◽

Three Factor

Introduction: The Transgression-Related Interpersonal Motivation (TRIM-18) Inventory is an instrument that assesses episodic forgiveness. This scale is composed of three subscales: avoidance, revenge and benevolence. The present study examined the dimensionality of the Spanish version of the TRIM-18 (TRIM-18-S) and provided evidence of validity and reliability. Method: A total of 943 participants completed the TRIM-18-S. A subset of 277 participants completed additional measures of empathy, anger, and information regarding the relation with the offender. Results: The TRIM-18-S showed good psychometric properties, and confirmatory factor analyses revealed a three-factor structure. Conclusions: The scale presents adequate psychometric properties for its potential use in a Spanish population.

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Test Anxiety Scale: Reliability among Ethiopian Students

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/03.11.17.pr0.107.6.939-948 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 107 (3) ◽

pp. 939-948 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

P. Mohan Raju ◽

Misganaw Mesfin ◽

Esa Alia

Keyword(s):

Test Anxiety ◽

Internal Consistency ◽

Anxiety Scale ◽

Factor Analyses ◽

Preparatory School ◽

Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽

Cronbach Alpha ◽

Scale Reliability ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Grade 8

Sarason's Test Anxiety Scale, translated into an Ethiopian language, was administered to 391 students in Grade 8 and to 422 students in preparatory school (Grades 11 and 12). In the first sample, 32 items loaded above the 0.3 criterion of acceptable item-remainder correlations and Cronbach alpha of .84. In the second sample, Cronbach alpha was .84 for the 34 items, but only 19 items had acceptable item-remainder correlations. The internal consistency reliabilities were comparable with those reported in the literature. However, the results of confirmatory factor analyses with extraction of four factors did not confirm the item loadings on factors as reported in the literature. Younger students (Grade 8) were found to have higher mean Test Anxiety than Grades 11 and 12 students. The Amharik version of the Test Anxiety Scale as a whole could be considered reliable and useful for Ethiopian students.

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Refinement and further application of the Qualities of Sore Throat Index (QuaSTI)

Pain Management ◽

10.2217/pmt-2020-0002 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (4) ◽

pp. 247-252

Author(s):

Bernard Schachtel ◽

Adam B Smith ◽

Adrian Shephard

Keyword(s):

Sore Throat ◽

Factor Structure ◽

Therapeutic Effects ◽

Factor Analyses ◽

Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽

Additional Item ◽

Patient Reported ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

The Status ◽

Degree Of Association

Aim: The Qualities of Sore Throat Index (QuaSTI) assesses the status of patient-reported pharyngeal pain. One study used QuaSTI in isolation; a separate study used QuaSTI plus the Sore Throat Scale (STS). Both studies also used a Sore Throat Pain Intensity Scale (STPIS). This study evaluates STS and STPIS as instruments to refine the QuaSTI. Materials & methods: Correlational analysis determined the degree of association between STPIS and STS. Confirmatory factor analyses evaluated the proposed factor structure of QuaSTI. Results: A strong correlation between STS and STPIS (r = 0.91; p < 0.01), supports the use of STS in QuaSTI. Analyses confirm a three-factor structure for the 10-item QuaSTI and validate inclusion of an additional item to create an 11-item tool for measuring pharyngeal pain. Conclusion: The QuaSTI represents a robust and validated tool for measuring therapeutic effects in patients with pharyngitis.

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Developing Scale for Determining the Social Participation Skills for Children and Analyzing Its Psychometric Characteristics

International Education Studies ◽

10.5539/ies.v11n6p92 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 11 (6) ◽

pp. 92

Author(s):

Osman Samanci ◽

Ebru Ocakci ◽

Ismail Secer

Keyword(s):

Social Participation ◽

Model Fit ◽

Measurement Tool ◽

Factor Analyses ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

School Students ◽

Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽

The Social ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Descriptive Survey

The purpose of this research is to conduct validity and reliability studies of the Scale for the Determining Social Participation for Children, developed to measure social participation skills of children aged 7-10 years. During the development of the scale, pilot schemes, validity analyzes, and reliability analyzes were conducted. In this context, the research was carried out with a total of 472 elementary school students in the ages of 7-10 years using the descriptive survey model. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were performed to examine the factor structure of the scale and it was determined that the scale had a structure consisting of 16 items and one dimension and that this model had a good level of model fit. In order to examine the reliability of the scale, internal consistency and split-half reliability analyzes were performed and it was found that the scale had sufficient reliability. It can be said that the Scale for the Determining Social Participation for Children is a reliable and valid measurement tool that can be used to measure the social participation skills of students aged 7-10 years.

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Observing Classroom Engagement in Community College

Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis ◽

10.3102/0162373716675726 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 38 (4) ◽

pp. 757-782 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Stacey Alicea ◽

Carola Suárez-Orozco ◽

Sukhmani Singh ◽

Tasha Darbes ◽

Elvira Julia Abrica

Keyword(s):

Community Colleges ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Classroom Engagement ◽

Student Survey ◽

Factor Analyses ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Learning And Development ◽

Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽

Measurement Protocol ◽

Confirmatory Factor

Despite decades of research indicating classrooms shape student engagement, learning, and development, there is a dearth of empirically grounded research focusing specifically on observed classroom engagement as a predictor of student outcomes in community colleges. This article describes the development of a qualitatively grounded, quantitative classroom-level engagement measurement protocol designed for this purpose. We provide evidence for the measure’s validity and reliability via confirmatory factor analyses and descriptive analyses that offer a snapshot of the information this measure can generate. Furthermore, we examine a two-level structural equation regression model that uses student survey data from students nested in observed classrooms. We then review our results in light of the relevance this measure has for researchers and educators in community colleges.

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