The Omnipotence of Voices II: the Beliefs About Voices Questionnaire (BAVQ)

1995 ◽  
Vol 166 (6) ◽  
pp. 773-776 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Chadwick ◽  
Max Birchwood
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Treatment Approach ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Group Method ◽  
Criterion Group ◽  
Internal Reliability ◽  
Test Retest Reliability ◽  
Psychometric Investigation ◽  
Gathering Data ◽  
Report Measure

BackgroundWe describe the development and psychometric investigation of the Beliefs About Voices Questionnaire (BAVQ), a self-report measure of how people understand and respond to their voices. The measure is unique in being driven by and gathering data essential to a cognitive formulation of voices.MethodSixty subjects with chronic hallucinatory voices took part.ResultsPsychometric properties of the scales were established, including test-retest reliability (mean = 0.89), internal reliability (mean Cronbach's α = 0.85), and construct validity using factor analysis and the criterion group method.ConclusionsThe BAVQ was found to be easy to complete and the scale may aid clinical assessment of voices, not least because of the possible value of cognitive therapy as a treatment approach.

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.

scholarly journals The Big Three Perfectionism Scale–Short Form (BTPS-SF): Development of a Brief Self-Report Measure of Multidimensional Perfectionism

2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anita Feher ◽  
Martin M. Smith ◽  
Donald H. Saklofske ◽  
Rachel A. Plouffe ◽  
Claire A. Wilson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Model Fit ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Acceptable Model ◽  
Test Retest Reliability ◽  
Report Measure

The Big Three Perfectionism Scale (BTPS) is a 45-item self-report measure of perfectionism with three overarching factors: rigid, self-critical, and narcissistic perfectionism. Our objective was to create a brief version of the BTPS, the Big Three Perfectionism Scale–Short Form (BTPS-SF). Sixteen items were selected, and confirmatory factor analysis using a large sample of Canadian university students ( N = 607) revealed the BTPS-SF had acceptable model fit. Moreover, the BTPS-SF displayed strong test–retest reliability. The relationships of the BTPS-SF factors with depression, anxiety, stress, emotional intelligence, personality, resiliency, and elements of subjective well-being also suggested adequate criterion validity. Overall, results suggest the BTPS-SF represents an efficient, easily administered, and novel means of assessing multidimensional perfectionism.

Factor Analysis of Social Skills Inventory Responses of Italians and Americans

2002 ◽  
Vol 90 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1115-1121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aldo Galeazzi ◽  
Emilio Franceschina ◽  
George R. Holmes
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Social Skills ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Emotional Expressivity ◽  
Internal Reliability ◽  
Emotional Sensitivity ◽  
The Social ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

The Social Skills Inventory is a 90-item self-report procedure designed to measure social and communication skills. The inventory measures six dimensions, namely, Emotional Expressivity, Emotional Sensitivity, Emotional Control, Social Expressivity, Social Sensitivity, and Social Control. The Italian version was administered in several cities in Northern Italy to 500 Italian participants ranging in age from 15 to 59 years. Factor analysis appears to confirm the adequacy of the inventory for the Italian adult population. Results indicate strong similarities between the Italian and American populations with respect to the measure of social skills. Indexes of internal reliability and test-retest reliability are good for almost all subscales of the inventory, which should encourage the use of this inventory with Italian samples.

Factor Analysis of Social Skills Inventory Responses of Italians and Americans

2002 ◽  
Vol 90 (3_part_2) ◽  
pp. 1115-1121
Author(s):  
Aldo Galeazzi ◽  
Emilio Franceschina ◽  
George R. Holmes
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Social Skills ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Emotional Expressivity ◽  
Internal Reliability ◽  
Emotional Sensitivity ◽  
The Social ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

The Social Skills Inventory is a 90-item self-report procedure designed to measure social and communication skills. The inventory measures six dimensions, namely, Emotional Expressivity, Emotional Sensitivity, Emotional Control, Social Expressivity, Social Sensitivity, and Social Control. The Italian version was administered in several cities in Northern Italy to 500 Italian participants ranging in age from 15 to 59 years. Factor analysis appears to confirm the adequacy of the inventory for the Italian adult population. Results indicate strong similarities between the Italian and American populations with respect to the measure of social skills. Indexes of internal reliability and test-retest reliability are good for almost all subscales of the inventory, which should encourage the use of this inventory with Italian samples.

scholarly journals Development and Validation of Fear of Relapse Scale for Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Khatibi ◽  
Nahid Moradi ◽  
Naghmeh Rahbari ◽  
Taranom Salehi ◽  
Mohsen Dehghani
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Clinical Interviews ◽  
Relapsing Remitting ◽  
Test Retest Reliability ◽  
Development And Validation ◽  
Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Item Scale ◽  
Report Measure

Background: Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a potentially debilitating chronic disease in most cases diagnosed after an acute relapse and characterized by the occurrence of relapse in most patients. Due to the unknown course of the disease patients in early phases must deal with the stress of anticipation of a relapse and unpredictable consequences of that relapse. Objective: This is the first effort to develop a self-report measure of Fear of Relapse (FoR) in patients with Relapsing-Remitting (RR) MS. Methods: A 31- item scale was created from in-depth clinical interviews with 33 RRMS patients. This scale was completed by 168 RRMS patients (51 patients completed the scale one more time a month later) who completed the Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale (IUS) and Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS) as well. Results: A factor analysis revealed three components, and five items failed to load on any of them. The final version of the scale consisted of 26 items. Two-components solution factor analysis after pooling the FoR items once with DASS items and once with IUS items revealed independency of the FoR from previously developed scales. Cronbach’s Alpha was equal to 0.92. Test-retest reliability for total score was equal to 0.74 (p<0.001). Conclusion: The FoR scale proved to be a highly reliable and valid measure in RRMS patients and application of that in future studies trying to create a psychological profile of patients at earlier stages of the disease can help researchers and clinicians to have a more comprehensive image.

Development and initial validation of the Subjective Academic Wellbeing Measure: A new tool of youth wellbeing in school

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-11
Author(s):  
Gökmen Arslan ◽  
Murat Yıldırım ◽  
Silvia Majercakova Albertova
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
School Context ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Academic Functioning ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Internal Reliability ◽  
Gender Groups

The purpose of the current study was to investigate the preliminary development and validation of the Subjective Academic Wellbeing Measure (SAWM), which is a six-item self-report rating measure intended for use as a screening tool to assess the positive academic functioning of young people within the elementary and high school context. Exploratory factor analysis was performed with Sample 1 (N= 161), indicating that the SAWM was characterized by a unidimensional measurement model and had strong factor loadings. Results from confirmatory factor analysis, which was carried out with Sample 2 (N= 199), confirmed the measurement model by yielding good data-model fit statistics that were characterized by strong latent construct and internal reliability estimates. Further analyses showed that the scale had good convergent validity considering scores from several self-reported scales of student mental health problems and positive school functioning. Further analyses also showed that configural, metric, and scalar measurement invariance were observed across gender groups. These results provide initial evidence suggesting that the SAWM is a reliable and valid measure that can be used to assess the positive academic functioning of students within the school context. Implications are discussed, and some suggestions are provided for future research and practice

scholarly journals Development and psychometric properties of the Glasgow Depression Scale for people with a Learning Disability

2003 ◽  
Vol 182 (4) ◽  
pp. 347-353 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fiona M. Cuthill ◽  
Colin A. Espie ◽  
Sally-Anne Cooper
Keyword(s):  
Learning Disabilities ◽  
Learning Disability ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Good Test ◽  
Criterion Validation ◽  
Test Retest Reliability ◽  
Assessment Scales ◽  
Monitoring Progress ◽  
Report Measure

BackgroundThere is no reliable and valid self-report measure of depressive symptoms for people with learning disabilities.AimsTo develop a scale for individuals with learning disability, and a supplementary scale for carers.MethodItems were generated from a range of assessment scales and through focus groups. A draft scale was piloted and field tested using matched groups of people with or without depression, and their carers. The scale was also administered to a group without learning disabilities for criterion validation.ResultsThe Glasgow Depression Scale for people with a Learning Disability (GDS–LD) differentiated depression and non-depression groups, correlated with the Beck Depression Inventory – II (r=0.88), had good test – retest reliability (r=0.97) and internal consistency (Cronbach's α=0.90), and a cut-off score (13) yielded 96% sensitivity and 90% specificity. The Carer Supplement was also reliable (r=0.98; α=0.88), correlating with the GDS–LD (r=0.93).ConclusionsBoth scales appear useful for screening, monitoring progress and contributing to outcome appraisal.

scholarly journals Role of Hope and Perceived Social Support in Predicting Posttraumatic Growth among Half- Widows in Kashmir

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sadaf Anjum ◽  
Shahina Maqbool
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Posttraumatic Growth ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Subjective Assessment ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Internal Reliability ◽  
Total Growth ◽  
Strongly Agree ◽  
Report Measure

Purpose: The study investigates the role of hope and perceived social support in predicting posttraumatic growth among half-widows in Kashmir. Method: A correlational design was applied. The sample consists of 150 half widows with age ranging between (35-65) yrs, taken from Srinagar, Kupwara and Kulgam districts in Kashmir. Purposive sampling was the technique used for collection of data. Tools used: The Posttraumatic growth inventory developed by Tedeschi and Calhoun in 1996 is a 21-item, 6-point scale self-report measure. The summation of all 21 items yielded a total growth score which can range from 0 to 105. Higher scores were indicative of greater growth. In the present study, internal consistency (Cronbach’s α) of the total score was .96 and item-total correlations ranged from .59 to .82. The Trait Hope Scale (Snyder et al., 1991), comprising the 4-item Agency subscale and the 4-item Pathways subscale. Items are scored on an 8-point Likert scale, anchors ranging from ‘1 = Definitely False’ to ‘8 = Definitely True’. Both subscales have adequate internal reliability, with Cronbach’s alphas ranging from .70 to .84 for the Agency subscale, and from .63 to .86 for the Pathways subscale (Snyder et al., 1991). Perceived Social Support was measured using the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS). The MSPSS was developed by Zimet et al. (1988). The scale is a 12-item self-report measure for subjective assessment of experienced social support from three sources: Family, Friends, and Significant Other. Each item is rated on a 7-point Likert-type scale ranging from “strongly disagree” to “strongly agree”. The total score ranges from 12 to 84 for the entire 12-item questionnaire and from 4 to 28 for each of the three subscales. For these three subscales higher scores indicate greater perceived social support. In the current study reliability coefficient of the scale is 0.89.

scholarly journals A self-report measure of perfectionism: A confirmatory factor analysis of the Swedish version of the Clinical Perfectionism Questionnaire

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Allison Parks ◽  
Jakob Clason van de Leur ◽  
Marcus Strååt ◽  
Fredrik Elfving ◽  
Gerhard Andersson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Structural Validity ◽  
Swedish Version ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Best Fit ◽  
Report Measure

Background Perfectionism is often defined as the strive for achievement and high standards, but can also lead to negative consequences. In addition to affecting performance and interpersonal relationships, perfectionism can result in mental distress. A number of different self-report measures have been put forward to assess perfectionism. Specifically intended for clinical practice and research, the Clinical Perfectionism Questionnaire (CPQ) was developed and is presently available in English and Persian. To promote its use in additional contexts, the current study has translated and investigated the psychometric properties of the Swedish version of the CPQ. Method A Confirmatory Factor Analysis was performed to examine the best fit with data, using a priori-models and a sample of treatment-seeking participants screened for eligibility to receive Internet-based cognitive behavior therapy (n = 223). Results The results indicated a lack of fit with data. A two-factor structure without the two reversed items (2 and 8) exhibited the best fit, perfectionistic strivings and perfectionistic concerns, but still had poor structural validity. Correlations with self-report measures of perfectionism, depression, anxiety, dysfunctional beliefs, self-criticism, quality of life, and self-compassion were all in the expected directions. Eight-week test-retest correlation was Pearson r = .62, 95% Confidence Interval [.45, .74], using data from 72 participants in the wait-list control, and the internal consistency for the CPQ, once removing the reversely scored items, was Cronbach’s α = .72. Conclusion The CPQ can be used as a self-report measure in Swedish, but further research on its structural validity is needed.

Attachment Avoidance and Anxiety in Adolescence: Turkish Adaptation of the Experiences in Close Relationships-Relationship Structures Scale

2018 ◽  
Vol 122 (4) ◽  
pp. 1372-1394
Author(s):  
Savaş Karataş ◽  
İlkay Demir
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Close Relationships ◽  
Attachment Avoidance ◽  
Internal Reliability ◽  
Retest Reliability ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Relationship Structures ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

The aim of the present study is to test the factor structure and reliability of the Experience of Close Relationships-Relationship Structures Scale (ECR-RS) mother, father, romantic partner, close friend forms among Turkish adolescents. In order to test the structure validity of the ECR-RS, exploratory factor analysis is performed on a sample of 214 participants in Study 1, and to further investigate the structure validity, confirmatory factor analysis is performed on a second sample of 286 participants in Study 2. Within the scope of the reliability studies of the ECR-RS, internal reliability and test–retest reliability of the Turkish ECR-RS are also tested. The results of the explanatory and confirmatory factor analysis, Cronbach’s alpha coefficients, and test–retest reliability scores supported the original two-factor structure (attachment avoidance and attachment anxiety) for all forms of the ECR-RS among Turkish adolescents.

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