The Self-Efficacy Questionnaire for Phobic Situations (SEQ-SP): Development and Psychometric Evaluation

2009 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalie Flatt ◽  
Neville King
Keyword(s):  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Child Anxiety ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Psychometric Evaluation ◽  
Clinical Work ◽  
Specific Phobia ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Sensitivity Index ◽  
Research With Children

AbstractThe 13-item Self-Efficacy Questionnaire for Specific Phobias (SEQ-SP) was developed as a measure of perceived ability to cope with phobic symptoms when approaching feared stimuli. This study examined the psychometric properties of the SEQ-SP in a sample of 43 Australian children and adolescents aged 7 through to 17 years. Participants met the DSM-IV diagnostic criteria for a specific phobia. Exploratory factor analysis yielded two reliable subscales labelled Cognitive/Physiological Efficacy and Behavioural Efficacy. A confirmatory cluster analysis revealed the possibility of three ad hoc clusters comprising of cognitive, physiological and behavioural classifications. Results furthermore provided preliminary evidence for the reliability and validity of the SEQ-SP. Psychometric evaluation revealed excellent internal consistency and test-retest reliability. Additionally, results indicated that higher SEQ-SP scores were significantly correlated with lower scores on the Child Anxiety Sensitivity Index and higher scores on the Behavioural Avoidance Test, displaying evidence of moderate to excellent construct validity. This new self-report measure has a potentially useful role in clinical work and research with children and adolescents presenting with a specific phobia. Subsequent research examining the clinical utility of the SEQ-SP to predict treatment outcome is discussed.

The Psychometric Evaluation of the Revised Clinical Skills Self-Efficacy Scale

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 166-175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharon L. Oetker-Black ◽  
Judy Kreye ◽  
Tammie Davis ◽  
Sherrie Underwood ◽  
Samantha Naug
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Clinical Skills ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Psychometric Evaluation ◽  
Pilot Studies ◽  
Clinical Nursing ◽  
Clinical Skills Instruction ◽  
The Relationship

Background and Purpose: This study’s purpose was to psychometrically evaluate the revised Clinical Skills Self-Efficacy Scale (CSES). Self-efficacy is a predictor of an individual’s behavior in situations such as learning to implement a new clinical nursing skill. Methods: Subjects were nursing students (N = 214). The CSES, an investigator-developed instrument designed to measure nursing students’ perceptions of their self-efficacy as it relates to selected clinical skills, was used to measure clinical skills self-efficacy. The instrument consisted of 9 clinical skills. Results: There was evidence from 2 prior pilot studies both supporting the CSES’s reliability and validity. Conclusions: Self-efficacy may be one way to explain the relationship between clinical skills instruction and the successful enactment of these clinical skills.

Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the Diabetes Self-Efficacy Scale

2015 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Grinslade ◽  
Bruce Paper ◽  
Hongjuan Jing ◽  
Laurie Quinn
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Psychometric Evaluation ◽  
Diabetes Knowledge ◽  
Reliability Factor ◽  
Diabetes Diet ◽  
Study Test ◽  
Care Activity

Background and Purpose: No scales measure self-efficacy in women with Type 2 diabetes. A scale was developed and tested. Methods: Items generated, content validity index (CVI) assessed by experts, the 2-part Diabetes Self-Efficacy Scale (DSLF-I and DSLF-II) was piloted with 62 women, administered to 208 women, and then readministered to 30 women to determine initial reliability. Factor analysis was conducted for construct validity. Discriminant, convergent, and predictive validity was examined. Results: The CVI index was 98%. Cronbach’s alphas were 0.88 (DSLF-I) and 0.82 (DSLF-II; pilot) and 0.87 and 0.86, respectively (main study); test–retest correlation was .60 (DSLF-I) and .69 (DSLF-II). There were 3 factors that emerged: diabetes knowledge of self-care activity, diabetes diet self-care, and diabetes medication self-care. Conclusions: The Diabetes Self-Efficacy Scale demonstrates good initial reliability and validity.

Parent self-efficacy for managing pain in seriously ill children and adolescents nearing end of life

2011 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 137-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary W. Byrne ◽  
Elana Evan ◽  
Lorie S. Goshin ◽  
Matthew D. Erlich ◽  
Jackie H.J. Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Secondary Analysis ◽  
Mood States ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Caregiver Strain ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Seriously Ill ◽  
Child Age

AbstractObjective:Using data from a multi-site study of parent–child symptom reporting concordance, this secondary analysis explored the role of parent self-efficacy related to pain management for seriously ill school-age children and adolescents.Method:In the initial study, 50 children and adolescents who were expected to survive 3 years or less were recruited along with their parent/primary caregiver. Parent self-report data were used in this secondary analysis to describe parent self-efficacy for managing their child's pain, caregiver strain, mood states, and perception of the child's pain; to explore relationships among these variables; and to determine predictors of greater self-efficacy.Results:Parents expressed a wide range of self-efficacy levels (Chronic Pain Self-Efficacy Scale; possible range 10–100, mean 76.2, SD 14.7) and higher levels on average than reported previously by family caregivers of adult patients. Caregiver Strain Index scores were markedly high (possible range 0–13, mean 8.1, SD 3.8) and inversely correlated with self-efficacy (r = −0.44, p = 0.001). On the Profile of Mood States parents reported more negative moods (t = 4.0, p < 0.001) and less vigor (t = −5.0, p < 0.001) than adults in a normative sample, yet vigor rather than mood disturbance predicted self-efficacy. With the exception of child age, self-efficacy was not associated with demographics (child gender, ethnicity, household income, parent age, education, family size) or with the diagnostic groups (primarily cardiac and oncologic) comprising the sample. Younger child age, less caregiver strain, more parent vigor, and parent perception that child is without pain predicted more than half of the variance in parent self-efficacy (R2 = 0.51).Significance of results:Findings advance knowledge of parent self-efficacy in managing the pain of a child with life-threatening illness. Results can be used to design supportive interventions enhancing parents’ caregiving roles during their child's last stages of life.

scholarly journals A Short Form of the Child/Youth Health Care Questionnaire on Satisfaction, Utilization, and Needs in Children and Adolescents with a Chronic Condition (CHC-SUN-SF/YHC-SUN-SF)

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (22) ◽  
pp. 12196
Author(s):  
Holger Muehlan ◽  
Henriette Markwart ◽  
Ingo Menrath ◽  
Gundula Ernst ◽  
Ute Thyen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Test Theory ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Single Item ◽  
Health Care Satisfaction ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Care Satisfaction

We decided to develop a short-form of the CHC-SUN/YHC-SUN, a questionnaire aiming at assessing health care satisfaction of children and adolescents with chronic health conditions. Data analysis was based on samples from three different studies. Item selection involved statistical analysis and expert consensus. For independent validation purposes, we calculated descriptive statistics on single-item and composite-scale levels and applied classic test theory, confirmatory factor analyses, and correlation analysis to investigate the psychometric properties of the final short-form by different types of reliability and validity. Internal consistency (Cronbach’s Alpha) reached values of a = 0.89 (self-report) and a = 0.92 (parents report), split-half reliability values reached 0.85 (self-report) and 0.91 (parents report). Confirmatory factor analysis indicated no sufficient fit for the single factor solution, whereas the solution with three factors and one higher order factor indicated the best overall fit amongst three competing models. Validity of the short-form measure can be assumed, e.g., as indicated by its association with a single-item measure on general health care satisfaction. The short-form measures of the CHC-SUN for parents (CHC-SUN-SF) and the YHC-SUN self-report version for adolescents (YHC-SUN-SF) feature excellent psychometric performances, provide economical assessments, and are easy-to-administer questionnaires. They should be used whenever brief measures are needed for economic reasons.

Psychometric Properties of the Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED) in Cypriot Children and Adolescents

2013 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cecilia A. Essau ◽  
Xenia Anastassiou-Hadjicharalambous ◽  
Luna C. Muñoz
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Emotional Disorders ◽  
Separation Anxiety ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Child Anxiety ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Initial Assessment ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

The Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED) is a 41-item self-report questionnaire that measures symptoms of DSM-IV anxiety disorders (panic/somatic, generalized anxiety, separation anxiety, social phobia) and school phobia in children and adolescents. This study examined the psychometric properties of the Greek translation of SCARED in a large community sample of children and adolescents (N = 1,072), aged 12 to 17 years, in the nonoccupied territory of Cyprus. A subsample of these participants (N = 108) was retested an average of 8 weeks after the initial assessment. The SCARED demonstrated high internal consistency (α = .92) and test-retest reliability (r = .84, over 8 weeks). The SCARED total scores correlated significantly with the internalizing factor of the Youth Self-Report, the Columbia Impairment Scale, and with the emotional subscale of the Strength and Difficulty Questionnaire. Confirmatory factor analyses revealed the same five-factor structure as the original SCARED. The SCARED proved to be a reliable and valid measure of anxiety symptoms in the Cypriot context.

The Asthma Belief Survey: Development and Testing

2004 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Velsor-Friedrich ◽  
Therese D. Pigott ◽  
Brenda Srof ◽  
Robin Froman
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Survey Development ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Health Maintenance ◽  
Asthma Knowledge ◽  
Significant Relationships ◽  
Single Scale ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Care Practices

Accurate evaluation of asthma self-efficacy is essential to the effective management of asthma. This article describes the development and testing of the Asthma Belief Survey (ABS). The instrument is a 15-item tool that uses a 5-point self-report scale to measure asthma self-efficacy in relation to daily asthma maintenance and an asthma crisis. This instrument was tested with a sample of 79 African American school children, who attended eight inner-city elementary schools. The mean age of the sample was 11.05 years with a range of 8 to 14 years. The majority of students had been diagnosed with asthma prior to the age of 5 years. The Asthma Belief Survey demonstrated good psychometric properties: good Cronbach’s α reliability coefficient (.83), coherence as a single scale measuring children’s self-efficacy in treating their own asthma, and significant relationships with scales of asthma knowledge (r= .51,p< .000) and asthma self-care practices (r= .52,p< .001). The Asthma Belief Survey has sound reliability and validity evidence to support its use to measure a child’s asthma self-management self-efficacy. The practitioner can use this instrument to assess a child’s self-efficacy in the areas of asthma health maintenance and avoidance of asthma episodes.

Development of a Pictorial Semi-Structured Child Anxiety and Coping Interview (CACI): Preliminary Analysis with School Children aged 5–7 years

2018 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 276-288 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sylvia Ruocco ◽  
Nerelie C. Freeman ◽  
Louise A. McLean
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Preliminary Analysis ◽  
Child Anxiety ◽  
Self Report ◽  
School Based ◽  
Support Seeking ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Home And School

This school-based study reports on the development and preliminary analysis of the new pictorial semi-structured Child Anxiety and Coping Interview (CACI). Participants included 195 children (Mage = 6.71; SDage = .76) drawn from 29 primary schools located in Western Sydney, Australia. The study used a mixed qualitative and quantitative design. The CACI was used to elicit the children's self-report on their problems, emotions, coping strategies, and coping self-efficacy. Qualitative content and thematic analysis were used to code the children's nominated coping strategies for their problems in the home and school contexts. The top five most common problems reported were as follows: fear of spiders or insects, fear of the dark, going places without parents, doing badly at school, and heights. The top five most common coping strategies reported by the children were support seeking, behavioural avoidance, solving the problem, facing the challenge, and behavioural distraction. Self-reported negative emotional intensity was highest for fear of the dark. Coping self-efficacy for fear of the dark was also high, suggesting the children found their coping strategies helpful, including those that were maladaptive. The clinical implications of these findings are discussed.

scholarly journals Measuring Reasoning in Paranoia: Development of the Fast and Slow Thinking Questionnaire

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy Hardy ◽  
Eva Tolmeijer ◽  
Victoria Edwards ◽  
Thomas Ward ◽  
Daniel Freeman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Cognitive Biases ◽  
Clinical Sample ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Psychometric Evaluation ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Thinking Styles ◽  
Clinical Group ◽  
Psychological Therapies ◽  
Reasoning Biases

Abstract Paranoid thoughts are common across the psychosis continuum. It is well established that reasoning biases (conceived as an overreliance on fast thinking and lack of willingness and/or ability to engage in slow thinking) contribute to paranoia. Targeted therapies have shown promise in improving reasoning in order to reduce paranoia. Psychometrically robust and easy-to-use measures of these thinking styles will assist research and clinical practice. Existing assessments include experimental tasks that are complex to administer or self-report measures that have limitations in comprehensively assessing cognitive biases in paranoia. We have developed the first questionnaire to assess fast and slow thinking biases related to paranoid thoughts, and here report on its evaluation. In study 1, we generated, evaluated, and extracted items reflecting reasoning, and assessed their reliability and validity in a non-clinical sample (n = 209). In study 2, we replicated the factor analysis and psychometric evaluation in a clinical sample (n = 265). The resultant Fast and Slow Thinking (FaST) questionnaire consists of two 5-item scales reflecting fast and slow thinking and is therefore brief and suitable for use in both research and clinical practice. The fast thinking scale is reliable and valid. Reliability and criterion validity of the slow scale shows promise. It had limited construct validity with objective reasoning assessments in the clinical group, possibly due to impaired meta-cognitive awareness of slow thinking. We recommend the FaST questionnaire as a new tool for improving understanding of reasoning biases in paranoia and supporting targeted psychological therapies.

scholarly journals Performance of the Revised Children’s Manifest Anxiety Scale in a Sample of Children and Adolescents from Poor Urban Communities in Cape Town

2013 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 113-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark E. Boyes ◽  
Lucie D. Cluver
Keyword(s):  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Urban Communities ◽  
South African ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Cape Town ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Psychometric Evaluation ◽  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
Social Evaluation ◽  
Manifest Anxiety

The Revised Children’s Manifest Anxiety Scale (RCMAS) is regularly used with South African children, although its performance in this context has yet to be empirically evaluated. This study assessed the basic psychometric properties of the RCMAS using data collected in a large study examining the mental health of children and adolescents living in poor urban communities around Cape Town. Reliability of the full-scale was good, and the predicted relationships between anxiety, depression, PTSD, delinquency, age, sex, and somaticism scores offered evidence of construct validity. However, the reliabilities for the physiological, worry/oversensitivity, and concentration subscales were low, and confirmatory factor analysis revealed the hypothesized three-factor model did not adequately fit the data. Exploratory analyses suggested a four-factor solution consisting of social evaluation, worry, affective responses, and physiological symptoms/sleep disturbance factors. Further confirmatory research examining this four-factor structure is needed. Given the continued use of the RCMAS in South Africa, these findings provide an important first step in establishing its reliability and validity for use with South African youth; however, scores obtained on the three subscales should be interpreted with caution and further detailed psychometric evaluation of the RCMAS in South African samples is clearly required.

The Conners 3–short forms: Evaluating the adequacy of brief versions to assess ADHD symptoms and related problems

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 791-808 ◽  
Author(s):  
Viola Angela Izzo ◽  
Maria Anna Donati ◽  
Federica Novello ◽  
Dino Maschietto ◽  
Caterina Primi
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Rating Scales ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Clinical Samples ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Short Forms ◽  
Gender And Age

The Conners’ Rating Scales are widely used to assess attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and related difficulties in children and adolescents. A short form of the scales is available, which, along with the several advantages of brief versions, also displays good psychometric properties. Nonetheless, no studies have confirmed them in cultural contexts different from the original one. The present study examined the psychometric properties of the Self-Report, Parent, and Teacher Conners 3–Short Forms in terms of reliability and validity in an Italian sample. Analyses were performed on 591 children and adolescents, 631 parents’ ratings, and 325 teachers’ ratings. To test for discriminative validity, ADHD clinical samples of 55 youth, 63 parents, and 15 teachers were compared to gender- and age-matched groups. Findings confirmed the original multidimensional structures and supported the Conners 3–Short Form scales as reliable and valid tools to assess ADHD and its main comorbid conditions.

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