scholarly journals Validation of a Brief Pornography Screen across multiple samples

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 259-271 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shane W. Kraus ◽  
Mateusz Gola ◽  
Joshua B. Grubbs ◽  
Ewelina Kowalewska ◽  
Rani A. Hoff ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Structure ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Behavior Disorder ◽  
Compulsive Sexual Behavior ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Structure Reliability ◽  
Pornography Use ◽  
Item Endorsement ◽  
Multiple Samples

AbstractBackground and AimsTo address current gaps around screening for problematic pornography use (PPU), we initially developed and tested a six-item Brief Pornography Screen (BPS) that asked about PPU in the past six months.Methods and ParticipantsWe recruited five independent samples from the U.S. and Poland to evaluate the psychometric properties of the BPS. In Study 1, we evaluated the factor structure, reliability, and elements of validity using a sample of 224 U.S. veterans. One item from the BPS was dropped in Study 1 due to low item endorsement. In Studies 2 and 3, we further investigated the five-item the factor structure of the BPS and evaluated its reliability and validity in two national U.S. representative samples (N = 1,466, N = 1,063, respectively). In Study 4, we confirmed the factor structure and evaluated its validity and reliability using a sample of 703 Polish adults. In Study 5, we calculated the suggested cut-off score for the screen using a sample of 105 male patients seeking treatment for compulsive sexual behavior disorder (CSBD).ResultsFindings from a principal components analysis and confirmatory factor analysis supported a one-factor solution which yielded high internal consistency (α = 0.89–0.90), and analyses further supported elements of construct, convergent, criterion, and discriminant validity of the newly developed screen. Results from a Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve suggested a cut-off score of four or higher for detecting possible PPU.ConclusionsThe BPS appears to be psychometrically sound, short, and easy to use in various settings with high potential for use in populations across international jurisdictions.

Self‐consciousness scales for adults and children: Reliability, validity, and theoretical significance

1988 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dominic Abrams
Keyword(s):  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Factor Analyses ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Structure Reliability ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analyses

The present article reports the factor structure, reliability and validity of Fenigstein et al.'s (1975) Self‐Consciousness Scale (SCS) using British respondents from five samples of undergraduate students, two of 17‐year‐old school pupils, one of 13‐year‐old pupils, and one of 11‐year‐old pupils. Confirmatory factor analyses reproduced in most samples a 3‐factor structure consistent with the SCS subscales, although exploratory factor analyses suggested the Private subscale consists of several subfactors. Concordantly, alpha reliability coefficients were higher for Social Anxiety and Public than for Private, respectively. Test–retest reliability was reasonable for Social Anxiety, but poorer for Public and Private. In line with correlations found by other researchers, that between Public and Private Self‐consciousness was r = 0.33. Both of these subscales correlated positively with Neuroticism. Nevertheless, public and private were considered to be distinguishable constructs. In contrast, Social Anxiety correlated highly positively with Introversion and Neuroticism, and negatively with Self‐Esteem, indicating poor discriminant validity. Exploratory factor analyses of scales designed for young adolescents yielded recognizable private and public factors, with the predominance of a Private factor among 11‐year olds, but of a Public factor among 13‐year olds. Finally, conceptual problems surrounding the private–public distinction are articulated in relation to (a) similar alternative constructs, and (b) Tajfel and Turner's (1979) concept of social identity.

Using Principal Component Scores to Enhance the Validity and Reliability of Big Five Personality Measures

2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 83-93
Author(s):  
Jeffrey M. Cucina ◽  
Nicholas L. Vasilopoulos ◽  
Arwen H. DeCostanza
Keyword(s):  
Big Five ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Big Five Personality ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Scoring Method ◽  
Five Factors ◽  
Big Five Factors ◽  
Component Scores

Abstract. Varimax rotated principal component scores (VRPCS) have previously been offered as a possible solution to the non-orthogonality of scores for the Big Five factors. However, few researchers have examined the reliability and validity of VRPCS. To address this gap, we use a lab study and a field study to investigate whether using VRPCS increase orthogonality, reliability, and criterion-related validity. Compared to the traditional unit-weighting scoring method, the use of VRPCS enhanced the reliability and discriminant validity of the Big Five factors, although there was little improvement in criterion-related validity. Results are discussed in terms of the benefit of using VRPCS instead of traditional unit-weighted sum scores.

Factor structure, reliability, and validity of the Therapist Response Questionnaire.

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 147-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annalisa Tanzilli ◽  
Antonello Colli ◽  
Franco Del Corno ◽  
Vittorio Lingiardi
Keyword(s):  
Factor Structure ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Structure Reliability ◽  
Therapist Response

The chemosensory pleasure scale for children (CPS-C): Factor structure, reliability, and validity

2021 ◽  
Vol 92 ◽  
pp. 104214
Author(s):  
Yi-qi Qiu ◽  
Gao-jie Huang ◽  
Jiu-bo Zhao ◽  
Qian-wen Ma ◽  
Lai-quan Zou
Keyword(s):  
Factor Structure ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Structure Reliability

scholarly journals Participation in Decision Making as a Property of Complex Adaptive Systems: Developing and Testing a Measure

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruth A. Anderson ◽  
Donde Plowman ◽  
Kirsten Corazzini ◽  
Pi-Ching Hsieh ◽  
Hui Fang Su ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Complex Adaptive Systems ◽  
Adaptive Systems ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Organizational Level ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Complex Adaptive ◽  
Participation In Decision Making ◽  
Level Property

Objectives.To (1) describe participation in decision-making as a systems-level property of complex adaptive systems and (2) present empirical evidence of reliability and validity of a corresponding measure.Method.Study 1 was a mail survey of a single respondent (administrators or directors of nursing) in each of 197 nursing homes. Study 2 was a field study using random, proportionally stratified sampling procedure that included 195 organizations with 3,968 respondents.Analysis.In Study 1, we analyzed the data to reduce the number of scale items and establish initial reliability and validity. In Study 2, we strengthened the psychometric test using a large sample.Results.Results demonstrated validity and reliability of the participation in decision-making instrument (PDMI) while measuring participation of workers in two distinct job categories (RNs and CNAs). We established reliability at the organizational level aggregated items scores. We established validity of the multidimensional properties using convergent and discriminant validity and confirmatory factor analysis.Conclusions.Participation in decision making, when modeled as a systems-level property of organization, has multiple dimensions and is more complex than is being traditionally measured. Managers can use this model to form decision teams that maximize the depth and breadth of expertise needed and to foster connection among them.

scholarly journals The reasons for betel-quid chewing scale: assessment of factor structure, reliability, and validity

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa A Little ◽  
Pallav Pokhrel ◽  
Kelle L Murphy ◽  
Crissy T Kawamoto ◽  
Gil S Suguitan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Structure ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Betel Quid ◽  
Structure Reliability ◽  
Scale Assessment ◽  
Betel Quid Chewing

The Transition Readiness Assessment Questionnaire (TRAQ): Its Factor Structure, Reliability, and Validity

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 415-422 ◽  
Author(s):  
David L. Wood ◽  
Gregory S. Sawicki ◽  
M. David Miller ◽  
Carmen Smotherman ◽  
Katryne Lukens-Bull ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Structure ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Readiness Assessment ◽  
Transition Readiness ◽  
Structure Reliability ◽  
Assessment Questionnaire

scholarly journals 406 - Spanish validation of the Revised Memory and Behavior Problems Checklist- Nursing Homes (RMBPC-NH)

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (S1) ◽  
pp. 122-122
Author(s):  
Gema Perez-Rojo ◽  
Javier López ◽  
Cristina Velasco ◽  
Cristina Noriega ◽  
José Ángel Martínez-Huertas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Homes ◽  
Behavior Problems ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Quality Of Work Life ◽  
Structure Reliability ◽  
Spanish Validation ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
And Behavior

IntroductionThe behavior problems in residents may affect professionals’ performance at work, quality of work life, and even their health. Thus, it is important to have instruments that allow to estimate their prevalence. The objective of this study was to validate the Revised Memory and Behavior Problems Checklist-Nursing Homes (RMBPC-NH; Allen et al., 2003) in a Spanish population. Specifically, it was tested the factor structure of the RMBPC-NH proposed by Wagner et al. (1995). Moreover, the relevance of the different types of problems for the working performance, at the level of individuals and institutions, was explored.MethodIn the present study, a total of 200 professionals participated.ResultsA Confirmatory Factor Analysis was conducted using WLSMV estimator in Mplus 7. Results showed a good fit to the data for the four-factor model (?2(813) = 1733.73, p<.001, CFI = .90, TIL = .90, RMSEA = .08). Thus, it can be concluded that the original factor structure proposed by Wagner et al. (1995) and replicated by Allen et al. (2003) can also be applied to Spanish staff nursing homes. The reliability of the scale was adequate (α from .86 to .93). Moreover, different descriptive and correlational results showed that both the factor scores of the Spanish adaptation of the RMBPC-NH and the importance of each type of problem were associated to different variable related.DiscussionAfter analyzing the factor structure, reliability and validity of the adaptation of the RMBPC-NH scale for Spanish staff nursing homes it has found that it has good psychometric properties, so it could be a useful tool for this population.This work was funded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (grant number PSI2016-79803-R).

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