scholarly journals The psychometric evaluation of the Revised Exercise Addiction Inventory: Improved psychometric properties by changing item response rating

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 157-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Szabo Attila ◽  
Pinto Amit ◽  
Griffiths Mark D. ◽  
Kovácsik Rita ◽  
Demetrovics Zsolt
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Item Response ◽  
Psychometric Evaluation ◽  
Exercise Addiction ◽  
Exercise Addiction Inventory

scholarly journals Exercise addiction in Mexico: Psychometric properties of the Exercise Addiction Inventory and risk analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dahiana Salazar ◽  
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Abril Cantú ◽  
Andrés Ceballos ◽  
Rosendo Berengüí ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Goodness Of Fit ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Factorial Invariance ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Fit Indices ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Exercise Addiction ◽  
Exercise Addiction Inventory

Introduction: The consequences of exercise addiction have a physical, psychological and social impact on the sports men and women, similar to others addictions, which can cause serious health problems. In Mexico its incidence and relevance are unknown, and there is no instrument for its evaluation. This study aims to analyse the psychometric properties of the Exercise Addiction Inventory in a Mexican context and examine its relevance to different groups of people who practice sport. Method: Participants consisted of 487 people who practice physical exercise or competitive sport, aged between 18 and 52, with a mean age of 22.04. The EAI was used, and reliability analysis, confirmatory factor analysis and factorial invariance analysis were conducted. Differences between groups of participants were also tested. Results: The results demonstrated the unifactorial structure of instrument, with satisfactory goodness of fit indices, and its factorial invariance was confirmed. The reliability obtained was adequate. In addition, significant differences were found between men and women in relation to degree of addiction, there was a higher risk for athletes compared to regular exercise goers, and 26.5% of participants obtained scores that place them at a high risk of exercise addiction. Conclusions: It is concluded that EAI is an adequate and reliable instrument, with appropriate psychometric properties. In the studied population there is an excessively high rate of participants who present a high risk of addiction, and men and athletes are the most susceptible groups to develop an exercise addiction.

Item Response Theory for Psychometric Properties of the SNOT-22 (22-Item Sinonasal Outcome Test)

2021 ◽  
pp. 019459982110183
Author(s):  
David T. Liu ◽  
Katie M. Philips ◽  
Marlene M. Speth ◽  
Gerold Besser ◽  
Christian A. Mueller ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Item Response Theory ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Item Response ◽  
Chronic Rhinosinusitis ◽  
Facial Pain ◽  
Item Discrimination ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Graded Response ◽  
Sinonasal Outcome Test ◽  
Snot 22

Objective The SNOT-22 (22-item Sinonasal Outcome Test) is a high-quality outcome measure that assesses chronic rhinosinusitis–specific quality of life. The aim of this study was to gain greater insight into the information provided by the SNOT-22 by determining its item-based psychometric properties. Study Design Retrospective cohort study. Setting Tertiary care academic centers. Methods This study used a previously described data set of the SNOT-22 completed by 800 patients with chronic rhinosinusitis. Item response theory graded response models were used to determine parameters reflecting item discrimination, difficulty, and information provided by each item toward the SNOT-22 subdomain to which it belonged. Results The unconstrained graded response model fitted the SNOT-22 data best. Item discrimination parameters and total information provided showed the greatest variability within the nasal subdomain, and the item related to sense of smell/taste demonstrated the lowest discrimination and provided the least amount of information overall. The dizziness item provided disparately lower total information and discrimination in the otologic/facial pain subdomain. Items in the sleep and emotional subdomains generally provided high discrimination. While items in the nasal, sleep, and otologic/facial pain subdomains spanned all levels of difficulty, emotional subdomain items covered higher levels of difficulty, indicating greater information provided at higher levels of disease severity. Conclusion The item-specific psychometric properties of the SNOT-22 support it as a high-quality instrument. Our results suggest the need and possibility for revision of the smell/taste dysfunction item, for example its wording, to improve its ability to discriminate among the different levels of disease burden.

scholarly journals The Revised Mood Rhythm Instrument: A Large Multicultural Psychometric Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 388
Author(s):  
Melissa Alves Braga de Oliveira ◽  
Euclides de Mendonça Filho ◽  
Alicia Carissimi ◽  
Luciene Lima dos Santos Garay ◽  
Marina Scop ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Item Response Theory ◽  
Network Analysis ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Item Response ◽  
Response Theory ◽  
Item Response Theory Analysis ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Psychometric Analyses ◽  
Self Reporting Questionnaire

Background: Recent studies with the mood rhythm instrument (MRhI) have shown that the presence of recurrent daily peaks in specific mood symptoms are significantly associated with increased risk of psychiatric disorders. Using a large sample collected in Brazil, Spain, and Canada, we aimed to analyze which MRhI items maintained good psychometric properties across cultures. As a secondary aim, we used network analysis to visualize the strength of the association between the MRhI items. Methods: Adults (n = 1275) between 18–60 years old from Spain (n = 458), Brazil (n = 415), and Canada (n = 401) completed the MRhI and the self-reporting questionnaire (SRQ-20). Psychometric analyses followed three steps: Factor analysis, item response theory, and network analysis. Results: The factor analysis indicated the retention of three factors that grouped the MRhI items into cognitive, somatic, and affective domains. The item response theory analysis suggested the exclusion of items that displayed a significant divergence in difficulty measures between countries. Finally, the network analysis revealed a structure where sleepiness plays a central role in connecting the three domains. These psychometric analyses enabled a psychometric-based refinement of the MRhI, where the 11 items with good properties across cultures were kept in a shorter, revised MRhI version (MRhI-r). Limitations: Participants were mainly university students and, as we did not conduct a formal clinical assessment, any potential correlations (beyond the validated SRQ) cannot be ascertained. Conclusions: The MRhI-r is a novel tool to investigate self-perceived rhythmicity of mood-related symptoms and behaviors, with good psychometric properties across multiple cultures.

scholarly journals Cultural adaptation and psychometric evaluation of the Kinyarwanda version of the problem areas in diabetes (PAID) questionnaire

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Charilaos Lygidakis ◽  
Jean Paul Uwizihiwe ◽  
Michela Bia ◽  
Per Kallestrup ◽  
Damas Dukundane ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Standard Procedure ◽  
Psychometric Evaluation ◽  
Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Internal Reliability ◽  
Cultural Adaption

Abstract Background High prevalence rates in diabetes-related distress have been observed in several studies; however, in the region of Sub-Saharan Africa evidence is lacking as is, for example, the case for Rwanda, where diabetes prevalence is expected to increase over the next decade. The aim of this study is to report on the translation and cultural adaption of the problem areas in diabetes (PAID) questionnaire into Kinyarwanda and its psychometric properties. Methods The questionnaire was translated following a standard procedure. Interviews were conducted with 29 participants before producing a final version. For the psychometric evaluation, a sample of 266 patients with diabetes mellitus, aged 21–64 years old were examined. Participants either came from a separate cluster-randomised controlled trial or were recruited ad-hoc for this study. The evaluation included testing internal consistency, known groups validity, and construct validity. A series of confirmatory factor analysis were conducted investigating seven previously established factorial structures. An exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was also carried out to examine the structure further. Results The full scale showed good internal reliability (Cronbach’s α = 0.88). A four-factor solution previously tested in Spain with subdimensions of emotional, treatment, food-related and social-support problems demonstrated adequate approximate fit (RMSEA = 0.056; CFI = 0.951; TLI = 0.943). The EFA revealed a four-factor structure; however, two of these factors were not as homogeneous and easily interpretable as those of the Spanish model. Conclusions The psychometric properties of the Kinyarwanda version of PAID are acceptable. The questionnaire can be helpful in research and clinical practice in Rwanda, however certain cross-cultural differences should be taken into account.

scholarly journals Perfectionism Patterns, Dark Personality, and Exercise Addiction Trend in High-Intensity Sports

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. González-Hernández ◽  
R. Baños ◽  
R. Morquecho-Sánchez ◽  
H. A. Pineda-Espejel ◽  
J. L. Chamorro
Keyword(s):  
High Intensity ◽  
Sport Performance ◽  
Dark Triad ◽  
Cognitive Resources ◽  
Amateur Athletes ◽  
Exercise Addiction ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Exercise Addiction Inventory ◽  
Concern Over Mistakes ◽  
Evaluative Judgement

AbstractThe present work tries to describe the relationships among perfectionism, dark traits of personality, and exercise addiction and according to highly intense sports. Following research on perfectionism in sport, its dysfunctional facet is based on a continuous and negative cognitive-evaluative judgement about the difficulties to achieve the accomplishment of tasks or behaviors that improve their sport performance, describing how athletes configure altered thoughts or cognitive resources in their sport experiences. The Spanish versions of the Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale, the Short Dark Triad Scale, and the Exercise Addiction Inventory were applied in a sample of 462 Spanish amateur athletes (39.6% women and 60.4% men). The findings show that a more maladaptive perfectionist pattern (concern over mistakes and external criticism) is related to higher levels of dark personality traits and a greater risk of exercise addiction. However, there are no differences between runners and CrossFit users on the subject of perfectionism, dark traits, and exercise addiction scores.

scholarly journals Three Versions of the Perceived Stress Scale: Psychometric Evaluation in a Nationally Representative Sample of Chinese Adults during the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (16) ◽  
pp. 8312
Author(s):  
Zhuang She ◽  
Dan Li ◽  
Wei Zhang ◽  
Ningning Zhou ◽  
Juzhe Xi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
General Population ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Representative Sample ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Psychometric Evaluation ◽  
Perceived Stress Scale ◽  
Good Reliability ◽  
Stress Scale ◽  
Nationally Representative

(1) Background: The COVID-19 outbreak has created pressure in people’s daily lives, further threatening public health. Thus, it is important to assess people’s perception of stress during COVID-19 for both research and practical purposes. The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) is one of the most widely used instruments to measure perceived stress; however, previous validation studies focused on specific populations, possibly limiting the generalization of results. (2) Methods: This study tested the psychometric properties of three versions of the Chinese Perceived Stress Scale (CPSS-14, CPSS-10, and CPSS-4) in the Chinese general population during the COVID-19 pandemic. A commercial online survey was employed to construct a nationally representative sample of 1133 adults in Mainland China (548 males and 585 females) during a one-week period. (3) Results: The two-factor (positivity and negativity) solution for the three versions of the CPSS showed a good fit with the data. The CPSS-14 and CPSS-10 had very good reliability and the CPSS-4 showed acceptable reliability. Scores on all three versions of the CPSS were significantly correlated in the expected direction with health-related variables (e.g., depression, anxiety, and perceived COVID-19 risk), supporting the concurrent validity of the CPSS. (4) Conclusions: All three versions of the CPSS appear to be appropriate for use in research with samples of adults in the Chinese general population under the COVID-19 crisis. The CPSS-10 and CPSS-14 both have strong psychometric properties, but the CPSS-10 would have more utility because it is shorter than the CPSS-14. However, the CPSS-4 is an acceptable alternative when administration time is limited.

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