scholarly journals SATISFACTION WITH FAMILY ENVIRONMENT: THE ADAPTATION OF IDEAL FORM OF FAMILY ENVIRONMENT SCALE IN THE CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT OF LATVIA

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 489
Author(s):  
Aivis Dombrovskis
Keyword(s):  
Family Environment ◽  
Representative Sample ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Cultural Environment ◽  
Real Form ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha ◽  
Family Environment Scale ◽  
Environment Scale ◽  
Ideal Form

In the article “Satisfaction with Family Environment: The adaptation of Ideal form of Family Environment Scale in The cultural environment of Latvia”, author presents results and way of adaptation of Family Environment Scale – I form (FES-I) in cultural environment of Latvia, because this tool wasn’t adapted. Representative sample of research consisted from 501 respondents in age from 18 to 27 (M = 20,33; SD= 1,94). At the same time author shows how to determine satisfaction with family environment using the Satisfaction with Family Environment – Real form and FES – I form. There are used methods of statistic which are recommended for processes of tests’ adaptation, namely, Cronbach’s alpha, factorial, divergent and convergent validity, linguistic validity. The main goal was to provide a qualitative process of FES- I adaptation in cultural environment of Latvia, to provide a qualitative tool for specialists to research family environment. During the research the main psychometric indicators of the tests were calculated and the tool was successfully adapted in cultural environment of Latvia. 

scholarly journals FAMILY ENVIRONMENT: THE ADAPTATION OF IDEAL FORM OF FAMILY ENVIRONMENT SCALE IN THE CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT OF LATVIA

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 477
Author(s):  
Aivis Dombrovskis
Keyword(s):  
Family Environment ◽  
Original Version ◽  
Cultural Environment ◽  
Real Form ◽  
Test Adaptation ◽  
Scale Adaptation ◽  
Family Environment Scale ◽  
Environment Scale ◽  
Psychometric Data ◽  
The Family

The tool for research the family environment, Family Environment Scale (FES) which is created by Moos and Moos in Latvia wasn’t adopted, that why is important to adopt this tool in environment of Latvia, because this will be chance for specialists to use good and multidimensional tool for research of family environment. The main goal of this article is to show the results of FES - R scale adaptation, this is why author in this article shows Family Environment Scale’s (Moos & Moos, 2009) Real form of scale adaptation in the environment of Latvia, the way of adaptation and comparative data for adapted and original version. FES - R had been adopted by using linguistic adaptation and statistical analysis for getting the general psychometric data which are necessary for process of the test adaptation and providing of validity for adaptation version of the test. At the result of process of adaptation with some insignificant changes in items of subscales of FES – R form, but with effort keep similarity with original version, finally was gotten adaptation version the FES – R form, which is usable for research in future. 

Family Environment Scale--Children's Version

1983 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher J. Pino ◽  
Nancy Simons ◽  
Mary J. Slawinowski
Keyword(s):  
Family Environment ◽  
Family Environment Scale ◽  
Environment Scale

Academic Achievement of Female Students at College Level In Relation to Their Family Environment And Locale

2021 ◽  
pp. 51-65
Author(s):  
Nishta Rana ◽  
Shivani Kapoor
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
Family Environment ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Female Students ◽  
College Level ◽  
Family Environment Scale ◽  
Environment Scale ◽  
The Family ◽  
High Level

Academic achievement is often considered as a key criterion to judge one's total potentialities and capabilities. Academic achievement has become a prime interest for the teachers, educationists, psychologists and parents to predict children's academic success which is considered to be an outcome of the learning environment and the family. The present study aimed at seeking the level of academic achievement of female students at the college level with respect to their family environment and locale. Random Sampling Technique was applied to draw the sample of 200 female students studying in the five-degree colleges of Jammu City (J&K) in the year 2015. Family Environment Scale (FES-BC) by Bhatia and Chadha (2012) was used for data collection. This tool has eight dimensions-Cohesion, Expressiveness, Conflict, Acceptance and Caring, Independence, Active-Recreational Orientation, Organisation and Control. The findings revealed that most of the female students were having an average level of academic achievement. Very few female students were found to have a high level of academic achievement. No significant differences in the level of academic achievement were found among female students in relation to their residential background, whereas significant differences were found in the family environment of female students with respect to the locality at the sub-scale “Acceptance and Caring” and “Active Recreational Orientation”. The value of the coefficient of correlation was found to be low, positive but significant at the 0.01 level of significance at the sub-scale “Cohesion” of Family Environment Scale. It shows that academic achievement and cohesion in the family are positively related with each other, however, the correlation is low.

scholarly journals Translation, adaptation and initial validation of Food Allergy Quality of Life Questionnaire: child form in Greek

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zoe Morou ◽  
Georgios N. Lyrakos ◽  
Nikolaos G. Papadopoulos ◽  
Nikolaos Douladiris ◽  
Athina Tatsioni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Food Allergy ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Underlying Structure ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
Quality Of Life Questionnaire ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha

The aim of the study is to determine the reliability and validity of the Greek version of the Food Allergy Quality of life Questionnaire- Child Form (FAQLQ-CF). After linguistic validation, the Greek FAQLQCF, Food Allergy Independent Measure (FAIM) and Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL™) were used by a physician to interview children diagnosed with food allergy and aged 8-12 via telephone. Cronbach’s alpha was used to evaluate reliability, and factor analysis to assess construct validity. The correlation between FAQLQ-CF and FAIM was moderate (rho=0.509, P<0.001) and internal consistency was strong (Cronbach’s alpha 0.905). FAQLQ-CF discriminated well each question’s contribution to children’s quality of life deterioration (32- 80%), each child’s quality of life (17-89%), children differing in doing things with others (total score 3.55 vs 2.57, difference =0.98 > minimal clinical importance difference = 0.5; P<0.001), but not children differing in reporting anaphylaxis. The total FAQLQ-CF score correlated with the total PedsQL™ score and with the score of one of PedsQL™ subscales, demonstrating convergent validity. Factor analysis uncovered an underlying structure of four factors, explaining 50% of the variance. We can conclude that Greek FAQLQ-CF is a reliable, valid, discriminant tool for interviewing food allergic children aged 8- 12, detecting those in need for immediate care.

Validation of the Arabic Version of the Oxford Happiness Inventory Among Undergraduates in Kuwait

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. S255-S255
Author(s):  
B. Alansari ◽  
T. AlAli
Keyword(s):  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Arabic Version ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
Reliability Factor ◽  
Life Orientation Test ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha ◽  
Oxford Happiness Inventory

IntroductionThe Oxford Happiness Inventory (OHI) 29-Item, each involving the selection of four options that are different for each item. Although there is an Arabic version, it is not identical to the original version in terms of the number of items and response.Objectivesto evaluate the psychometric properties of the Arabic adaptation OHI and its factorial structure in undergraduate sample.MethodsThe participants were 720 first year undergraduate Kuwaitis: 360 males mean age = 20.38 ± 1.60 and 360 females; mean age = 19.71 ± 1.39 (t = 5.87, P < 0.001). The Arabic version of OHI (Argyle, Martin, & Crossland) was administered to participants. The internal consistency reliability, factor structure, and convergent validity of the OHI with Life Orientation Test (LOT-R, Adult Hope Scale (AHS), Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) were assessed as well as divergent validity of the OHI with Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II)ResultsInternal consistency was satisfactory for the OHI (Cronbach's alpha = 0.87) for males and (Cronbach's alpha = 0.86) for females. The results revealed no significant gender differences on happiness (F = 1.77, P > 05). Principal component analyses (PCA) showed that a seven-component solution explains %50.50 of the total variance for males and 51.47% for females. The OHI positively correlates with the following variables: SWLS (r = .52), LOT-R (r = 0.56) AHS (r = .48) while the OHI correlates negatively with BDI-II (r = -54).ConclusionsFindings confirm that the OHI provides satisfactory validation, and thus it can be recommended as a measure of happiness among Arab samples.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

scholarly journals Psychometric validation of a Patient-Centred Quality of Cancer Care Questionnaire in Mexico

BMJ Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. e033114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Svetlana V Doubova ◽  
Ingrid Patricia Martinez-Vega ◽  
Marcos Gutiérrez-De-la-Barrera ◽  
Claudia Infante-Castañeda ◽  
Carlos E Aranda-Flores ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Supportive Care ◽  
Cancer Care ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Supportive Care Needs ◽  
Psychometric Validation ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha ◽  
Quality Of Life Scale

ObjectivesTo develop and validate a Patient-Centred Quality of Cancer Care Questionnaire in Spanish (PCQCCQ-S) appropriate to the Mexican context.DesignPsychometric validation of a questionnaire.SettingTwo public oncology hospitals in Mexico City.Participants1809 patients with cancer aged ≥18 years.Source of informationCross-sectional survey.MethodsThe validation procedures comprised (1) content validity through a group of experts and patients; (2) item reduction and evaluation of the factor structure, through an exploratory factor analysis based on the polychoric correlation matrix; (3) internal consistency using Cronbach’s alpha; (4) convergent validity between the PCQCCQ-S and supportive care needs scale; (5) correlation analysis between the PCQCCQ-S and quality of life scale by calculating Spearman’s rank-correlation coefficient; and (6) differentiation by ‘known groups’ through the Wilcoxon rank-sum test.ResultsThe PCQCCQ-S has 30 items with the following five factors accounting for 96.5% of the total variance: (1) timely care; (2) clarity of the information; (3) information for treatment decision-making; (4) activities to address biopsychosocial needs; and (5) respectful and coordinated care. Cronbach’s alpha values ranged from 0.73 to 0.90 among the factors. PCQCCQ-S has moderate convergent validity with supportive care needs scale, revealing that higher quality is correlated with lower patient needs. PCQCCQ-S has acceptable ability to differentiate by ‘known groups’, showing that older patients and those with low levels of education perceived lower total quality of care as compared with their counterparts.ConclusionPCQCCQ-S has acceptable psychometric properties and can be used to measure quality of patient-centred cancer care in Mexico and serve as a reference to develop PCQCCQ-S in other Spanish-speaking countries.

scholarly journals Reliability and Validity of the Persian Version of the Quality of Life in Autism Questionnaire (QoLA) - Parent Version in Iranian Mothers

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seyed-Sirvan Hosseini ◽  
Seyedeh Zeinab Beheshti ◽  
Valsamma Eapen ◽  
Amir Almasi-Hashiani ◽  
Saman Maroufizadeh
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha ◽  
Persian Version ◽  
Children With Asd ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

Abstract Background: Parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are known to poorer quality of life. The Quality of Life in Autism Questionnaire (QoLA) is a commonly used instrument for measuring the quality of life in parents of children with ASD. The aim of this study was to evaluate the reliability and validity of the QoLA in Iranian mothers of children with ASD.Methods: The sample of this methodological study consisted of 88 mothers of children with ASD in Arak, Iran. The data were collected using convenience sampling method between September 2019 and January 2020. A battery of questionnaires was administered to mothers which included the QoLA, Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7), and Perceived Stress Scale-4 (PSS-4). Factor structure and internal consistency of the QoLA were examined via confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and Cronbach’s alpha, respectively. Convergent validity was examined by relationship with WHOQOL-BREF, PHQ-9, GAD-7 and PSS-4.Results: The mean total scores of QoLA Part A and Part B were 86.50 (SD=13.89) and 61.41 (SD=18.21), respectively. Both subscales exhibited good internal validity (with Cronbach’s alpha of 0.899 and 0.950 for Part A and Part B, respectively). The convergent validity of both subscales of QoLA was proved via moderate to strong correlations with measure of the WHOQOL-BREF. In addition, both QoLA Part A and Part B scores were negatively correlated with measures of PHQ-9, GAD-7, and PSS-4. The confirmatory factor analyses provided evidence for unidimensionality of both subscales of QoLA.Conclusion: The Persian version of QoLA displays satisfactory reliability and validity in Iranian mothers of children with ASD.

scholarly journals The Harris Hip Score

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
ALIAA Khaja ◽  
Owayed AL-Mutairi ◽  
abdulaziz Alkhudair ◽  
Awdhah Abdulkarim
Keyword(s):  
Physical Function ◽  
Correlation Coefficient ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Test Reliability ◽  
Harris Hip Score ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
Good Reliability ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha ◽  
Pain Subscale

Abstract Background The Harris Hip Score (HHS) is a widely used Patient-Related Outcomes score. It measures pain and function levels in patients with hip pathologies. Objectives The main objective of this study is to translate and culturally adapt the HHS into Arabic, and to further assess the reliability and validity of translated version Material & Methods 110 patients participated in this survey. The internal consistency tests were performed using Cronbach’s alpha. Test-retest reliability (intra-correlation coefficient), convergent construct validity, convergent validity, floor & ceiling effects and responsiveness was also calculated. In order to measure the level of agreement, Bland-Altman Plot, forest Plots are performed. Results Test reliability for the first testing situation - calculated using Cronbach's alpha - was 0.98 for the pain subscale, 0.98 for the stiffness, and 0.99 for the physical function subscale. For the second testing, reliability was 0.99, 0.97, and 0.99 (pain, stiffness, and physical function, respectively). This only proves that WOMAC is an instrument with good reliability. Same calculation of Cronbach’s alpha was essential to testing the reliability of the Harris Hip Score. For each of the three testing occasions the reliability was very good or excellent – α 1 = 0.92, α 2 = 0.91, and α 3 = 0.90. Intra-class correlation coefficient was good with the score of 0.76 (95% CI 0.44-0.88). Conclusion Overall, Arabic version of HOOS could be used as diagnostic tool for patients with hip problems, when it comes to information about the overall condition of the patient, especially about the improvement or deterioration, however, it is important to be cautious using HHS when the change magnitude of patient’s condition is investigated, since there is a potential probability that the level of improvement of the patient’s condition will be overestimated by HHS.

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