Instrument to Validate Rehabilitation Counseling Accreditation and Certification Knowledge Areas

1993 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 32-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald C. Ltnkowski ◽  
Richard W. Thoreson ◽  
Esther E. Diamond ◽  
Michael J. Leahy ◽  
Edna Mora Szymanski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Group Counseling ◽  
Rehabilitation Counseling ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Vocational Counseling ◽  
Knowledge Domains ◽  
Attitudinal Barriers ◽  
Certification And Accreditation ◽  
High Internal Consistency ◽  
Components Analysis ◽  
High Internal Consistency Reliability

The purpose of the current research was to develop an instrument that (a) represented the existing knowledge standards used in rehabilitation counseling certification and accreditation, and (b) allowed for identification of new and emerging knowledge areas. Participants were 1,025 counselors who renewed their certification in 1991. Principal components analysis in which all items were loaded revealed the following knowledge domains: (a) Vocational Counseling and Consultative Services; (b) Medical and Psychosocial Aspects of Disability; (c) Individual and Group Counseling; (d) Program Evaluation and Research; (e) Case Management and Service Coordination; (f) Family, Gender, and MulticulturalIssues; (g) Foundations of Rehabilitation; (h) Workers' Compensation; (i) Environmental and Attitudinal Barriers; and (j) Assessment. Cronbach's alpha coefficients of the resulting 10 subscales of the instrument ranged from .72 to .95 indicating moderate to high internal consistency reliability.

The Spanish Version of the Vividness of Visual Imagery Questionnaire: Factor Structure and Internal Consistency Reliability

2002 ◽  
Vol 90 (2) ◽  
pp. 503-506 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alfredo Campos ◽  
María Angeles González ◽  
Angeles Amor
Keyword(s):  
Factor Structure ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Visual Imagery ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Spanish Version ◽  
Single Factor ◽  
School Students ◽  
High Internal Consistency ◽  
Components Analysis ◽  
High Internal Consistency Reliability

We examined the factor structure and internal consistency reliability of the Spanish version of the Vividness of Visual Imagery Questionnaire which was applied to a sample of 850 secondary school students. Factor structure investigated by principal components analysis, followed by varimax orthogonal rotation, indicated that a single factor explained 37% of the variance. The internal consistency of the questionnaire was good (Cronbach α = 88) We conclude that the Spanish version of the questionnaire, like the English version, has a single factor and high internal consistency reliability.

Psychometric Properties of the Reassurance-Seeking Scale in a Turkish Sample

2005 ◽  
Vol 96 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tülin Gençöz ◽  
Faruk Gençöz
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Beck Anxiety Inventory ◽  
Reassurance Seeking ◽  
Partial Correlations ◽  
High Internal Consistency ◽  
High Internal Consistency Reliability

This study examined the psychometric properties of the Reassurance-Seeking Scale in a sample of 102 Turkish undergraduate students. High internal consistency reliability was found for the Reassurance-Seeking Scale (alpha = .86). Factor analysis of the scale identified a single component that accounted for 71% of the total variance. The scale was significantly positively correlated with the Beck Depression Inventory and Beck Anxiety Inventory and had a significantly negative correlation with the Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale. Partial correlations of Reassurance-seeking with Depression scores as controlled by Anxiety scores and with Anxiety scores as controlled by Depression scores indicated that Reassurance-seeking scores maintained association with Depression but not with Anxiety. All these findings were in line with expectations.

scholarly journals Have Anglo-Catholics Lost their Vision for Mission Agencies? An Empirical Enquiry among Newly Ordained Clergy in Britain

2011 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 52-67
Author(s):  
Andrew Village ◽  
Leslie J. Francis
Keyword(s):  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Christian Mission ◽  
Catholic Clergy ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Mission Agencies ◽  
High Internal Consistency ◽  
The Uk ◽  
High Internal Consistency Reliability

AbstractAttitude toward Christian mission agencies was investigated in a sample of 827 Anglican clergy ordained in the UK from 2002 to 2006. The Scale of Attitude Toward Mission Agencies (SATMA) consisted of six items related to the work that agencies do, and whether clergy wished to engage with this work. It had a high internal consistency reliability (Cronbach's alpha = 0.80). After controlling for theological liberalism or conservatism, attitudes were most positive among evangelicals and least positive among Anglo-Catholics. Both liberal and conservative Anglo-Catholic clergy showed less positive attitudes toward mission agencies than did other clergy.

scholarly journals THE PROTECTIVE STYLE QUESTIONNAIRE: SELFPROTECTIVE MECHANISMS AMONG STIGMATIZED ADOLESCENTS

1998 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen B. Hillman ◽  
Paula C. Wood ◽  
Shlomo S. Sawilowsky
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Social Comparisons ◽  
African American Adolescents ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Racial Prejudice ◽  
Factor Loadings ◽  
High Internal Consistency ◽  
High Internal Consistency Reliability

Crocker and Major (1989) hypothesized three mechanisms by which members of stigmatized groups may protect self-esteem. The mechanisms are: a) ingroup social comparisons, b) valuing/devaluing performance selectively, and c) racial prejudice. We provide a test of Crocker and Major's hypothesized mechanisms with the development of the Protective Style Questionnaire which was administered to a sample of 78 African-American adolescents. Evidence of high internal consistency reliability (about .86) and factor loadings support the orthogonality of the three mechanisms. Results showed varying levels of endorsement of each mechanism.

scholarly journals Cognitive and Initial Psychometric Testing of the Errors of Care Omission Survey: A New Patient Safety Tool for Primary Care

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lusine Poghosyan ◽  
Allison A. Norful ◽  
Jianfang Liu ◽  
Jonathan Shaffer
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Patient Safety ◽  
Item Analysis ◽  
Psychometric Testing ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Primary Care Providers ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Safety Studies ◽  
High Internal Consistency ◽  
High Internal Consistency Reliability

Background and PurposeMost patient safety studies focus on errors of commission rather than on errors of omission. No tools measure errors of omission in primary care. We developed the Errors of Care Omission Survey (ECOS) and present its cognitive and psychometric testing.MethodsTwenty-six primary care providers (PCPs) participated in cognitive interviews, which were audiotaped, transcribed, and analyzed. ECOS was also pilot tested with 37 PCPs. Item analysis and reliability testing w conducted.ResultsInterviewees agreed that ECOS measures errors of omission and items were clear. The response categories were revised. All items were correlated and subscales had high internal consistency reliability.ConclusionsECOS can measure errors of omission in primary care.

Spiritual Health and Life-Orientation Measure: Psychometric properties of the Brazilian Portuguese version

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (9) ◽  
pp. 1187-1197 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucianne J Valdivia ◽  
Lucas PC Alves ◽  
Neusa S Rocha
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Brazilian Portuguese ◽  
Spiritual Health ◽  
Mean Values ◽  
Life Orientation ◽  
Spiritual But Not Religious ◽  
High Internal Consistency ◽  
High Internal Consistency Reliability

This study aimed to translate into Brazilian Portuguese and evaluate the main psychometric properties from Spiritual Health and Life-Orientation Measure in a sample of 487 students aged 9–15 years in Southern Brazil. Spiritual Health and Life-Orientation Measure is divided into Ideals and Lived Experience sections and showed high internal consistency reliability (Cronbach’s α = 0.94). Comparison of mean values between age showed a tendency to decrease spirituality scores with increasing age. Discriminate validity of mean scores between groups of atheists, “spiritual, but not religious,” and religious was significant in all domains (0.026 <  p < 0.001). Spiritual Health and Life-Orientation Measure presents adequate psychometric properties and may contribute to study spirituality in children and adolescents.

Development and Validation of the Sexist Attitudes Toward Women Scale (SATWS)

1980 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 276-291 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter L. Benson ◽  
Steven Vincent
Keyword(s):  
Sex Role ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Attitudes Toward Women ◽  
Sexist Attitudes ◽  
Scale Scores ◽  
Role Stereotype ◽  
High Internal Consistency ◽  
Development And Validation ◽  
High Internal Consistency Reliability

Although sexism is now defined as a major social problem, there have been very few empirical studies investigating its correlates and determinants. One primary reason for this is that there are no published sexism scales, and hence it is difficult to assess individual differences in sexism. This article describes the development and validation of a 40–item Sexist Attitudes Toward Women Scale (SATWS). On rational-intuitive grounds, it is hypothesized that sexism toward women has seven components and, accordingly, items were written to reflect these. It is suggested that scales measuring only one of these components (e.g., sex-role stereotype scales and women's liberation movement scales) lack content validity as measures of sexism. On empirical grounds it is argued that the SATW scale also has stronger construct validity as a measure of sexism toward women than other such scales. The SATW scale has high internal consistency reliability for both college students and nonstudent adults and the SATW scale scores are independent of social desirability scores. Relationships to age, sex, and education are presented.

Dimensionality of Brief Family Interaction and Satisfaction Scales among Couples from Eight Western and Midwestern States

1994 ◽  
Vol 74 (1) ◽  
pp. 131-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li-Wen Chang ◽  
Walter R. Schumm ◽  
L. Ann Coulson ◽  
Stephan R. Bollman ◽  
Anthony P. Jurich
Keyword(s):  
Common Factor ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
The United States ◽  
Heterosexual Couples ◽  
Marital Communication ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
The Family ◽  
High Internal Consistency ◽  
Using Data ◽  
High Internal Consistency Reliability

The Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale, the Kansas Parental Satisfaction Scale, a version for couples of the Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scales (FACES III), and three subscales from the Marital Communication Inventory were subjected to common factor analysis using data from 1222 rural, heterosexual couples, husbands and wives from eight western and midwestern states in the United States. The analysis supported the expected dimensionality of the Marital Communication Inventory and the two satisfaction scales but suggested that the adaptability scale may have more than one dimension. All scales showed adequate to high internal consistency reliability; however, the two FACES III scales were correlated .59 for both husbands and wives, casting doubt on the presumed orthogonality of those scales, at least for these samples. The results further support the potential validity of brief measures of relationship quality and satisfaction.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Two Interviewing Skills Measures: An Instrument Validation Study

10.18060/57 ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cathy King Pike ◽  
Robert Bennett ◽  
Valerie Chang
Keyword(s):  
Construct Validity ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Instrument Validation ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Initial Validation ◽  
Interviewing Skills ◽  
High Internal Consistency ◽  
Field Supervisors ◽  
High Internal Consistency Reliability

This article reports an initial validation of an instrument that measures basic interviewing skills and compares its psychometric results with another instrument that has been used more frequently to measure similar skills. Four field supervisors rated 30 students’ videotaped interviews (N=120) using two instruments, the validation, and a comparison instrument. The current validation instrument had high internal consistency reliability, a clear factor structure, and performed well in construct validity evaluations. These preliminary results supported the instrument’s internal consistency reliability, content, factorial, and construct validity. The validation instrument had higher internal consistency reliability, lower errormeasurement, and amore interpretable factor structure than the comparison instrument.

Development of the Attachment Affective Picture System

2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (9) ◽  
pp. 1565-1574 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying Liu ◽  
Xu Chen ◽  
Jing Zhai ◽  
Qingting Tang ◽  
Jia Hu
Keyword(s):  
Attachment Theory ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Romantic Attachment ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Point Scale ◽  
Dimensional Properties ◽  
Child Attachment ◽  
High Internal Consistency ◽  
High Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Reliability Coefficients

We developed the Attachment Affective Picture System (AAPS) to facilitate research on attachment. To construct the AAPS, we selected 903 color photographs depicting positive and negative parent–child attachment, positive and negative romantic attachment, and neutral nonattachment. Participants (N = 78) rated the pictures' valence, arousal, and attachment on a 9-point scale (1 = low to 9 = high). All pictures were found to have high internal consistency reliability coefficients (Cronbach's alphas > .90; split-half reliability > .80). The scores on each dimension were consistent with the properties of the pictures and attachment themes were not significantly different in terms of dimensional properties. In conclusion, the AAPS is suitable for use in research conducted in the field of attachment theory, especially in relation to emotion.

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