scholarly journals Breast Cancer Screening Beliefs Questionnaire: Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamid Sharifnia ◽  
Fereshteh Behmanesh ◽  
Cannas Kwok ◽  
Mojgan Firouzbakht ◽  
Abbas Ebadi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Breast Cancer Screening ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Intraclass Correlation ◽  
Convergent And Discriminant Validity ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Attitudes And Knowledge ◽  
Composite Reliability ◽  
Three Factor

Abstract Backgrand Cancer-related personal beliefs, attitudes, and knowledge can significantly determine cancer screening behaviors. Valid and reliable instruments are needed to assess such beliefs, attitudes, and knowledge. This study aimed to translate Breast Cancer Screening Beliefs Questionnaire into Persian and evaluate its psychometric properties among Iranian women.Methods In this methodological study, the twelve-item Breast Cancer Screening Beliefs Questionnaire was translated into Persian and filled out by 1256 Iranian women. Sampling was purposively done from June 2017 to March 2018. Face, content, convergent, and discriminant validity were evaluated and exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were performed for construct validity evaluation. Reliability was also evaluated through calculating Cronbach’s alpha, McDonald’s omega, Average inter-item correlation, and test-retest intraclass correlation coefficient and finally, composite reliability was estimated.Results Three factors were extracted in factor analysis which included screening attitude, screening knowledge and perception, and screening practice. These factors explained 55.71% of the total variance of breast cancer screening beliefs. This three-factor model was confirmed in confirmatory factor analysis based on model fit indices (PCFI = 0.703, PNFI = 0.697, CMIN/DF = 2.127, RMSEA = 0.30, GFI = 0.980, AGFI = 0.998, and CFI = 0.991). Convergent and discriminant validity were also confirmed. Composite reliability and test-retest intraclass correlation coefficient were more than 0.7.Conclusion With a three-factor structure, the Persian Breast Cancer Screening Beliefs Questionnaire has acceptable validity and reliability and hence, can be used to evaluate Iranian women’s breast cancer screening beliefs.

scholarly journals Breast Cancer Screening Beliefs Questionnaire: psychometric properties of the Persian Version

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamid Sharif Nia ◽  
Fereshteh Behmanesh ◽  
Cannas Kwok ◽  
Mojgan Firouzbakht ◽  
Abbas Ebadi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Breast Cancer Screening ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Intraclass Correlation ◽  
Convergent And Discriminant Validity ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Attitudes And Knowledge ◽  
Composite Reliability ◽  
Three Factor

Abstract Backgrand: Cancer-related personal beliefs, attitudes, and knowledge can significantly determine cancer screening behaviors. Valid and reliable instruments are needed to assess such beliefs, attitudes, and knowledge. This study aimed to translate Breast Cancer Screening Beliefs Questionnaire into Persian and evaluate its psychometric properties among Iranian women. Methods: In this methodological study, the twelve-item Breast Cancer Screening Beliefs Questionnaire was translated into Persian and filled out by 1256 Iranian women. Sampling was purposively done from June 2017 to March 2018. Face, content, convergent, and discriminant validity were evaluated and exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were performed for construct validity evaluation. Reliability was also evaluated through calculating Cronbach’s alpha, McDonald’s omega, Average inter-item correlation, and test-retest intraclass correlation coefficient and finally, composite reliability was estimated. Results: Three factors were extracted in factor analysis which included screening attitude, screening knowledge and perception, and screening practice. These factors explained 55.71% of the total variance of breast cancer screening beliefs. This three-factor model was confirmed in confirmatory factor analysis based on model fit indices (PCFI = 0.703, PNFI = 0.697, CMIN/DF = 2.127, RMSEA = 0.30, GFI = 0.980, AGFI = 0.998, and CFI = 0.991). Convergent and discriminant validity were also confirmed. Composite reliability and test-retest intraclass correlation coefficient were more than 0.7. Conclusion: With a three-factor structure, the Persian Breast Cancer Screening Beliefs Questionnaire has acceptable validity and reliability and hence, can be used to evaluate Iranian women’s breast cancer screening beliefs.

scholarly journals Breast Cancer Screening Beliefs Questionnaire: psychometric Properties of the Persian version

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamid Sharifnia ◽  
Fereshteh Behmanesh ◽  
Cannas Kwok ◽  
Mojgan Firouzbakht ◽  
Abbas Ebadi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Breast Cancer Screening ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Intraclass Correlation ◽  
Convergent And Discriminant Validity ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Composite Reliability ◽  
Three Factor

Abstract Background: Valid and reliable instruments are needed to assess such beliefs, attitudes, and knowledge. This study aimed to translate Breast Cancer Screening Beliefs Questionnaire into Persian and evaluate its psychometric properties among Iranian women. Methods: In this methodological study, the twelve-item Breast Cancer Screening Beliefs Questionnaire was translated into Persian and filled out by 1256 Iranian women. Face, content, convergent, and discriminant validity were evaluated and exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were performed for construct validity evaluation. Reliability was also evaluated through calculating Cronbach’s alpha, McDonald’s omega, Average inter-item correlation, and test-retest intraclass correlation coefficient and finally, composite reliability was estimated. Results: Three factors were extracted in factor analysis which included screening attitude, screening knowledge and perception, and screening practice. These factors explained 55.71% of the total variance of breast cancer screening beliefs. This three-factor model was confirmed in confirmatory factor analysis based on model fit indices (PCFI = 0.703, PNFI = 0.697, CMIN/DF = 2.127, RMSEA = 0.30, GFI = 0.980, AGFI = 0.998, and CFI = 0.991). Convergent and discriminant validity were also confirmed. Composite reliability and test-retest intraclass correlation coefficient were more than 0.7. Conclusion: With a three-factor structure, the Persian Breast Cancer Screening Beliefs Questionnaire has acceptable validity and reliability and hence, can be used to evaluate Iranian women’s breast cancer screening beliefs.

Construct validity and generalizability of the Kirton Adaption–Innovation Inventory

1995 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 185-206 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard P. Bagozzi ◽  
Gordon R. Foxall
Keyword(s):  
Factor Structure ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
The United States ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Convergent And Discriminant Validity ◽  
Three Samples ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Identical Factor ◽  
Three Factor

The factor structure of the Kirton (1976) Adaption–Innovation inventory was examined by use of confirmatory factor analysis. A three‐factor structure was found, characterized by distinct, yet positively associated, facets, thereby challenging the oft‐assumed unidimensional conceptualization of adaption–innovation. The measures were found to achieve satisfactory levels of reliability for the separate facets and to exhibit strong evidence for convergent and discriminant validity. This was demonstrated for the full 32‐item inventory, as well as 20‐item and 13‐item abridgments. Subjects were postgraduate students from the United Kingdom (N = 149), Australia (N = 142), and the United States (N = 131). The three‐factor solution was found to generalize across all three samples in the sense of yielding identical factor loadings, error variances, and correlations among facets. Differences in the means of factors were found across samples.

Construct Validity of the E-LSRP in a Correctional Sample

Assessment ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 107319112110386
Author(s):  
Martin Sellbom ◽  
Jaiden S. Butler ◽  
Tayla T. C. Lee ◽  
Andrea M. Loucaides ◽  
Tracy L. Masterson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Construct Validity ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Convergent And Discriminant Validity ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Correctional Settings ◽  
Male Inmates ◽  
Three Factor ◽  
Related Personality

The Expanded–Levenson Self-Report Psychopathy Scale (E-LSRP) was developed by Christian and Sellbom to improve on the psychometric properties of scores on the Levenson Self-Report Psychopathy Scale. The current study investigated the construct validity of scores on the E-LSRP in 393 male inmates. Results provided support for the reliability and construct validity of E-LSRP scores. Specifically, confirmatory factor analysis results demonstrated support for a three-factor model. Additionally, correlation and multiple regression results provided evidence supporting the convergent and discriminant validity of E-LSRP scores against scores on measures assessing psychopathy-related personality traits (e.g., antagonism, disinhibition) and symptoms of internalizing disorders, respectively. Overall, these findings extend those of previous research by establishing that E-LSRP scores demonstrate validity in assessing psychopathy in correctional settings and thus, may be a useful tool for the assessment of psychopathy in these settings.

scholarly journals Understanding barriers to organized breast cancer screening in France: women's perceptions, attitudes, and knowledge

2013 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 445-451 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Ferrat ◽  
J. Le Breton ◽  
M. Djassibel ◽  
K. Veerabudun ◽  
Z. Brixi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Breast Cancer Screening ◽  
Women’S Perceptions ◽  
Attitudes And Knowledge

Structure of ADHD/ODD Symptoms in Spanish Preschool Children: Dangers of Confirmatory Factor Analysis for Evaluation of Rating Scales

Assessment ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (8) ◽  
pp. 1748-1757 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonatan Molina ◽  
Mateu Servera ◽  
G. Leonard Burns
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Preschool Children ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Rating Scales ◽  
Oppositional Defiant ◽  
Odd Symptoms ◽  
Convergent And Discriminant Validity ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Three Factor

Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) is often used to evaluate attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) symptom ratings by parents and teachers. An ADHD-inattention (IN), ADHD-hyperactivity/impulsivity (HI), and ODD three-factor model is usually the best model. Acceptable CFA models, however, can hide symptoms with poor convergent and discriminant validity. To demonstrate this issue, CFA models (i.e., cross-loadings set to zero) along with exploratory CFA models (i.e., cross-loadings allowed) were applied to parent ( n = 308) and teacher ( n = 258) ratings of ADHD/ODD symptoms with Spanish preschool children ( Mage = 4.78, SD = .84, 56% boys). While the three-factor CFA model provided an acceptable-fit with moderate to substantial symptom-factor loadings, the three-factor exploratory CFA model, however, found a large number of the symptoms failed to show convergent and discriminant validity. These outcomes argue for the use of exploratory CFA procedures in the initial evaluation of ADHD/ODD rating scales.

scholarly journals Psychometric properties of a scale to measure the dark side of personality

2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 159-170
Author(s):  
Solana SALESSI ◽  
Alicia OMAR
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Dark Triad ◽  
Dark Side ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Average Variance ◽  
Composite Reliability ◽  
Three Factor

Abstract The psychometric characteristics of the Dark Triad Scale in an Argentinian context are presented. Two successive studies were carried out. Three hundred sixteen people, with an average age of 34.48 years (SD = 10.57), participated in Study 1. An exploratory factor analysis indicated a three-factor structure with suitable internal consistency (Machiavellianism: α = 0.92; narcissism: α = 0.91, and psychopathy: α = 0.89). Two hundred seventy-five people, with an average age of 32 years (SD = 8.10), participated in Study 2. A confirmatory factor analysis corroborated the three-factor structure. The three factors reached Satisfactory Composite Reliability (greater than 0.70) and adequate Convergent-Discriminant Validity (Average Variance Extrated greater than 0.50). The invariance of the scale’s parameters was demonstrated by sex. The results indicate that the Argentinian version of the Dark Triad Scale measures the dark side of personality with appropriate validity and reliability, both in men and women.

scholarly journals The Bidirectional Spirituality Scale: Construction and Initial Evidence for Validity

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-23
Author(s):  
W. Paul Williamson ◽  
Aneeq Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Preliminary Evidence ◽  
Scale Construction ◽  
Relationship With God ◽  
Convergent And Discriminant Validity ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Three Factor

This study presents the development and construction of the 16-item Bidirectional Spirituality Scale (BSS), which is based on the theory of vertical and horizontal spirituality. Vertical spirituality focuses on that involving one’s relationship with God, whereas horizontal spirituality is concerned with one’s relations with people and attunement to meaning and purpose. Using data from 239 USA participants, exploratory factor analysis has produced three factors: vertical spirituality (VS; 8 items); horizontal spirituality-others (HS-O; 4 items); and horizontal spirituality-existential (HS-E; 4 items). A partial confirmatory factor analysis has confirmed the three-factor model. For research purposes, HS-O and HS-E can be combined to produce an 8-item horizontal spirituality scale to complement the 8-item VS scale. Further analyses have found preliminary evidence for both convergent and discriminant validity. Because of its sound psychometric properties, the BSS appears to be a useful, brief instrument for discriminating both religious and non-religious spirituality.

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