The Reliability and Validity of the Japanese Version of the Daily Record of Severity of Problems (J-DRSP) and Development of a Short-Form Version (J-DRSP(SF)) to Assess Symptoms of Premenstrual Syndrome Among Japanese Women

Abstract Purpose To assess the validity and reliability of the Japanese version of the Daily Record of Severity of Problems (J-DRSP, 24 items) for evaluating symptoms of premenstrual syndrome (PMS), and to develop a short form version of the J-DRSP. Methods Using the “DRSP-JAPAN” smartphone app, we collected daily J-DRSP records from 7 days before to 10 days after each participant’s menstruation onset date. Factorial validity (exploratory factor analysis: EFA, confirmatory factor analysis: CFA) and criterion validity were examined. We evaluated test-retest reliability (intraclass correlation: ICC) and obtained Cronbach's alpha coefficients. The short-form version of the J-DRSP was developed using classical test theory. Results In total, 304 women participated and 243 recorded symptoms on at least 4 days spanning the week of the luteal phase (CD-6 to CD0) and 4 days spanning the week of the follicular phase (CD4 to CD10), with CD1 representing the menstruation onset date. With CD0 set as one day before menstruation onset date, the EFA revealed a two-factor structure. KMO was 0.992, and Bartlett's test of sphericity chi-square was 3653.89 (P < 0.001). However, the model fitness of CFA was found to be suboptimal (CFI: 0.83, RMSEA: 0.12). Total scores for J-DRSP and the sum scores for each subscale were higher on CD10 than on CD0 (p < 0.001), suggesting validity for some criteria. ICC values for the total J-DRSP score from CD0 to CD-1, and between CD9 to CD-10, were 0.60 (95% CI: 0.48–0.72) and 0.76 (95% CI: 0.69–0.82), respectively. For participants reporting significant interference in their daily life one day out of CD-1 and CD0 or CD9 and CD10, ICCs were 0.79 (0.68–0.86) among 76 participants and 0.88 (0.76–0.84) among 30 participants. Having eliminated some original items after considering factor loading for each item, we developed an 8-item Short-Form J-DRSP (J-DRSP(SF)) comprising 2 factors (S-Psychological and S-Physical, 4 items for each). CFA showed a better model fit (CFI: 0.99, RMSEA: 0.048) with significantly higher scores for the J-DRSP(SF), S-Psychological, and S-Physical in the luteal phase than in the follicular phase (p < 0.001). Cronbach's alphas for the J-DRSP(SF), S-Psychological, and S-Physical were 0.89, 0.89, and 0.80, respectively. ICC values for the J-DRSP(SF) in the luteal and follicular phases were 0.61 (95%CI: 0.51–0.68) and 0.70 (95%CI: 0.62–0.77), respectively. Conclusion The J-DRSP has moderate to good reliability and certain level of validity. The J-DRSP(SF) has a two-factor structure and can be used effectively among Japanese women to assess their PMS symptoms.

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The reliability and validity of the Japanese version of the Daily Record of Severity of Problems (J-DRSP) and Development of a Short-Form version (J-DRSP (SF)) to assess symptoms of premenstrual syndrome among Japanese women

BioPsychoSocial Medicine ◽

10.1186/s13030-021-00208-z ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 15 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Yumie Ikeda ◽

Miho Egawa ◽

Kazuya Okamoto ◽

Masaki Mandai ◽

Yoshimitsu Takahashi ◽

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Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Factor Structure ◽

Premenstrual Syndrome ◽

Short Form ◽

Intraclass Correlation ◽

Japanese Version ◽

Japanese Women ◽

Test Theory ◽

Onset Date ◽

Daily Record

Abstract Purpose To assess the validity and reliability of the Japanese version of the Daily Record of Severity of Problems (J-DRSP, 24 items) for evaluating symptoms of premenstrual syndrome (PMS), and to develop a short form version of the J-DRSP. Methods Using the “DRSP-JAPAN” smartphone app, we collected daily J-DRSP records from cycle day − 6 (CD − 6) to CD 10, with CD 1 representing the menstruation onset date. Factorial validity (exploratory factor analysis: EFA, confirmatory factor analysis: CFA) and criterion validity were examined, and test-retest reliability (intraclass correlation: ICC) evaluated. The short-form version of the J-DRSP was developed using classical test theory. Results In total, 304 women participated and 243 recorded symptoms on at least 4 days spanning the week of the luteal phase (CD − 6 to CD 0) and 4 days spanning the week of the follicular phase (CD 4 to CD 10), with CD 0 set as the day before menstruation started. The EFA revealed a two-factor structure. Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin was 0.992, and Bartlett’s test of sphericity chi-square was 3653.89 (P < 0.001). However, the model fitness of CFA was found to be suboptimal (comparative fit index (CFI): 0.83, root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA): 0.12). Total scores for J-DRSP and the sum scores for each subscale were higher on CD 0 than on CD 10 (p < 0.001), suggesting validity for some criteria. ICC values for the total J-DRSP score from CD 0 to CD − 1, and between CD 9 to CD 10, were 0.60 (95% CI: 0.48–0.72) and 0.76 (95% CI: 0.69–0.82), respectively. Having eliminated some original items after considering factor loading for each item, we developed an 8-item Short-Form J-DRSP (J-DRSP (SF)) comprising 2 factors (S-Psychological and S-Physical, 4 items for each). CFA showed a better model fit (CFI: 0.99, RMSEA: 0.048), and ICC values in the luteal and follicular phases were 0.61 (95%CI: 0.51–0.68) and 0.70 (95%CI: 0.62–0.77), respectively. Conclusion The J-DRSP has moderate to good reliability and a certain level of validity. The 8-item J-DRSP (SF) has a two-factor structure and can be used effectively among Japanese women to assess their PMS symptoms.

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Correction to: The reliability and validity of the Japanese version of the daily record of severity of problems (J-DRSP) and development of a short-form version (J-DRSP (SF)) to assess symptoms of premenstrual syndrome among Japanese women

BioPsychoSocial Medicine ◽

10.1186/s13030-021-00231-0 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 15 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Yumie Ikeda ◽

Miho Egawa ◽

Kazuya Okamoto ◽

Masaki Mandai ◽

Yoshimitsu Takahashi ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Premenstrual Syndrome ◽

Short Form ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Japanese Version ◽

Japanese Women ◽

Daily Record

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An evaluation of the factor structure of the Self-Assessed Wisdom Scale (SAWS) and the creation of the SAWS-15 as a short measure for personal wisdom

International Psychogeriatrics ◽

10.1017/s1041610220004202 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-11

Author(s):

Trilas M. Leeman ◽

Bob G. Knight ◽

Erich C. Fein ◽

Sonya Winterbotham ◽

Jeffrey Dean Webster

Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Factor Structure ◽

Latent Variables ◽

Emotional Regulation ◽

Short Form ◽

Age Groups ◽

Total Sample ◽

Future Research ◽

Personal Wisdom ◽

Age Range

ABSTRACT Objectives: Although wisdom is a desirable life span developmental goal, researchers have often lacked brief and reliable construct measures. We examined whether an abbreviated set of items could be empirically derived from the popular 40-item five-factor Self-Assessed Wisdom Scale (SAWS). Design: Survey data from 709 respondents were randomly split into two and analyzed using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Setting: The survey was conducted online in Australia. Participants: The total sample consisted of 709 participants (M age = 35.67 years; age range = 15–92 years) of whom 22% were male, and 78% female. Measurement: The study analyzed the 40-item SAWS. Results: Sample 1 showed the traditional five-factor structure for the 40-item SAWS did not fit the data. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) on Sample 2 offered an alternative model based on a 15-item, five-factor solution with the latent variables Reminiscence/Reflection, Humor, Emotional Regulation, Experience, and Openness. This model, which replicates the factor structure of the original 40-item SAWS with a short form of 15 items, was then confirmed on Sample 1 using a CFA that produced acceptable fit and measurement invariance across age groups. Conclusions: We suggest the abbreviated SAWS-15 can be useful as a measure of individual differences in wisdom, and we highlight areas for future research.

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The Japanese version of the questionnaire about the process of recovery: development and validity and reliability testing

BMC Psychiatry ◽

10.1186/s12888-017-1520-y ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 17 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Akiko Kanehara ◽

Risa Kotake ◽

Yuki Miyamoto ◽

Yousuke Kumakura ◽

Kentaro Morita ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Factor Analysis ◽

Mental Health Services ◽

Health Services ◽

Internal Consistency ◽

Convergent Validity ◽

Short Form ◽

Japanese Version ◽

Internal Consistency Reliability ◽

Validity And Reliability

Abstract Background Personal recovery is increasingly recognised as an important outcome measure in mental health services. This study aimed to develop a Japanese version of the Questionnaire about the Process of Recovery (QPR-J) and test its validity and reliability. Methods The study comprised two stages that employed the cross-sectional and prospective cohort designs, respectively. We translated the questionnaire using a standard translation/back-translation method. Convergent validity was examined by calculating Pearson’s correlation coefficients with scores on the Recovery Assessment Scale (RAS) and the Short-Form-8 Health Survey (SF-8). An exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was conducted to examine factorial validity. We used intraclass correlation and Cronbach’s alpha to examine the test-retest and internal consistency reliability of the QPR-J’s 22-item full scale, 17-item intrapersonal and 5-item interpersonal subscales. We conducted an EFA along with a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Results Data were obtained from 197 users of mental health services (mean age: 42.0 years; 61.9% female; 49.2% diagnosed with schizophrenia). The QPR-J showed adequate convergent validity, exhibiting significant, positive correlations with the RAS and SF-8 scores. The QPR-J’s full version, subscales, showed excellent test-retest and internal consistency reliability, with the exception of acceptable but relatively low internal consistency reliability for the interpersonal subscale. Based on the results of the CFA and EFA, we adopted the factor structure extracted from the original 2-factor model based on the present CFA. Conclusion The QPR-J is an adequately valid and reliable measure of the process of recovery among Japanese users with mental health services.

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Factor Structure and Psychometric Properties of the Index of Teaching Stress—Short Form (ITS—SF)

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/08.pr0.117c24z5 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 117 (3) ◽

pp. 763-780 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Maria Cleliazurlo ◽

Daniela Pes ◽

Rosaria Romano

Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Psychometric Properties ◽

Factor Structure ◽

Teacher Stress ◽

Short Form ◽

Original Version ◽

Short Version ◽

Italian Version ◽

Reliable Measure ◽

Confirmatory Factor

WITHDRAWAL NOTICE for Cleliazurlo, M., Pes, D., & Romano, R. (2015). Factor Structure and Psychometric Properties of the Index of Teaching Stress— Short Form (ITS—SF). Psychological Reports, 117(3), 763–780. DOI: 10.2466/ 08.PR0.117c24z5 The article has been withdrawn at the request of the author. The author contacted the journal to inform them that PARS, the rightsholder of the Index of Teaching Stress (“ITS”), expressed concern at the author’s unauthorized creation and publication of a short form version of the ITS. Although the author had received permission to validate an Italian version of ITS, the rights holder did not permit the development and publication of the resulting short form, and requested the article be withdrawn from access. If you have any questions about this, please contact SAGE. This study analyses factor structure and psychometric properties of the Italian short version of the Index of Teaching Stress–Short Form (ITS–SF). The original version of the ITS (90 items) was submitted to 567 teachers randomly drawn from a cross-section of school levels. Confirmatory factor analysis to check the factor structure was unsatisfactory, and Cronbach's α (.98) indicated a redundancy of items. Exploratory factor analysis was conducted for each section of the test and cross-loading items were eliminated. The resulting ITS–SF consists of 43 items, tapping eight meaningful and adequately reliable dimensions substantially corresponding to all dimensions measured by the original version of the ITS. The Italian short version of the Index of Teaching Stress constitutes a reliable measure of teacher stress in educative interactions.

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Psychometric Testing of the Japanese Version of the Daily Record of Severity of Problems Among Japanese Women

International Journal of Women s Health ◽

10.2147/ijwh.s301260 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol Volume 13 ◽

pp. 361-367

Author(s):

Takashi Takeda ◽

Sayaka Kai ◽

Kana Yoshimi

Keyword(s):

Psychometric Testing ◽

Japanese Version ◽

Japanese Women ◽

Daily Record

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Factor structure, correlates, and incremental validity of the Pain Appraisal Inventory-Short Form

Journal of Health Psychology ◽

10.1177/1359105317753716 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 25 (9) ◽

pp. 1292-1302 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Shuanghong Chen ◽

Jiajia Pu ◽

Xiaoxuan Ye ◽

Yang Wang ◽

Todd Jackson

Keyword(s):

Chronic Pain ◽

Factor Analysis ◽

Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽

Factor Structure ◽

Prediction Models ◽

Short Form ◽

Incremental Validity ◽

Chinese Adult ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Two Component

We assessed the factor structure, correlates, and incremental validity of the Pain Appraisal Inventory in Chinese adult chronic pain samples. In an initial exploratory factor analysis sample ( N = 301), the original two-component (threat, challenge) 16-item Pain Appraisal Inventory and a 10-item short form (Pain Appraisal Inventory-Short Form) were supported. Within a confirmatory factor analysis sample ( N = 285), uniformly acceptable fits were observed only for the Pain Appraisal Inventory-Short Form. Furthermore, Pain Appraisal Inventory-Short Form threat and challenge subscales had significant correlations with conceptually related measures and added to prediction models for pain-related coping and adjustment, independent of other pain belief scales. Together, results indicated that the Pain Appraisal Inventory-Short Form has utility in Chinese chronic pain samples.

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Factor structure and construct validity of the short form of managing the emotions of others (MEOS-SF) scale in the Chinese sample

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0249774 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 16 (4) ◽

pp. e0249774

Author(s):

Qianglong Wang ◽

Zhuo Zhang ◽

Ping Song ◽

Zhenbiao Liu ◽

Qingyun Zhang ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Psychometric Properties ◽

Factor Structure ◽

Big Five ◽

Factor Model ◽

Short Form ◽

Chinese Version ◽

Chinese Sample ◽

Eastern Culture ◽

Confirmatory Factor

Objectives Emotional manipulation is an important strategy in social interaction. The English version of MEOS-SF has been developed to make the measurement of such manipulation ability more efficient. The purpose of the current study was to assess the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of MEOS-SF. Methods Explore factor analysis and Confirmatory factor analysis were adopted to examine the Chinese version of the MEOS-SF factor structure in 645 Chinese participants (mean age = 24.68 ± 6.01 years) recruited online. Results Factor analysis supported a new three-factor model that included Conceal, Prosocial, and Non-prosocial, different from the original English MEOS-SF. Enhance and Divert merged to Prosocial factor while Worsen and Inauthentic merged to Non-prosocial factor because both prosocial and non-prosocial pairs had similar objectives, which would be perceived as the same thing by people in Eastern culture. As expected, MEOS-SF factors were found to be correlated with the Big Five, psychopathy, narcissism, Machiavellianism, and trait EI. Conclusions Our results suggested that the Chinese version of MEOS-SF had acceptable psychometric properties and could be used to assess emotional manipulation.

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