scholarly journals Parents’ Perceptions of School Recess Policies and Practices

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabella Ozenbaugh ◽  
Janelle Thalken ◽  
Sam Logan ◽  
Megan Stellino ◽  
William V. Massey
Keyword(s):  
Household Income ◽  
Parent Perceptions ◽  
Child Disability ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Disability Status ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
The Us ◽  
Cognitive Benefits ◽  
School Recess ◽  
Perceptions Of School

Abstract Background: Previous research has shown that school recess can provide children with physical, social and cognitive benefits; yet, recess opportunities and experiences may be different between children with and without disabilities. Parent perceptions of recess are important to consider as they serve as advocates for their children’s access and opportunities at school.Objective: To examine parent perceptions of recess by children’s disability status, family household income, and race/ethnicity.Method: Participants included 473 parents from the US stratified across six household income levels. Confirmatory factor analyses were run for all 3 scales assessing parents’ perception of belonging and victimization at recess, recess policies, and recess procedures. Regression analyses were run to examine if parents’ perception of recess were predicted by race, income, or child disability status. Results: Results revealed that parents’ perceptions of recess were predicted by child disability status but not income or race. Specifically, parents’ perceptions were significantly predicted by child disability status regarding victimization (b = .13, SE = .06, p = .05), recess policies about withholding recess (b = .171, SE = .07, p = .01), and finally, student engagement at recess (b = .165, SE = .07, p = .02).Conclusion: Results show that according to their parents, children with disabilities may have a different experience at recess than children without disabilities and that there are ways to improve the recess environment to better meet the needs of all children.

Personality trait inferences about organizations and organizational attraction: An organizational-level analysis based on a multi-cultural sample

2010 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 140-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marc H Anderson ◽  
Jarrod Haar ◽  
Jenny Gibb
Keyword(s):  
Personality Trait ◽  
Organizational Level ◽  
Organizational Attraction ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Five Factors ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
The Us ◽  
Trait Inferences ◽  
Additional Support ◽  
New Evidence

AbstractResearch has shown that people make inferences about the personality traits organizations possess, and that these inferences affect their perceptions of organizational attraction. The nature of the relationship between personality trait inferences and organizational attraction is unclear, however, as the results of prior studies have been somewhat inconsistent, have had several distinct limitations, and have only been conducted using US samples. We present new evidence regarding the nature of this relationship, with data on a much larger number of firms, using a multi-cultural sample. Our exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses find a seven-factor structure of personality trait inferences that includes the five factors identified by previous researchers, suggesting that while the five factors have some generalizability outside the US, there may also be important differences. Our results also provide additional support that personality trait inferences are related to perceptions of organizational attraction.

Personality trait inferences about organizations and organizational attraction: An organizational-level analysis based on a multi-cultural sample

2010 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 140-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marc H Anderson ◽  
Jarrod Haar ◽  
Jenny Gibb
Keyword(s):  
Personality Trait ◽  
Organizational Level ◽  
Organizational Attraction ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Five Factors ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
The Us ◽  
Trait Inferences ◽  
Additional Support ◽  
New Evidence

AbstractResearch has shown that people make inferences about the personality traits organizations possess, and that these inferences affect their perceptions of organizational attraction. The nature of the relationship between personality trait inferences and organizational attraction is unclear, however, as the results of prior studies have been somewhat inconsistent, have had several distinct limitations, and have only been conducted using US samples. We present new evidence regarding the nature of this relationship, with data on a much larger number of firms, using a multi-cultural sample. Our exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses find a seven-factor structure of personality trait inferences that includes the five factors identified by previous researchers, suggesting that while the five factors have some generalizability outside the US, there may also be important differences. Our results also provide additional support that personality trait inferences are related to perceptions of organizational attraction.

scholarly journals Global validation of the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale (CAS)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Theo Lieven
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Stages Of Concern ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
Western Hemisphere ◽  
Factor Analyses ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Us

AbstractThe five-item Coronavirus Anxiety Scale (CAS) was found to be a useful and valid mental health screener. Participants in the respective surveys were mostly from single countries such as the US, Turkey, Mexico, or Brazil. However, a cross-cultural re-examination is lacking. This study fills this gap. In several multigroup confirmatory factor analyses with 25 countries from five continents as groups, sex and age as groups, and different stages of concern with COVID-19 infection, CAS was found to be invariant across all groups; this indicates that CAS is appropriate for meaningfully comparing the results across different groups. On a global basis, Coronavirus anxiety did not differ between female and male participants. Regarding age, however, younger individuals suffered more from anxiety of the pandemic. Individualistic cultures and those with low power distance such as in the Western hemisphere had higher COVID-19 anxiety. CAS values were also higher for those individuals who had been infected by COVID-19, those whose relatives had been infected, and those who experienced COVID-19-related death in the family. Overall, CAS is a parsimonious, valid, and reliable mental health screener on a global basis.

The Acculturation Scale for Vietnamese Adolescents (ASVA): A bidimensional perspective

2002 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 202-213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huong H. Nguyen ◽  
Alexander Von Eye
Keyword(s):  
Factor Model ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Factor Analyses ◽  
Good Reliability ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Group Interactions ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
The Us ◽  
Family Orientation

The purpose of this study was to develop an acculturation scale that: (1) empirically demonstrated the bidimensional model; and (2) that pertained to the concerns of Vietnamese adolescents. Altogether, 191 Vietnamese students (ages 10–23) were recruited from eight middle schools and high schools in Lansing, Michigan (USA). Based on responses from their questionnaires, results indicated that The Acculturation Scale for Vietnamese Adolescents (ASVA) demonstrated good reliability and validity overall. Confirmatory factor analyses also demonstrated support for the ASVA's two dimensions (Involvement in the Vietnamese Culture and Involvement in the US Culture) and four life-domains within each dimension (i.e., Group Interactions, Everyday Lifestyles, Family Orientation, and Global Involvements). The CFAs indicated that the ASVA's two-factor and four-factor structures achieved an excellent fit to the data and furthermore, that a bidimensional, two-factor model was superior to a unidimensional, bipolar one predominantly used in acculturation scales today. As such, this study demonstrated the utility of viewing acculturation from a two-dimensional framework; it also provided researchers a practical, 2D scale to use.

scholarly journals Optimization and Application of the Wine Neophobia Scale

Beverages ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 41
Author(s):  
Gary J. Pickering ◽  
Gillian Dale ◽  
Belinda Kemp
Keyword(s):  
Household Income ◽  
Product Innovation ◽  
Wine Industry ◽  
Market Development ◽  
Factor Analyses ◽  
Behavioral Correlates ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Item Scale ◽  
Lower Household Income

Wine consumers’ willingness (wine neophilia) or reluctance (wine neophobia) to try new wines represent, respectively, an opportunity or barrier for product innovation and market development in the wine industry. Here, we first sought to validate and optimize the Wine Neophobia Scale (WNS) in a large sample of 1269 Canadian wine consumers. Both exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses showed that a seven-item scale was optimal. This modified WNS (mWNS) was then used to investigate demographic and behavioral correlates of wine neophobia. Using lower and upper quartile values, 316 neophiles and 326 neophobes were identified. Wine neophiles and neophobes did not differ with respect to gender or age; however, neophobes had lower household income, education, and wine involvement, and reported consuming fewer wine styles than neophiles. Interestingly, while neophiles drank wine considerably more frequently than neophobes—a finding that is mediated by wine involvement—total annual wine intake did not differ between the groups. Importantly, the price typically paid per bottle of wine also varied with wine neophobia. We recommend adoption of the modified mWNS as a useful tool for more fully understanding the drivers of wine behavior and providing guidance to wine marketers.

Brief Form of the Interpersonal Competence Questionnaire (ICQ-15)

2015 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 272-279 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adina Coroiu ◽  
Alexandra Meyer ◽  
Carlos A. Gomez-Garibello ◽  
Elmar Brähler ◽  
Aike Hessel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Model ◽  
Five Factor Model ◽  
Population Data ◽  
Interpersonal Competence ◽  
Clinical Settings ◽  
Preliminary Evaluation ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
The Us ◽  
Assessment Time

Abstract. The Interpersonal Competence Questionnaire (ICQ) developed by Buhrmester and colleagues ( 1988 ) in the US assesses the multidimensional construct of social competence via five distinct, but related subscales. Two versions comprising 40 and 30 items, respectively, are available in German. The purpose of the current study is to develop and validate a brief version of the ICQ among a large adult sample that is representative of the German general population. Data were collected from 2,009 participants. Three confirmatory factor analyses (CFA) were conducted in order to develop and validate the ICQ-15. Cronbach’s alpha coefficients were computed for the ICQ-15. An initial CFA with the ICQ-30 formed the basis for the selection of the items to be included in the ICQ-15. Two subsequent CFA’s with the ICQ-15 revealed an excellent fit of the hypothesized five-factor model to the observed data. Internal consistency coefficients were in the adequate range. This preliminary evaluation shows that the ICQ-15 is a structurally valid measure of interpersonal competence recommended for research contexts with limited assessment time and for psychotherapy progress tracking in clinical settings.

scholarly journals The Major Driving Forces of the EU and US Ethanol Markets with Special Attention Paid to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (21) ◽  
pp. 5614 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tamás Mizik ◽  
Lajos Nagy ◽  
Zoltán Gabnai ◽  
Attila Bai
Keyword(s):  
Driving Forces ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Fuel Additive ◽  
Factor Analyses ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
The Us ◽  
Major Producer ◽  
European Markets ◽  
The Eu

Ethanol is a widely produced fuel, as well as a fuel additive. Its price is closely related to the price of gasoline, its major substitute. This paper focuses on the impacts of the related variables on regional ethanol prices. Additionally, the length of the price dataset made it possible to isolate the impacts of COVID-19 on the ethanol prices. Using multiple regression and Confirmatory Factor Analyses, we found no significant correlation between the European and US ethanol prices because the major influencing factors were regionally different. In the case of the European ethanol markets, the positive factors were wheat, maize, and potassium chloride prices, while the European sugar and diammonium phosphate prices were negative. In the US markets, gasoline, sugar, and most of the artificial fertilizer prices were positive, while wheat prices were negative. Based on factor analysis, artificial fertilizers and maize factors proved to be important to the European markets, while US ethanol prices were driven by the crude oil-gasoline and raw materials factors. The COVID variable showed no significant connection with the EU prices, but negatively affected the US ethanol prices. This is explained by the different market characteristics, as the US is not only the major consumer, but also the major producer of the different oil products. Therefore, COVID-19 had a double effect on their oil and ethanol markets.

The Parent Perceptions of Overall School Experiences Scale: Initial Development and Validation

2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 251-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annahita Ball ◽  
Samantha Bates ◽  
Anthony Amorose ◽  
Dawn Anderson-Butcher
Keyword(s):  
Parent Perceptions ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
School Experiences ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Initial Development ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Development And Validation

Parent engagement in schools is often precipitated by a thorough and genuine assessment of parents’ needs, priorities, and perceptions of their children’s schools. This study reports on the development and validation of the Parent Perceptions of Overall School Experiences Scale. Confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs) examined the factorial validity of the measure using cross-sectional survey data from 2,643 parents. In addition, a series of CFAs was conducted to explore the language invariance of the measurement model across Spanish and English versions of the scale. Predictive validity also was determined using correlational analyses. Results revealed that the five-item Parent Perceptions of Overall School Experiences Scale is a brief, universal measure of parents’ perceptions of their overall experiences with their children’s schools. Schools, parents, and community members may use this measure to assess parents’ needs and to advocate for necessary programmatic changes that serve parents and their children.

scholarly journals Ruminating in English, Ruminating in Spanish

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (6) ◽  
pp. 779-790 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adrian J. Bravo ◽  
Matthew R. Pearson ◽  
Angelina Pilatti ◽  
Laura Mezquita ◽  
Manuel I. Ibáñez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Spanish Version ◽  
Cultural Work ◽  
Factor Analyses ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Thought Style ◽  
Adequate Model ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
The Us

Abstract. The present study aimed to adapt and validate a Spanish version of the Ruminative Thought Style Questionnaire (RTSQ) and test for measurement invariance of the RTSQ across college students in the US, Spain, and Argentina ( n = 1,632). Additionally, we examined/compared across these countries, criterion-related (i.e., concurrent) validity of RTSQ factors (i.e., problem-focused thoughts, counterfactual thinking, repetitive thoughts, and anticipatory thoughts) on constructs theoretically-associated with rumination. Consistent with previous findings, we found that a 15-item 4-factor RTSQ provided a more adequate model compared to single-factor CFA models (15- and 20-item versions) in every country. The reliability and validity of the subscales for the Spanish version were satisfactory-to-good in Spain and Argentina. Using multigroup confirmatory factor analyses, we found the 15-item 4-factor version of the RTSQ to be invariant across countries and sex. Bivariate correlations provided evidence for the criterion-related validity of the 4-factor RTSQ across the countries. Our findings suggest that self-report items of the RTSQ convey the same meaning, and that responses to those items load onto the same set of factors, across languages and cultures of administration. Taken together, our findings serve as a foundation for future cross-cultural work testing models in which rumination is a central facet.

Self-regulation among youth in four Western cultures

2014 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 346-358 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steinunn Gestsdottir ◽  
G. John Geldhof ◽  
Tomáš Paus ◽  
Alexandra M. Freund ◽  
Sigrun Adalbjarnardottir ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Self Regulation ◽  
Specific Factor ◽  
Factor Analyses ◽  
Cultural Groups ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Canadian Youth ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
The Us ◽  
Intentional Self Regulation ◽  
Invariance Model

We address how to conceptualize and measure intentional self-regulation (ISR) among adolescents from four cultures by assessing whether ISR (conceptualized by the SOC model of Selection, Optimization, and Compensation) is represented by three factors (as with adult samples) or as one “adolescence-specific” factor. A total of 4,057 14- and 18-year-old youth in Canada, Germany, Iceland, and the US participated. Confirmatory factor analyses did not confirm a tripartite model of SOC in any sample, whereas a single (nine-item) composite fit in all samples. A partial weak factorial invariance model showed a roughly equivalent meaning of the nine-item composite among German, Icelandic, and US youth. We discuss the need for further examination of the relative importance of items among Canadian youth, and possible problems using reverse-coded items with adolescents. The similarities that were observed across age and cultural groups suggest that a single factor structure of SOC, as measured by nine items, may be robust for youth in Western cultural settings and that SOC processes are not fully developed until adulthood.

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