scholarly journals Psycho-lexically based Openness to Experience

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 48-57
Author(s):  
Boele De Raad ◽  
B.F. Mulder ◽  
Dick P.H. Barelds
Keyword(s):  
Factor Model ◽  
Openness To Experience ◽  
Factor Analyses ◽  
Facet Structure ◽  
Two Samples ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analyses ◽  
Trait Model

We investigated whether NEO-PI-R Openness to Experience (Costa & McCrae, 1992) and its six facets could be identified in the natural trait lexicon. To represent the NEO-PI-R Openness, a list of 113 items was selected from a lexically derived trait list developed for the eight-factor trait model of De Raad and Barelds (2008). We used ratings from two samples. The first (N=271) filled out the lexical Openness scales, the NEO-PI-R Openness scales, and scales measuring the eight-factor model. From the second sample (N=1,466), ratings were used to analyze the lexical Openness scales. Correlations between the eight-factor scales and the two sets of Openness scales indicated that Openness scales are fairly covered by the eight factors, except for the Ideas and Values facets of the NEO-PI-R. The lexical Openness scales correlated well with the NEO-PI-R Openness scales. Openness to Experience and its six facets were identified in the natural trait lexicon, but exploratory factor analyses did not support the six-facet structure of the NEO-PI-R Openness, neither did they lead to a similar six-facet structure across samples. Moreover, it did not consistently support a proposed two-facet structure emphasizing internal openness (fantasy, aesthetics) and external openness (ideas, change).

scholarly journals Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the Emotional Inhibition Scale in a Chinese Cancer Sample

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liping Liu ◽  
Yikai Xu ◽  
Yanni Wu ◽  
Xiaoxia Li ◽  
Chunlan Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Factor Analyses ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Emotional Inhibition ◽  
Patients With Cancer ◽  
Two Samples ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analyses

The Emotional Inhibition Scale (EIS) is a brief measure based on a four-factor model with documented validity in a mood disorder sample that may be useful for assessing emotional inhibition in patient populations, such as individuals with cancer. The present study adapted the EIS to Chinese conditions and examined the psychometric characteristics of the EIS in patients with cancer. The recruited participants comprised a sample of 100 patients (sample 1) and a sample of 202 patients (sample 2) with cancer. The two samples (sample 1 and sample 2) with cancer completed surveys including the EIS. The Toronto Alexithymia Scale-20 was completed by the two sample groups to assess criterion validity. Statistical analyses included internal consistency (sample 1), exploratory factor analyses (EFAs; sample 1), and confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs; sample 2). The results showed that EFA and CFA confirmed the four-factor solution proposed by the original authors (verbal inhibition, self-control, disguise of feelings, and timidity). The internal consistency and test-retest reliability of the EIS were satisfactory. In conclusion, the EIS demonstrated acceptable reliability and validity for assessing emotional inhibition in Chinese-speaking patients with cancer and may be a useful measure for assessing the level of emotional inhibition and the effect of emotional disclosure interventions.

scholarly journals Resiliency Across Cultures: A Validation of the Resiliency Scale for Young Adults

2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claire A. Wilson ◽  
Rachel A. Plouffe ◽  
Donald H. Saklofske ◽  
Annamaria Di Fabio ◽  
Sandra Prince-Embury ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
University Students ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Personality Variables ◽  
Facet Structure ◽  
Two Samples ◽  
Positive Correlations ◽  
Personal Resiliency ◽  
Three Factor

This study presents a cross-cultural validation of the recently developed Resiliency Scale for Young Adults (RSYA) with a sample of 289 Canadian university students and 259 Italian university students. The RSYA demonstrated good internal consistency across the two samples and acceptable retest reliability for the Canadian sample. Confirmatory factor analysis supported the three-factor, 10-facet structure of the RSYA, and comparison of the two country samples found metric invariance. As expected, positive correlations also emerged between resiliency and trait emotional intelligence in both samples. Finally, correlations with personality variables were explored in both samples. The present findings provide further support for the RSYA as a valid and reliable measure of personal resiliency for both Canadian and Italian young adults, and for the cross-cultural generalizability of the three-factor model of personal resiliency upon which it is based.

scholarly journals Development and validation of the Career Concern Inventory

2013 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-45
Author(s):  
Jinkook Tak ◽  
Green Lim ◽  
Eunhye Lee ◽  
Iljin Jung
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Relations ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Career Commitment ◽  
Factor Analyses ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Career Concern ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analyses ◽  
On Line ◽  
Line Survey ◽  
Group 1

This study was intended to develop and validate the Korean version of the Adult Career Concern Inventory. 147 items and 19 factors of the inventory were obtained based on open-ended questionnaires. A preliminary on-line survey from 336 employees was carried to collect data. Exploratory factor analyses excluded two factors such as person-environment fit and hobby and resulted into 115 items and 17 factors. To test the validity of the career concern inventory, the main on-line survey was carried and the questionnares were collected from 1091 employees. In order to check cross-validity of the scale, the total group was divided into two sub-groups: Group 1, 546 employees, and Group 2, 545 employees. The results of confirmatory factor analyses of Group 1 showed that the 16-factor model fit the data better after the vision-on-the-job factor was eliminated together with some items, which finally resulted in 94 items and 16 factors. These 16 factors were as follows: 1) retirement, 2) career management, 3) work-family balance, 4) interpersonal relations, 5) turnover, 6) health, 7) job performance stress, 8) establishing a business, 9) indecisive attitude, 10) promotion, 11) economic issue, 12) service, 13) marriage issue, 14) work sustainability, 15) competence improvement, and 16) lack of professionalism. The career concern inventory was significantly correlated with various criteria such as performance, job satisfaction, organizational commitment, career satisfaction, career commitment, mental health, life satisfaction etc. Finally, implications and limitations of this study and the directions for future study were discussed.

Development of the Trauma-Related Anger Scale

Assessment ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (6) ◽  
pp. 1117-1127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Connor Sullivan ◽  
Russell T. Jones ◽  
Neil Hauenstein ◽  
Bradley White
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Clinical Work ◽  
Good Evidence ◽  
Model Fit ◽  
Factor Analyses ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analyses ◽  
Excellent Internal Consistency ◽  
Moderate Relationship ◽  
Best Fit

Anger is a pervasive problem following traumatic events. Previous research has demonstrated a moderate relationship between anger and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), yet findings also highlight that anger has not been rigorously measured in the context of PTSD. Thus, this study concerns the development of a complimentary measure to assess anger in the context of PTSD. Participants were 435 undergraduate students. The participants were given a battery including the proposed scale and measures of trauma exposure, PTSD, anger, depression, anxiety, and social desirability. Exploratory factor analyses revealed a hierarchical, four-factor model provided the best fit to the data. The scale appeared psychometrically sound, with excellent internal consistency, good evidence of validity, and good model fit. This scale may provide implications for clinical work, specifically for the assessment and tracking of anger symptoms connected to PTSD. Additionally, this scale may assist with research by predicting treatment outcomes, aggression, and PTSD.

Validation of the French Version of the Hierarchical Personality Inventory for Children (HiPIC)

2007 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 125-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jérôme Rossier ◽  
Vincent Quartier ◽  
Raluca Enescu ◽  
Alex Iselin
Keyword(s):  
Factor Model ◽  
Five Factor Model ◽  
Personality Inventory ◽  
Factor Analyses ◽  
Five Dimensions ◽  
French Version ◽  
Personality Inventory For Children ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analyses ◽  
Dutch Sample ◽  
Cross Language

Abstract. The study was designed to investigate the psychometric properties of the French version and the cross-language replicability of the Hierarchical Personality Inventory for Children (HiPIC). The HiPIC is an instrument to assess the five dimensions of the five-factor model for children. Subjects were 552 children aged between 8 and 12 years, rated by one or both parents. At the domain level, reliability ranged from .83 to .93 and at the facet level, reliability ranged from .69 to .89. Differences between genders were congruent with those found in the Dutch sample. Girls scored higher on Benevolence and Conscientiousness. Age was negatively correlated with Extraversion and Imagination. For girls, we also observed a decrease of Emotional Stability. A series of exploratory factor analyses confirmed the overall five-factor structure for girls and boys. Targeted factor analyses and congruence coefficients revealed high cross-language replicability at the domain and at the facet levels. The results showed that the French version of the HiPIC is a reliable and valid instrument for assessing personality with children and has a particularly high cross-language replicability.

The Assessment of Psychological Strain in Work Contexts

2006 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 198-206 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gisela Mohr ◽  
Andreas Müller ◽  
Thomas Rigotti ◽  
Zeynep Aycan ◽  
Franziska Tschan
Keyword(s):  
Factor Model ◽  
Factor Analyses ◽  
Single Group ◽  
Individual Counseling ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Multiple Group ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Structural Equivalence ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analyses ◽  
Stress At Work

Irritation as defined in this paper is the subjectively perceived emotional and cognitive strain in occupational contexts. The structural equivalence of the Arabic, Dutch, English, French, Italian, Russian, Spanish, Turkish, and Polish adaptations of the German Irritation Scale is examined. The Irritation Scale is recommended for application particularly in occupational contexts. In this field it can be used for evaluating interventions, for research on stress at work, and for individual counseling. Exploratory factor analyses, as well as single group and different multiple-group confirmatory factor analyses, were performed. Structural equivalency in terms of equal factor loadings as well as equal factor covariances across all adaptations can be claimed. However, the single group analyses suggest that the hypothesized factor model should be rejected in the English, Russian, Spanish, and Turkish versions, mainly because of borderline values in the RMSEA index.

Construct Validity of the German Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children–Fifth Edition: Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analyses of the 15 Primary and Secondary Subtests

Assessment ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 107319112093633
Author(s):  
Gary L. Canivez ◽  
Silvia Grieder ◽  
Anette Buenger
Keyword(s):  
Factor Model ◽  
The United States ◽  
Clinical Samples ◽  
Factor Analyses ◽  
Intelligence Scale ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Technical Manual ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Bifactor Models ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analyses

The latent factor structure of the German Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children–Fifth edition (German WISC-V) was examined using complementary hierarchical exploratory factor analyses (EFAs) with Schmid and Leiman transformation and confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs) for all reported models from the German WISC-V Technical Manual and rival bifactor models using the standardization sample ( N = 1,087) correlation matrix of the 15 primary and secondary subtests. EFA results did not support a fifth factor (Fluid Reasoning). A four-factor model with the dominant general intelligence ( g) factor resembling the WISC-IV was supported by EFA. CFA results indicated the best representation was a bifactor model with four group factors, complementing EFA results. Present EFA and CFA results replicated other independent assessments of standardization and clinical samples of the United States and international versions of the WISC-V and indicated primary, if not exclusive, interpretation of the Full Scale IQ as an estimate of g.

scholarly journals The Hateful Eight (H8): An Efficient Multifaceted Approach to the Short Dark Tetrad (SD4)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregory D. Webster ◽  
Val Wongsomboon
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Hierarchical Models ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Verbal Abuse ◽  
Sex Partners ◽  
Factor Analyses ◽  
Multifaceted Approach ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analyses ◽  
Better Than

Using the 28 items of the Short Dark Tetrad (SD4; Paulhus et al., 2020), we developed an alternative 16-item version with eight facets called the Hateful Eight (H8). Over 450 undergraduate participants completed the SD4 and two sexual behavior items. We split the sample into exploratory and confirmatory halves. Exploratory factor analyses showed that each SD4 trait—Machiavellianism, narcissism, psychopathy, and sadism—had a two-factor model that fit significantly better than a one-factor model. Taking the two highest-loading items from each factor for each trait yielded eight facets, which we labeled deviousness and scheming (Machiavellianism); leadership and exceptionalism (narcissism); defiance and recklessness (psychopathy); and violent voyeurism and verbal abuse (sadism). Confirmatory factor analysis using both split-half and whole samples supported both an eight-factor/facet solution and hierarchical models in which the eight facets loaded onto the four Dark Tetrad traits, which in turn loaded onto a global Dark Tetrad factor. Participant sex interacted with the H8 composite score in predicting number of sex partners; men showed stronger H8–sex-partners slopes than women. Showing the utility of the H8’s hierarchical, multifaceted structure, this H8-by-sex interaction effect was driven by its narcissism trait, which was in turn driven by its exceptionalism facet.

Exploration of the Factor Structure of the Kirton Adaption–Innovation Inventory Using Bootstrapping Estimation

2013 ◽  
Vol 112 (2) ◽  
pp. 437-444
Author(s):  
Subin Im ◽  
Soonhong Min
Keyword(s):  
Factor Structure ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Cognitive Styles ◽  
Idea Generation ◽  
Parameter Estimates ◽  
Factor Analyses ◽  
Rule Group ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analyses ◽  
Better Than

Exploratory factor analyses of the Kirton Adaption-Innovation Inventory (KAI), which serves to measure individual cognitive styles, generally indicate three factors: sufficiency of originality, efficiency, and rule/group conformity. In contrast, a 2005 study by Im and Hu using confirmatory factor analysis supported a four-factor structure, dividing the sufficiency of originality dimension into two subdimensions, idea generation and preference for change. This study extends Im and Hu's (2005) study of a derived version of the KAI by providing additional evidence of the four-factor structure. Specifically, the authors test the robustness of the parameter estimates to the violation of normality assumptions in the sample using bootstrap methods. A bias-corrected confidence interval bootstrapping procedure conducted among a sample of 356 participants—members of the Arkansas Household Research Panel, with middle SES and average age of 55.6 yr. ( SD = 13.9)—showed that the four-factor model with two subdimensions of sufficiency of originality fits the data significantly better than the three-factor model in non-normality conditions.

scholarly journals The Well-being Questionnaire: evidence for a three-factor structure with 12 items (W-BQ12)

2000 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 455-462 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. POUWER ◽  
F. J. SNOEK ◽  
H. M. VAN DER PLOEG ◽  
H. J. ADÈR ◽  
R. J. HEINE
Keyword(s):  
Factor Structure ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Factor Analyses ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analyses ◽  
Group A ◽  
Group B ◽  
Three Factor

Background. The Well-being Questionnaire (W-BQ) has been designed to measure psychological well-being in people with a chronic somatic illness and is recommended by the World Health Organization for widespread use. However, studies into the factor structure of this instrument are still limited and their findings are inconsistent. This study aimed to investigate the factor structure of the Dutch version of the W-BQ.Methods. A cross-validation design was used. A total of 1472 people with diabetes completed the W-BQ and were randomly assigned to group A or B. In group A (N = 736), exploratory factor analyses were conducted. Group B (N = 736) was split up into four subgroups of male or female patients with type 1 or type 2 diabetes. In these subgroups, confirmatory factor analyses were employed to test the model(s) developed in group A and the two models described in the literature (four-factor model with 22 items and a three-factor model with 12 items).Results. Exploratory factor analyses yielded a three-factor model with 21 items (negative well-being, energy and positive well-being). In the subgroups of group B confirmatory factor analyses only accepted the three-factor model with 12 items. This factor solution was stable across gender, type of diabetes and level of education.Conclusions. The best description of the factor structure of the Dutch translation of the W-BQ was given by a three-factor solution with 12 items (W-BQ12), measuring positive well-being (four items), negative well-being (four items) and energy (four items).

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