scholarly journals Coronavirus Anxiety Scale: A New Instrument to Measure Anxiety Symptoms Associated with COVID-19

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Aníbal González-Rivera ◽  
Adam Rosario-Rodríguez ◽  
Andrés Cruz-Santos
Keyword(s):  
Puerto Rico ◽  
Mental Health Screening ◽  
Anxiety Symptoms ◽  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
Dimensional Structure ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
One Dimensional ◽  
Spanish Speaking ◽  
New Instrument ◽  
Psychometric Analyses

Background: The purpose of this study was to adapt and validate the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale in a sample of Hispanic residents in Puerto Rico. This instrument is a brief mental health screening to identify anxiety symptoms associated with COVID-19. Method: An availability sampling and a sample of 327 Spanish-speaking participants were used. Results: Psychometric analyses confirmed that the scale has a one-dimensional structure and solid reliability (Ω = .93) and validity. The five items met fair discrimination values, demonstrating that the instrument can distinguish between people with anxiety symptoms associated with COVID-19 and those without symptoms. According to the analyses performed, the cut-off points to identify significant symptoms of coronavirus anxiety was ≥ 10. The prevalence of significant symptoms of coronavirus anxiety was 15.29% (n = 50). Conclusions: These results support the scale as a useful and valid tool for clinical research and practice.

scholarly journals Psychometric Analysis of the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale in Argentinean Population

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leandro Eidman ◽  
Julieta Arbizu ◽  
Agustín Marturet
Keyword(s):  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Anxiety Symptoms ◽  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
Dimensional Structure ◽  
Psychometric Analysis ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
One Dimensional ◽  
Instrumental Study ◽  
Epistemological Basis ◽  
Adequate Reliability

Background: The purpose of this research was to analyze the psychometric properties of the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale to measure anxiety symptoms associated with COVID-19 in a sample of the Argentine population. Method: A non-randomized sample of 1098 subjects residing in different provinces of the Argentine Republic was used. The average age was 36.68 (SD = 14.34, Min = 18, Max = 83), 78.1% were women and 21.9% were men. A non-experimental, cross-sectional, instrumental study was designed. The epistemological basis used was classical psychometry. Results: Psychometric analyses reported that the scale has a one-dimensional structure with adequate reliability and validity (Ω = .93). The items met expected values for their discrimination, which showed that the instrument can distinguish between people with presence or absence of anxiety symptoms associated with Sars-Cov-2. The cut-off point for symptomatic identification was ≥ 10. The prevalence of anxiety symptoms by coronavirus was 22.4%. Conclusions: It can be concluded that this scale has an adequate format for its use in the Argentinean population in the context of coronavirus pandemic and its basic psychometric analysis indicated a good general performance of its measures, which allows identifying the presence or absence of anxiety symptoms.

scholarly journals Cheating under the Circumstances in Marital Relationships: The Development and Examination of the Propensity towards Infidelity Scale

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 392
Author(s):  
Carmen Gabriela Lișman ◽  
Andrei Corneliu Holman
Keyword(s):  
Significant Contribution ◽  
Incremental Validity ◽  
Dimensional Structure ◽  
Factorial Structure ◽  
Psychometric Characteristics ◽  
Dating Relationships ◽  
One Dimensional ◽  
Moral Standards ◽  
New Instrument ◽  
Two Measures

Most of the previously developed scales addressing infidelity were developed on young samples in dating relationships and with limited couple experience. The present study proposes an instrument to measure the proneness for infidelity among married people with substantial experience as a couple. Specific contexts described by the items, in which unfaithful behavior might occur, were selected from those revealed by previous research on people’s motives of past infidelity. Across two studies (N = 618) we examined the factorial structure and the psychometric characteristics of the Propensity towards Infidelity Scale (PTIS). Results revealed a one-dimensional structure of the PTIS and supported its reliability, its construct, criterion and incremental validity. PTIS emerged as negatively associated with two measures of adherence to moral standards, and positively related to past unfaithful behavior. Furthermore, the new instrument was found to bring a significant contribution in explaining these behaviors beyond two other scales of infidelity intentions.

scholarly journals Religious and Spiritual Struggles Brief Inventory: Initial Validation and Psychometric Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Aníbal González-Rivera ◽  
Yazmín Álvarez-Alatorre
Keyword(s):  
Puerto Rico ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Dimensional Structure ◽  
Good Discrimination ◽  
Initial Validation ◽  
New Instrument ◽  
Spiritual Struggles ◽  
New Research ◽  
Health And Well Being

Background: Religious and spiritual struggles are psychological conflicts associated with a relationship with divinity or religious organizations' particular practices and teachings. These struggles can affect health and well-being, causing emotional distress and pain. Objective: The purpose of this study was to develop and validate a brief measure that examines religious and spiritual struggles (R/E) from the theoretical framework of Exline. Method: This research had an instrumental design. An availability sampling composed of 312 participants residing in Puerto Rico was used. Results: The psychometric analysis confirmed that the scale has a four-dimensional structure (divine struggles, interpersonal struggles, evil struggles, intrapersonal struggles), solid reliability, construct validity, and convergent validity. The 14 items met good discrimination values. Conclusions: These results suggest that the instrument can measure four types of R/E struggles in Puerto Rican adults. Furthermore, this new instrument will allow the advancement of new research on R/E struggles in Puerto Rico and Latin America.

Development of the Fear of Intimacy Components Questionnaire (FICQ)

2015 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 302-309 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Pedro Sobral ◽  
Maria Emília Costa
Keyword(s):  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Dimensional Structure ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Fear Of Intimacy ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
New Instrument ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

Abstract. We developed a new instrument designed to measure fear of intimacy in romantic relationships. We suggest assessing fear of intimacy through two dimensions: self-revelation and dependence. The Fear of Intimacy Components Questionnaire (FICQ) was validated across three studies in which a 10-item solution systematically emerged. Consistently with a two component perspective, a two-factor solution fitted data the best: fear of losing the self (FLS) and fear of losing the other (FLO). Qualitative analyses verified content validity. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses tested the factor structure. Multigroup analyses supported the structural invariance across gender, age, and relationship status. Both factors showed adequate discriminant validity and internal consistency, and good 3-week period test-retest reliability. Associations between the FICQ and insecure attachment orientations demonstrated convergent validity. The association between the FICQ and relationship satisfaction above and beyond a preexisting measure offered criterion validity. By going beyond traditional self-revelation-focused conception of fear of intimacy, that is, by proposing a bi-dimensional structure to fear of intimacy, we believe that this new measure will contribute to future research on fear of intimacy.

scholarly journals The ENDOPAIN 4D Questionnaire: A New Validated Tool for Assessing Pain in Endometriosis

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (15) ◽  
pp. 3216
Author(s):  
Anne Puchar ◽  
Pierre Panel ◽  
Anne Oppenheimer ◽  
Joseph Du Cheyron ◽  
Xavier Fritel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Minimal Clinically Important Difference ◽  
Patient Reported Outcome ◽  
Measurement Properties ◽  
Dimensional Structure ◽  
Clinically Important Difference ◽  
Urinary Tract Symptoms ◽  
New Instrument ◽  
Patient Reported ◽  
Good Internal Consistency ◽  
Pain Symptoms

Objectives: To study the measurement properties, the responsiveness and the minimal clinically important difference of the ENDOPAIN-4D: a new questionnaire for assessing pain in endometriosis. Methods: A prospective, observational, multicentre study was conducted including all women ≥18 years consulting for symptomatic proven endometriosis between 1 January 2017 and 30 June 2018 and volunteering to participate. Each patient had to answer a new self-administered patient-reported outcome (PRO) questionnaires (the ENDOPAIN-4D) at inclusion (T0) and 12 months after medical or surgical treatment (T1). Criteria defined by COSMIN were used to validate the questionnaire's measurement properties. The minimal clinically important difference was estimated by the anchor-based method. Results: The study included 199 women. The ENDOPAIN-4D score had a four dimensional structure with good internal consistency (measured by Cronbach α): I) pain-related disability (α = 0.79), II) painful bowel symptoms (α = 0.80), III) dyspareunia (α = 0.83), and IV) painful urinary tract symptoms (α = 0.77). They produced four subscores that can be summed to obtain a single score (α = 0.61). The ENDOPAIN-4D total score ranged from 0 to 94.00 (mean ± SD: 46.7 ± 22). The total score was significantly correlated with the PROs used in endometriosis. Sensitivity to change was good with large effect sizes (ES) (mean of the differences: 36.3 p = 1.8 10−7, ES 0.76). The minimal clinically important difference of the global score was determined to be 10.9. Conclusions: The ENDOPAIN-4D questionnaire is easy to use, valid, and effective in assessing patient reported pain symptoms in women treated for endometriosis. This new instrument can be used as the primary outcome for future clinical trials and as a tool for routine patient follow-up.

scholarly journals A Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Brief Sense of Community Scale for Spanish-Speaking Older Adults in Puerto Rico

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 108-108
Author(s):  
Tommy Buckley ◽  
Kyeongmo Kim ◽  
Denise Burnette
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Puerto Rico ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Sense Of Community ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Psychological Sense Of Community ◽  
Spanish Speaking ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Psychological Sense

Abstract Psychological sense of community is a concept used to describe how individuals feel about their community. The Brief Sense of Community Scale (BSCS) is an 8-item scale that includes these four domains: membership, needs fulfillment, emotional connection, and influence. It has been used in various contexts and was validated with young adults in Puerto Rico. The purpose of this study was to validate the BSCS for use with Spanish-speaking older adults in Puerto Rico. We conducted face-to-face interviews with a non-probability sample of 154 community- dwelling adults aged 60+ in Puerto Rico. BSCS is comprised of a 5-point likert-type scale with score values ranging from 0 (strongly agree) to 4 (strongly disagree) (total score range 0-32, mean= 24.75, SD= 6.04), and it showed good reliability in our sample (a=.85) and acceptable subscale reliability (membership, a=.85; needs fulfillment, a=.85; influence, a=.66; and emotional connection, a=.69). Five competing factor structures were tested based on prior research using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). The CFA indicated that a four factor structure from the original scale was the best fit (χ² (16) =25.9; p=.06; RMSEA=.06; CFI=.98; TLI=.97; SRMR=.04). The BSCS showed significant correlations in the expected direction with quality of life (r=.41), social isolation (r=.34), loneliness (r=.27) and self-rated health (r=.17). We conclude that the BSCS is a valid and reliable scale for measuring psychological sense of community with community-dwelling Spanish-speaking older adults in Puerto Rico. Future research should confirm and extend our findings with other Spanish-speaking older adult populations.

Porous N-doped graphitic carbon assembled one-dimensional hollow structures as high performance electrocatalysts for ORR

RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (15) ◽  
pp. 12467-12471 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiong Luo ◽  
Liyong Chen ◽  
Binhua Duan ◽  
Zhizhi Gu ◽  
Jing Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Graphitic Carbon ◽  
Special Structure ◽  
Dimensional Structure ◽  
Template Method ◽  
One Dimensional ◽  
Sacrificial Template ◽  
Hollow Structures ◽  
Electrocatalytic Performance ◽  
Hierarchical Porous

Hierarchical porous and hollow N-doped graphitic carbon with one-dimensional structure was successfully achieved by a sacrificial template method, and exhibited an enhanced electrocatalytic performance towards ORR due to its special structure.

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