The Affect in Play Scale: Confirmatory Factor Analysis in Elementary School Children

2011 ◽  
Vol 109 (3) ◽  
pp. 759-774 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daphne Chessa ◽  
Daniela Di Riso ◽  
Elisa Delvecchio ◽  
Silvia Salcuni ◽  
Adriana Lis
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
School Children ◽  
Elementary School Children ◽  
Pretend Play ◽  
Factor Scores ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Italian Children

The aim of this paper was to study the construct validity of the Affect in Play Scale, an empirically based measure of pretend play, in a group of 519 Italian children ages 6 to 10 years. In confirmatory factor analysis, a correlated two-factor structure with a cognitive and an affective factor was identified. Possible differences in factor scores by sex and age were investigated but no significant differences were found.

Factor Structure of the K-ABC for Cantonese, English, and Punjabi Speaking Canadians

1988 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-59
Author(s):  
Joanne M. Gardner
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Internal Structure ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Assessment Battery ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

The purpose of this study was to examine the construct validity (internal structure) of the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (K-ABC) for use with Cantonese, English, and Punjabi speaking Canadians. A confirmatory factor analysis revealed that the sequential/simultaneous theoretical model was supported by the English and Punjabi data: however, the Cantonese data did not exhibit a good fit with this model. Similarly, the results of the exploratory factor analysis suggested that sequential and simultaneous factors could apply when describing the factor structure of the English and Punjabi data, but not for the Cantonese data. Implications of these findings are discussed.

scholarly journals Adaptasi Sanctification of Marriage Questionnaire: Versi Indonesia untuk Masyarakat Muslim

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 217-232
Author(s):  
Hepi Wahyuningsih ◽  
Dyna Rahayu Suci Pertiwi
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Structure Stability ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Composite Reliability

This study aims to adapt the Sanctification of Marriage Questionnaire for Muslims inIndonesia. Adaptation of the Sanctification of Marriage Questionnaire is carried out throughthe stages: translation, providing evidence of construct validity and reliability. Evidence of construct validity was carried out by exploratory factor analysis followed by MGCFA (Multi-Group Confirmatory factor Analysis). In this study, we used a composite reliability. Subjects to reveal the factor structure of sanctification of marriage were 160 married individuals, while the subjects to test the stability of factor structure consisted of 102 husbands and 111 wives. The result of exploratory factor analysis shows that the construct of sanctification of marriage has three factors / dimensions, namely: belief, perceived sacred qualities and manifestation of God. The structure stability of sanctification of marriage was then empirically tested by MGCFA. The results of MGCFA showed that the three factors / dimensions of sanctification of marriage proved stable. The composite reliability coefficient of the Sanctification of Marriage Questionnaire was in a good category. Further research can be carried out to provide evidence of construct validity with predictive validity and concurrent validity of the Sanctification of Marriage Questionnaire. Limitations in this study are discussed further.Keywords: exploratory factor analysis, multi-group confirmatory factor analysis, muslim,sanctification of marriage, scale adaptation

scholarly journals Psychometric Properties of the 25-Item Connor-Davison Resilience Scale: Preliminary Data for a Romanian Military Population

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-38
Author(s):  
Iulia-Clarisa Giurcă ◽  
Adriana Baban ◽  
Sebastian Pintea ◽  
Bianca Macavei
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Preliminary Data ◽  
Model Fit ◽  
Military Population ◽  
Resilience Scale ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

AbstractThe following study is aimed at investigating the construct validity of the 25-item Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC 25) on a Romanian military population. The exploratory factor analysis was conducted on 434 male military participants, aged between 24 and 50 years (M = 34.83, S.D. = 6.14) and the confirmatory factor analysis was conducted on a sample of 679 military participants, of 605 men and 74 women, aged between 18 and 59 years (M = 38.37, S.D. = 9.07). Factor analysis of the scale showed it to be a bidimensional, rather than a multidimensional instrument, as the original five-factor structure was not replicated in this military Romanian sample. Moreover, EFAs suggested that a 14-item bidimensional model should be retained and CFA confirmed that this model fit the data best.

scholarly journals Five Factor Model in Iranian Culture: A Psychometrics Analysis of NEO-Five Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI)

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Manoochehr Azkhosh ◽  
Ali Asgari
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Five Factor Model ◽  
Explanatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Neo Five Factor Inventory

This study aimed to investigate the construct validity and factor structure of NEO-Five Factor Inventory (Costa & McCrae, 1992) in Iranian population. Participants were 1639 (780 male, 859 female) Tehran people aged 15-71. The results of explanatory factor analysis showed no notable differences between the factor structures extracted by oblique and orthogonal rotations and didn’t replicate the scoring key. The Openness and Agreeableness had more psychometric problems (low internal consistency and high deleted items). The female’s NEO-FFI factor structure (with 41 items of 60 loaded on intended factors)was clearer than males’ (with 37 items). Confirmatory factor analysis supported the male’s latent modeling of the 31-item but failed to fit the female’s model. The women scored significantly higher in the Neuroticism, Openness, Agreeableness, and Conscientiousness than men who scored significantly higher in the Extraversion. As previous findings, the current results showed the NEO-FFI’s cultural limitations assessing the universality of the Five Factor Model.

scholarly journals A-15 Examining the Construct Validity of the Halstead Category Test - Computer Version: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 874-874
Author(s):  
W Goette ◽  
A Schmitt ◽  
J Nici
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Model Fit ◽  
Slide Projector ◽  
Category Test ◽  
Computer Version ◽  
Halstead Category Test ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

Abstract Objective To examine evidence of construct validity for the Halstead Category Test – Computer Version (HCT-CV). Previous factor analyses on the HCT generally found the following structure: a Counting factor comprised of Subtests I and II; a Spatial Reasoning factor of Subtests III, IV, and VII; and a Proportional Reasoning factor of Subtests V and VI. Method Data were collected from a diagnostically heterogeneous sample of 105 adults (56 males, 49 females) referred for neuropsychological evaluation who completed the HCT-CV. The sample had an average educational attainment of 14.37 years (SD = 2.98 years) and an average age of 62.30 years (SD = 17.53). The total number of errors made on each of the seven HCT subtests were computed for each participant, and these data were used to complete a regularized confirmatory factor analysis based on the identified factor structure of the HCT. Results The confirmatory factor analysis converged normally. The model fitting the HCT factor structure demonstrated excellent overall fit to the HCT-CV data: χ2(11) = 12.20, p = .35; RMSEA = 0.03 (95% CI: 0.00 to 0.11); SRMR = 0.03; CFI = 1.00; TLI = 0.99. Analysis of the residuals and modification indexes further confirmed the excellent model fit. Conclusions The HCT-CV demonstrates what appears to be an unchanged factor structure to the HCT. This finding supports the computerized version construct validity as being seemingly unchanged from that of the slide projector version. This model fit may be viewed as promising for the comparability between the original version and the computerized version.

scholarly journals Bayesian confirmatory factor analysis and higher-level scores of interpersonal problems with circumplex structure

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anneke Cleopatra Weide ◽  
Vera Scheuble ◽  
André Beauducel
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Maximum Likelihood ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Level Structure ◽  
Interpersonal Problems ◽  
Factor Scores ◽  
Correlation Pattern ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Three Factor

Difficulties in interpersonal behavior are often measured by the circumplex-based Inventory of Interpersonal Problems. Its eight scales can be represented by a three-factor structure with two circumplex factors, Dominance and Love, and a general problem factor, Distress. Bayesian confirmatory factor analysis is well-suited to evaluate the higher-level structure of interpersonal problems because circumplex loading priors allow for data-driven adjustments and a more flexible investigation of the ideal circumplex pattern than maximum likelihood confirmatory factor analysis. Using a nonclinical sample from an online questionnaire study (N = 822), we replicated the three-factor structure of the IIP by maximum likelihood and Bayesian confirmatory factor analysis and found great proximity of the Bayesian loadings to perfect circumplexity. We also investigated higher-level scores for Dominance, Love, and Distress using traditional regression factor scores, posterior mean factor scores from Bayesian confirmatory factor analysis, and weighted sum scores. We found excellent reliability (with Rtt ≥ .90) for Dominance, Love, and Distress for all scoring methods. We found high congruence of the higher-level scores with the underlying factors and good circumplex properties of the scoring models. The correlation pattern with external measures – Agreeableness, Extraversion, and Neuroticism from the Big Five and subclinical grandiose narcissism – were in line with theoretical expectations. We encourage the use of Bayesian modeling when dealing with circumplex structure and recommend the use of higher-level scores for interpersonal problems as parsimonious, reliable, and valid measures.

scholarly journals Using Confirmatory Factor Analysis to Evaluate Construct Validity of the Indonesian Palatable Eating Motives Scale (I-PEMS)

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
A.D. Cahyani ◽  
A. Iskandarsyah ◽  
S. Cahyadi ◽  
W. Srisayekti
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Males And Females

The purpose of this work is to establish the validity of the Indonesian Palatable Eating Motives Scale (I-PEMS) and to describe the characteristics in palatable eating motives among current Indonesian young adults. The Original Palatable Eating Motives Scale (PEMS) was translated into Indonesian and back-translated into English to confirm the conceptual and linguistic equivalence. The scale was administered to emerging adults aged 18-25 years old. Confirmatory factor analysis demonstrated that the I-PEMS has an acceptable factor structure. The result provided evidence of four factors of palatable eating motives. No significant difference from the I-PEMS score between males and females. The association was only observed between the scores of Conformity motive and Body Mass Index.

Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Subjective Exercise Experiences Scale among Children

1997 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 418-433 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Markland ◽  
Mark Emberton ◽  
Rachel Tallon
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Exercise Test ◽  
Maximal Exercise ◽  
Maximal Exercise Test ◽  
Exercise Mode ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

The aims of this study were to assess the factorial and construct validity of the Subjective Exercise Experiences Scale (SEES; McAuley & Coumeya, 1994) among children. Following a pilot study designed to check British children’s comprehension of the instrument, two groups of children completed a modified SEES prior to and after taking part in a game of rounders (n = 110) or a maximal exercise test (n = 121). Confirmatory factor analysis revealed a good fit of the hypothesized model to the data after the removal of two problematic items that were identified by examining residuals and modification indices. Multisample analyses supported the generalizability of the factor structure across gender pre- and postexercise and across exercise mode. Analyses of pre- to postexercise changes in subscale scores gave some evidence for construct validity. The findings suggest that the modified SEES may be useful in examining questions concerning exercise and affect among children.

Reasons for Living Inventory: Cross-Cultural Construct Validity

2007 ◽  
Vol 100 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1259-1262 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maurizio Pompili ◽  
Paolo Girardi ◽  
Roberto Tatarelli ◽  
David Lester ◽  
James R. Rogers
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Reasons For Living ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Cultural Construct ◽  
Reasons For Living Inventory ◽  
Three Factor

The construct validity of the Reasons for Living Inventory was explored with a sample of 340 Italian students. The results of confirmatory factor analysis did not support strongly the six-factor structure previously identified. An exploratory factor analysis indicated a three-factor structure, suggesting that researchers should be cautious in assuming the validity of the six-factor structure in cross-cultural settings.

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